Turkey is about 783,562 square kilometers, or 302,535 square miles, in area.

Size context

  • It is the 37th largest country in the world by area.
  • That is roughly 1.2 times the size of Texas.
  • Its land area is about 769,632 square kilometers, with 13,930 square kilometers of water.

Shape and span

  • Turkey stretches about 699 km north to south and about 1,655 km east to west.
  • It sits across both Europe and Asia, which makes it a transcontinental country.

Quick note

If you meant the bird rather than the country, say so and I’ll give the size of a turkey bird instead.