Territorial change of Turkey (Republic of Turkey)

“Turkey”(Republic of Turkey) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1924 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1939 – 1944, at ≈ 768 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1924 – 1935≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1936 – 1938≈ 763 thousand km²
AD 1939 – 1944≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1945 – 1945≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1946 – 1946≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1947 – 1947≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1948 – 1948≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1949 – 2005≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 2006 – 2013≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 2014 – 2023≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 1924AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1939 – 1944 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1924≈ 763 thousand km²31 of 86
AD 1926≈ 763 thousand km²30 of 84
AD 1927≈ 763 thousand km²30 of 84
AD 1928≈ 763 thousand km²30 of 85
AD 1929≈ 763 thousand km²30 of 85
AD 1930≈ 763 thousand km²30 of 86
AD 1932≈ 763 thousand km²33 of 88
AD 1936≈ 763 thousand km²33 of 89
AD 1938≈ 763 thousand km²34 of 88
AD 1939≈ 768 thousand km²35 of 86
AD 1940≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 77
AD 1941≈ 768 thousand km²35 of 74
AD 1942≈ 768 thousand km²36 of 75
AD 1943≈ 768 thousand km²35 of 73
AD 1944≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 73
AD 1945≈ 768 thousand km²32 of 76
AD 1946≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 83
AD 1947≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 92
AD 1948≈ 768 thousand km²34 of 96
AD 1949≈ 768 thousand km²34 of 96
AD 1950≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 94
AD 1953≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 97
AD 1956≈ 768 thousand km²34 of 103
AD 1958≈ 768 thousand km²33 of 101
AD 1960≈ 768 thousand km²34 of 107
AD 1961≈ 768 thousand km²38 of 122
AD 1962≈ 768 thousand km²38 of 122
AD 1963≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 129
AD 1967≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 140
AD 1969≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 145
AD 1973≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 152
AD 1974≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 152
AD 1976≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 157
AD 1979≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 161
AD 1983≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 162
AD 1987≈ 768 thousand km²37 of 164
AD 1990≈ 768 thousand km²38 of 164
AD 1991≈ 768 thousand km²38 of 164
AD 1992≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 185
AD 1996≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 186
AD 2000≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 188
AD 2006≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 187
AD 2008≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 187
AD 2011≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 187
AD 2014≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 191
AD 2022≈ 768 thousand km²39 of 191
AD 2024≈ 768 thousand km²38 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1926: number 84 of 30.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Ottoman Empire

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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