General information about the country
Official name: Republic of Turkey
Territory: 783, 356 sq.km.
Population: 81,883,343 (2018)
Capital: Ankara
State language: Turkish language
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
State structure: Presidential Republic
Head of state: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Number of Azerbaijanis: 4 500 000 people (non-official information)
On November 1991, Turkey became the first state to recognize the Republic of Azerbaijan, which declared its independence on 30 August 1991. The diplomatic relations were established on 14 January 1992.
