- Period:
- 1923 CE – present
- Capital:
- Ankara
- Region:
- Anadolu
- Type:
- republic
- Religion:
- İslam (laiklik ilkesi)
- Language:
- Türkçe
- Government:
- Cumhurbaşkanlığı Cumhuriyeti
- Peak population:
- 85,000,000
The successor to the Ottoman Empire. Comprehensive modernization reforms.
Rulers (19)
- Cumhurbaşkanı Mustafa Kemal Atatürk · 1923 CE–1938 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı İsmet İnönü · 1938 CE–1950 CE
- Başbakan Adnan Menderes · 1950 CE–1960 CE
- Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanı Celâl Bayar · 1950 CE–1960 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı Cemal Gürsel · 1960 CE–1966 CE
- Türkiye Başbakanı Süleyman Demirel · 1965 CE–1993 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı Cevdet Sunay · 1966 CE–1973 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı Fahri Korutürk · 1973 CE–1980 CE
- Başbakan Bülent Ecevit · 1974 CE–1979 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı Kenan Evren · 1980 CE–1989 CE
- Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanı Turgut Özal · 1989 CE–1993 CE
- Başbakan Tansu Çiller · 1993 CE–1996 CE
- Başbakan Necmettin Erbakan · 1996 CE–1997 CE
- Başbakan Mesut Yılmaz · 1997 CE–1999 CE
- Başbakan (3. dönem) Bülent Ecevit · 1999 CE–2002 CE
- Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · 2003 CE–2014 CE
- Başbakan Ahmet Davutoğlu · 2014 CE–2016 CE
- Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · 2014 CE
- Başbakan Binali Yıldırım · 2016 CE–2018 CE
Related events
- Turkish War of Independence · 1919 CE
- Battle of Sakarya · 1921 CE
- Great Offensive (Turkish War of Independence) · 1922 CE
- Founding of the Republic of Turkey · 1923 CE
- Treaty of Lausanne · 1923 CE
- Cyprus Peace Operation (1974) · 1974 CE
- 1980 Turkish Military Coup · 1980 CE
- Marmaray Tunnel Opening · 2013 CE
- Bayraktar TB2 First Flight · 2014 CE
- Istanbul Airport Opening · 2018 CE
- Turksat 5A Launch · 2021 CE
- TCG Anadolu Commissioning · 2023 CE
- TOGG Electric Car Production Start · 2023 CE
- Republic of Turkey Centennial · 2023 CE
- KAAN Stealth Fighter First Flight · 2024 CE
Frequently asked questions
- What was Republic of Turkey?
- The secular republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk after the War of Independence.
- When did Republic of Turkey exist?
- 1923 CE – present
- What was the capital of Republic of Turkey?
- Ankara
- Where was Republic of Turkey located?
- Anadolu