Turkey is a transcontinental Eurasian country, located mostly on
Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in South-eastern Europe.
The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the
west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara,
the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish
Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they
also separate Europe and Asia.
Flag of Turkey
Republic of Turkey was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of the Republic Turkey.
Turkish national anthem is “İstiklal Marşı” (English: “Independence March”). The currency is Turkish
Lira. Its capital is Ankara.
According to the last census in 2012, there are 75,627,384 people
from various ethnic groups living in Turkey. The official
language is Turkish, a Turkic language, which is spoken by
approximately 85% of the population as mother tongue. The
vast majority of the population is Muslim.
The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Aegean Sea and
the Mediterranean Sea have a temperate Mediterranean
climate, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters.
The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Black Sea have a
temperate Oceanic climate with warm, wet summers and cool to
cold, wet winters. The Turkish Black Sea coast receives the
greatest amount of. The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Sea of
Marmara (including Istanbul), which connects the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea, have a transitional
climate between a temperate Mediterranean climate and a temperate Oceanic climate with warm to
hot, moderately dry summers and cool to cold, wet winters.