| Overview of Turkey |
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…. Is a modern secular republic since 1923, strategically located between Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Population: 71,158,647 (98% are Least Reached Peoples*) Size: 780,580 sq km Nationalities: Turk (78%), Kurd (17%), Arab (2%), Azeri (1%) Official Language: Turkish
GDP per capita: $9,100 Infant Mortality Rate: 38.33 deaths/1,000 live births Paved airports: 90 Internet Users: 12.284 million Mobile phones: 43.609 million Scripture Available: The Bible, an increasing number of Christian books and the Jesus film are available in Turkish. The Gospel is also broadcast on radio. Evangelical churches: 40. The Turkish church, though still small and despite considerable opposition from nationalist extremists, is becoming well established with an indigenous leadership and congregations that are growing with a desire to reach this large nation. Believers: 3,000
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