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Türkiye's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

Every week we gather Türkiye's most important stories across politics, the economy, energy, the defence industry, culture and travel, and put them in context. There is no race for breaking news here. You get a clear timeline, the background you need and facts we cross-check across several outlets.

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Türkiye GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Ankara
Population
About 86 million
Area
About 784,000 km²
Language · Script
Turkish · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Turkish lira (TRY, ₺)
Time zone
UTC+3 (TRT) · No daylight saving

Emergency & help lines

Police · Fire · Ambulance
112 (single emergency number)
Foreigners' help line (YİMER)
157 (multilingual)
Ministry of Health line
184
Consumer line
175

Traveler essentials

Country code
+90
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Istanbul · Ankara · İzmir · Bursa · Antalya · Konya · Adana · Gaziantep

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Apr 23
National Sovereignty and Children's Day
May 1
Labour and Solidarity Day
May 19
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
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Jul 15
Democracy and National Unity Day
Aug 30
Victory Day
Oct 29
Republic Day (from 1 pm on Oct 28)
Shawwal 1–3 (Islamic calendar)
Ramadan Feast, Eid al-Fitr (3 days + half-day eve)
Dhu al-Hijjah 10–13 (Islamic calendar)
Feast of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha (4 days + half-day eve)

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