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  • Population......................................................................69,660,559 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................1.09% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................16.83 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate................................................5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups...............................................Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated)
Turkey is an applicant country to the EU.

Turkey: A Transformation from Emigration to Immigration
Long a country of emigration, immigration, and asylum, Turkey has also become a country of transit for immigrants, according to Kemal Kirisci of Boagazici University.
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Other Resources

Turkey State Institute of Statistics
http://www.die.gov.tr/ENGLISH/index.html

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html
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