Modern Turkey was established in the 1920s by nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who remains Turkey's ideological national leader to this day. You will see his picture in many shops, offices, banks, etc all throughout Turkey.
Population: 73.3 million (UN, 2005)
Major Cities: (as at 2002)
Istanbul 10 million
Ankara 4 million
Izmir 3.4 million
Bursa 2.1 million
Konya 2.2 million
Adana 1.8 million
Modern Turkey was established in the 1920s by nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who remains Turkey's ideological national leader to this day. You will see his picture in many shops, offices, banks, etc all throughout Turkey.