Place details
Place nameTurkey
Other namesTürkiye Cumhuriyeti, Türkiye, Republic of Turkey, Turquie, République turque, Türkei, Turkije, Turquía, Turquia, Turchia, TUR, TR, ISO792, TU00, Turkish
Latitude39
Longitude35
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Indigenous Anatolian peoples were invaded by Indo-European Hittites, forming empire ca. 1900 BCE; ruled by Persians 6th century BCE, then Greeks, then Romans 1st century BCE; settled by Turks from central Asia 11th century; was heart of Ottoman Empire 13-19th centuries; official language is Turkish.