The '''Republic of Türkiye''', formerly the '''Republic of Turkey''', is a transcontinental country of 85 million people (larger than [[Germany]]) occupying the Anatolian Peninsula of [[Western Asia]], as well as a small section of Southeastern [[Europe]] at the Bosporus Strait. Turkiye has been a member of [[NATO]] since 1952. | The '''Republic of Türkiye''', formerly the '''Republic of Turkey''', is a transcontinental country of 85 million people (larger than [[Germany]]) occupying the Anatolian Peninsula of [[Western Asia]], as well as a small section of Southeastern [[Europe]] at the Bosporus Strait. Turkiye has been a member of [[NATO]] since 1952. |