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This article is about the country. For the bird, see Turkey (bird). For other uses, see Turkey (disambiguation). Country spanning Southeastern Europe and Western Asia "Türkiye" redirects here. For the newspaper, see Türkiye (newspaper). Republic of Turkey Türkiye Cumhuriyeti    (Turkish) Flag Anthem:  "İstiklâl Marşı" "The Independence March" as composed by Osman Zeki Üngör Capital Ankara 39°55′N 32°50′E  /  39.917°N 32.833°E  / 39.917; 32.833 Coordinates: 39°55′N 32°50′E  /  39.917°N 32.833°E  / 39.917; 32.833 Largest city Istanbul 41°1′N 28°57′E  /  41.017°N 28.950°E  / 41.017; 28.950 Official languages Turkish Spoken languages [1] Turkish Kurmanji Arabic Zaza Kabardian various others Ethnic groups Turks Kurds Arabs Laz various others Demonym Turkish Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan • Vice President(s) TBD • Speaker of the Grand National Assembly İsmail Kahraman Legislature Grand Nationa...