Turkey

It is a democratic republic born in 1923 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire as a result of World War I.
It has a very broad and diverse culture, a mixture of Turkish, Ottoman and Western elements. Music and literature are a clear example of this crossing of influences.
It preserves wonderful examples of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture of which the city of Istanbul hosts some of the most important.
There are 5,460 Spanish citizens residing in Turkey, as of 1 January 2023.

Surface: 783,562 km2
Population: 85,280,000 hab.
Capital: Ankara
Official languages: Turkish
Currency: Turkish Lira
Time zone: EET (UTC+2) - EEST (UTC+3)
Internet domain: .tr
Telephone prefix: + 90