Feb 24, 2021 · The Turkish Straits (Bosphorus and Dardanelles) and Sea of Marmara separate the European part of Turkey called East Thrace from Anatolia. Turkey is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth. It is bordered by seven countries: Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia and Iran to the east, Iraq to ...

The Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkish: Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey.Largest city in the region is Gaziantep.Other big cities are Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Adıyaman.. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.

Anatolia, Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey. Because of its location at the point where the continents of Asia and Europe meet, Anatolia was, from the beginnings of civilization, a crossroads for numerous peoples migrating or conquering from either continent. This article discusses the history and …

The first Geography Congress held in Ankara between 6-21 June 1941 divided Turkey into seven regions after long discussions and work. These geographical regions were separated according to their climate, location, fauna and the flora, human habitat, agricultural diversities, transportation, topography and so on. At the end, 4 side regions and 3 inner regions were …

Mar 31, 2021 · Most of Turkey’s population of roughly 85 million lives in Anatolia. The Anatolian part of Turkey is bordered to the northeast by Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, to the east by Iran, to the south by Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea, to the north by the Black Sea, and to the west by the Aegean Sea and Greece. Turkey’s capital, Ankara ...

Turkey’s major cities—Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Ankara—are important to know, but also its regions (Thrace/Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Cappadocia, etc.). Turkey is 1565 km (970 miles) east to west and 550 km (400 miles) north to south at its widest points. Click on a name for more info (which will open in a new browser window so you can still see the map).

Sep 23, 2011 · Once Upon a Time in Anatolia: Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. With Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.

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Jun 05, 2016 · But how did they get all the way to Turkey, which has the largest concentration of Turkic peoples today? In the 11th century, Turks began appearing at the edges of Asia Minor (Anatolia), which was ...

The political and geographical entity governed by the Muslim Ottoman Turks. Their empire was centered in present-day Turkey, and extended its influence into southeastern Europe as well as the Middle East.Europe was only temporarily able to resist their advance: the turning point came at the Battle of Varna in 1444 when a European coalition army failed to stop the Turkish advance.