Turkey

Interesting Facts About Turkey

• Turkey is home to over 86 million people, with Kurds being the largest ethnic minority alongside the ethnic Turkish majority
• Ankara serves as Turkey's capital and second-largest city, while Istanbul is the largest city and economic center
• Turkey has been applying universal suffrage for both sexes since 1934
• Turnout rates in Turkish elections are notably high compared to many other countries, usually exceeding 80%
• The electoral threshold for political parties at national level is seven percent of the votes, though smaller parties can form alliances to avoid this threshold
• Turkey is officially a secular state despite having a Muslim-majority population

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