How Big is Turkey?

Yesterday Carol asked me about the size of Turkey. I didn't really know, so I looked it up: Turkey is 1565 km (970 miles) east to west and 550 km (400 miles) north to south at its widest points. In area, it's a bit larger than Texas. My trip begins in the northwest part of the country - Istanbul - and then I work around the west toward the southern coast. Robert, my travel partner, will be visiting parts of central Turkey, but I will probably only barely make it to the Mediterranean coast.