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Turkey is a country located at a point
where the 3 continents of the old world (Asia, Africa
and Europe) are closest to each other and where Asia and
Europe meet.
Turkey's land mass is 774.815 sq km.
The European and Asian sides are divided by the Bosphorus,
the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. Turkey is approximately
1600 km (1000 mi) from East to West and 550 km (340 mi)
from North to South. The county is situated between 40-42
degrees latitude and 25-45 degrees longitude.
The country is surrounded by the Black Sea to the north,
the Aegean to the west and the Mediterranean to the south.
The Bosphorus and the Dardanelle form gates to the inner
Marmara Sea, dividing Europe and Anatolia - the Asian
part of the country.
Out of the total land, 97% is in Asia and this part is
called Anatolia or Asia Minor; 3% is in Europe which is
called Thrace. Because of its geographical location, Anatolia
has always been important throughout history and is the
birthplace of many great civilizations. The population
of the country is 65.666.677 people (July 2000 est). Turkish
is spoken in Turkey.
Since Anatolia has been the home to many civilizations,
there is much to discover in Turkey. Hattis, Hittites,
Phrygians, Urartians, Lycians, Lydians, lonians, Persians,
Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, and Ottomans
have settled in Anatolia. The world’s first town “Catalhoyuk”
(dating back to 6500 BC ) is located in central Turkey.
The astonishing view of Bosphorous, Cappadocia , Nemrud,
blue Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, hundred of ancient
cities welcome you in Turkey.
After the decline of the Ottoman Empire Turkey became
a republic under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Ataturk founded the Republic of Turkey at October 29,
1923. Turkey is a democratic country and the capital is
Ankara
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