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Turkey Travel, Travel Turkey, Travel guide
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- Geography "The gateway between Europe and Asia", "A bridge between ages, nations and civilizations".If you ever take a look at some of the related publications, you will see that almost every passage presenting Turkey begins with such phrases. This is common, because Turkey is a unique country offering the present together with the past.An introduction to the country's location will help you understand its treasures much better.Greece and Bulgaria border on the European side;Georgia, Armenia, Nakhitchevan, Azerbalijan , Iran, Iraq and Syria border on the Asian.There rest the seas surround Turkey on three sides:The Black Sea ,the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.You may start to see these beauties from one of the 7 geographical regions.The Marmara Region divides the country into two parts; Europe and Asia. The land of "Anatolia" on the Asian side, the land in "Thrace" on the European.The Marmara Sea and Black Sea meet by The Bosphorus.Istanbul, that is set on two continents is here. In the west, the Aegean Region which offers lovely beaches,extends.Black Sea region forms a green world.The Mediterranean Region on the other hand, provides a classical summer holiday:sun,sea,and sand,at the same time it offers skiing at Saklikent.Another region with different natural characteristics is Eastern Anatolia.Mount Ararat,Lake Van,rivers Euphrates and Tigris,some inactive volcanoes exist here.The smallest region Southeastern Anatolia offers different leisure activities.In the middle,Central Anatolia exists.It is a strategical center, with Ankara, the capital of Turkey.It is also a historical center dating back to times Paleolithic and Neolithic ages.
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