The statistics institute said Turkeys population grew by 1mn to 74.7mn in 2011. The population growth rate was 0.14% last year, according to the institute. Latest census data show that half of the population is below the age of 29.7 (median age). 18.2% of the population or 13.6mn people live in Istanbul, the largest city of the country. By population, the capital Ankara is the second largest city with 4.89mn residents (or 6.6% of total population) followed by Izmir with 2.65mn residents (or 5.3%). |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more