Turkey’s population exceeds 75 million January 28, 2013 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey now has 75.627.384 people residing in the country, according to official numbers revealed by the Turkish Statistical Institute. A 903.1115 increase was seen over the previous year, with male population nearing 50.2 pct., and female population coming around to a 49.8 pct. The population’s overall increase rate was 12 thousands, slower that last year’s 13.5. 18 pct. of the country’s population resides in Istanbul, which sees over 13.800.000 people living within. The average age of the population increased up to 30, with the working age group also increasing in numbers, official numbers show, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. |
