Time zone: GMT + 2 hours
Location: a country that spans southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria.
Capital: Ankara
Currency: Turkish lira (currency code TRL)
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek. Business language: Turkish.
Airport authority contact information: Devlet Hava Meydanlari Isletmesi Genel Mudurlugu, Ankara. Telephone: +216 (0)71 755 000
Airports: In 2005 Turkey had 120 airports, only 87 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Adana Airport
Afyon Airport
Ankara Airport
Ankara Etismegut Airport
Antalya Airport
Balikesir Airport
Bandirma Airport
Batman Airport
Bodrum Imsik
Bursa Airport
Cannakale Airport
Cardak Airport
Dalaman Airport
Diyarbakir Airport
Elazig Airport
Erzincan Airport
Erzurum Airport
Eskisehir Airport
Gaziantep Airport
Istanbul Airport
Izmir Airport
Kars Airport
Kayseri Airport
Konya Airport
Malatya Airport
Merzifon Airport
Mus Airport
Sanliurfa Airport
Sinop Airport
Sivas Airport
Van Airport