Turkey Index

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Nationality:
noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish

Ethnic groups: Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20%

 

Religions:

Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni),
other 0.2% (Christian and Jews)

 

Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic

 

Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Turkey
conventional short form: Turkey
local long form: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
local short form: Turkiye

Data code: TU

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