Flag of Türkiye

🎨 What the flag means

Türkiye's flag is red with a white crescent moon and star a little left of the centre. People call it Ay Yıldız, meaning "moon star", or al bayrak, meaning "the red flag". It is based on the flag of the Ottoman Empire from the 1700s, and the law describes its exact shape but gives no official meaning to its symbols.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

85.4 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Ankara5.8 million people (2023)

🗣️ Main language

Turkish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Göbekli Tepe in Türkiye is an ancient stone site that is close to 12,000 years old.
2. Tunnels under the Bosporus strait link the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
3. Karagöz and Hacivat are two characters from a traditional Turkish shadow puppet play.