Facts about Turkey

Tourist Overview: Turkey straddles the geography and cultures of the Europe and the Middle East, providing many sights and activities to the traveler. Istanbul is Turkey's prime attraction, with the most beautiful mosques and palaces in the country. Without fear of exaggeration one can say that Istanbul's claim to the title of Eternal city is as justified as Rome's. Cappadocia is another great sight: it is both a natural wonder and the result of human inventiveness. Soft volcanic rock formed a landscape of bizarre beauty, but it was man who made their homes, churches, shops and courtrooms in them. All of these are decorated in a highly original style. In the East of Anatolia you find the strange rock statues at Nemrut Dagiwhich could remind you of the Easter Island, as well as ancient cities like Van, located on Lake Van, and Dogubayazit.

Location: Southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria

Size: slightly larger than Texas, United States of America

Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior

Terrain: high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges

E.U. - Talks have begun to allow membership of Turkey to the European Union

Regions: Turkey is divided into the following regions: Adana Adiyaman Afyon Agri Aksaray Amasya Ankara Antalya Ardahan Artvin Aydin Balikesir Bartin Batman Bayburt Bilecik Bingol Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Canakkale Cankiri Corum Denizli Diyarbakir Edirne Elazig Erzincan Erzurum Eskisehir Gaziantep Giresun Gumushane Hakkari Hatay Icel Igdir Isparta Istanbul Izmir Kahramanmaras Karabuk Karaman Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kilis Kirikkale Kirklareli Kirsehir Kocaeli Konya Kutahya Malatya Manisa Mardin Mugla Mus Nevsehir Nigde Ordu Osmaniye Rize Sakarya Samsun Sanliurfa Siirt Sinop Sirnak Sivas Tekirdag Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Usak Van Yalova Yozgat Zonguldak

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Map of Turkey

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