Turkey People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population 51,819,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.3%

Nationality: noun—Turk(s); adjective—

Turkish

Ethnic divisions: 85% Turkish, 12% Kurd, 3% other

Religion: 98% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 2% other (mostly Christian and Jew ish)

Language: Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic

Infant mortality rate: 15.3/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 57

Literacy: 70%

Labor force: 18.1 million (1984); 58.8% agriculture, 27.5% service, 11.9% industry and commerce; 16.5% surplus of unskilled labor (1984); about 1 million Turks work abroad (1983)

Organized labor: 10-15% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Turkey on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkey 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkey 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.