Imagine wandering the streets, with the pleasant aroma of fresh exotic spices wafting in the air. You see individuals native to this area, complete strangers, waving and welcoming you. You have found yourself in the amazing country of Türkiye. Turkish culture is like no other. In fact, approximately three-quarters of Turkey's inhabitants are Turkish. About 18% are Kurds and the remaining 7% belong to small clusters (such as the Armenian one). The Kurdish people are an ethnic group from Western Asia and Turkey. Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic group in this area. The three largest ethnic groups in Western Asia are the Turks, Persians, and Arabs. The population of Türkiye is 80,694,485 people. The population growth rate is 1.16 and 71% of the population lives in urban and metropolitan areas. Turkey's land mass is barely larger than that of Texas, America's second largest state. Turkey has a total area of ​​783,562 km2. The official language of Türkiye is… you guessed it! Turkish! The Turkish language has similar features to the languages ​​of neighboring nations. The language has a total of 29 letters, 8 of which are vowels. This provides ease when traveling to all countries. Several parts of the Turkish language derive from Latin. This is called cultural borrowing. Since there are numerous Kurdish citizens in Türkiye, Kurdish is also a widespread language. English is the most used foreign language and is required for secondary school students. Some high schools and universities teach in English. 99% of Türkiye is Muslim. In Türkiye people have freedom of religion. Muslims believe, pray and worship one God, Allah. Similar to how Ch...... middle of paper ......size comparison of US and Turkey. Np, nd Web. January 28, 2014. “MapFight.” - Size comparison of Türkiye and Japan. Np, nd Web. January 28, 2014. “MapFight.” - Size comparison of Türkiye and Texas (USA). Np, nd Web. January 28, 2014. “MapFight.” - Size comparison of Türkiye and Armenia. Np, nd Web. January 29, 2014. "Subscriber area only." CultureGrams Online Database:. Np, nd Web. January 28, 2014. “Türkiye.” Facts. Np, nd Web. January 28. 2014. .