Dets hovedstad, Ankara, ligger i hjertet af Lilleasien. Da de kristne samfund blev fordrevet i det 20. århundrede, er 99 % af landets befolkning muslimer.
95% of its territory is in Asia; its capital, Ankara, is in the heart of Asia Minor; and, with the Christian communities having been wiped out during the 20th century, 99% of its population belongs to the Muslim world.