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Ankara [b] is the capital city of Turkey.Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of about 5.2 million in its urban center and about 5.8 million in Ankara Province.
It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey , [ 3 ] and is the most populous city in Europe [ c ] and the world's sixteenth-largest city .
Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.
English: Map of Turkey in Europe, Greece and the Balkans, extract of Anthony Finley, A New General Altas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
[14] 44 countries have their capital city located within Europe, and (as of 2022) 27 of those countries are member states of the European Union, which means that they are highly integrated with one another and share their sovereignty through EU institutions. Each entry in the list below has a map of its location in Europe.
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Turkey, with a population of about 85 million, straddles both Europe and Asia, with most of its population living within its Asian part; though within its territory in Europe, some one-tenth of its population is situated. [1] Excluding Turkey, Germany is the second-most populous country on the continent, with a population of about 84 million.
Turkey's actions have strained relations with Western allies like the United States and EU members such as Austria.