Turkiye
Bosphorus-spanning country
Turkiye is the official English name for the country formerly called Turkey, adopted in 2022 at the Turkish government's request.
The change reflects the Turkish-language spelling and avoids associations with the bird.
Turkiye joined NATO in 1952.
The older English name Turkey remains common in informal usage.
Grilled food on skewer
Islamic house of worship
- hammamTurkish public steam bath
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- carpetThick floor textile
- kilimTapestry rug without pile
ceramics · calligraphy · Rumi · Sufi · minaret · Grand Bazaar · Hagia Sophia · Blue Mosque
Turkey's governmental seat
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- IzmirMajor Turkish seaport
- AntalyaTurkish Mediterranean port city
- CappadociaCentral Turkish historical region
Mount Ararat · Aegean · Mediterranean · Euphrates · Tigris · plateau
Ancient Anatolian civilization
- TroyAncient Anatolian city
- ByzantiumEastern Roman civilization
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
- EphesusAncient Greek city, Asia Minor
Lydia · Cappadocia · Çatalhöyük · Göbekli Tepe · Halicarnassus · Constantine · Ottoman · Seljuk
Turkish city, formerly Constantinople
- straitConstricted marine passage
- DardanellesNarrow Turkish waterway
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
- AnatoliaWestern Asian peninsula
Thrace · ferry · channel · currents · shipping · navigation · maritime · continental divide
Historic transcontinental trade network
- gatewayPoint of access
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- trade routePath for commerce
- geopoliticalRelating to global power dynamics
strategic · migration · cultural exchange · transit · corridor · hub · convergence · Mediterranean
kebab
Grilled food on skewer
mosque
Islamic house of worship
kilim · ceramics · calligraphy · Rumi · Sufi · minaret · Grand Bazaar · Hagia Sophia · Blue Mosque · Topkapi
Ankara
Turkey's governmental seat
- IstanbulTurkish city, formerly Constantinople
- IzmirMajor Turkish seaport
- AntalyaTurkish Mediterranean port city
Cappadocia · Mount Ararat · Aegean · Mediterranean · Euphrates · Tigris · plateau
Hittites
Ancient Anatolian civilization
Ephesus · Lydia · Cappadocia · Çatalhöyük · Göbekli Tepe · Halicarnassus · Constantine · Ottoman · Seljuk · archeology
Istanbul
Turkish city, formerly Constantinople
- straitConstricted marine passage
- DardanellesNarrow Turkish waterway
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
Anatolia · Thrace · ferry · channel · currents · shipping · navigation · maritime · continental divide · Asia
Silk Road
Historic transcontinental trade network
- gatewayPoint of access
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- trade routePath for commerce
geopolitical · strategic · migration · cultural exchange · transit · corridor · hub · convergence · Mediterranean · Middle East
TurkiyeGreece
Balkan peninsula nation
Western Europe · Christendom · Austria · Vatican · Russia
TurkiyeWestern Europe
Atlantic-facing continental zone
Central Asia · Scandinavia · Portugal · Japan
- Turkish coffeeGrounds-in-cup brewing method
- Turkish delightChewy, powdered Middle Eastern sweet
- Turkish bathOttoman-style steam bathing facility
- Turkish rugHandwoven Anatolian floor covering
- Turkish carpetHandwoven Anatolian rug
- Turkish cuisineCulinary tradition from Anatolia