Turkey, Country in Eurasia
Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
Turkey has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, and was later home to significant civilizations including the Hittites, Phrygians, Urartians, and Greeks.
It is known for its diverse culture, influenced by Ottoman, Persian, Arabian, and Greco-Roman traditions and art.
Turkey has a mixed economy with a strong and rapidly growing private sector.
Most of the Greek classics were preserved and transferred to other cultures because of the scholars in Turkey.
Inception: October 29, 1923
Capital city: Ankara
Population: 85279553
Website: turkiye.gov.tr
Sources: Wikimedia, OpenStreetMap
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Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.
The Hagia Sophia is a grand structure with a dome that appears to be miraculously suspended in the air.
Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
Ephesus was a grand city in the classical Greek era, on the coast of Ionia.
Nineveh was the largest city in the world for about fifty years until the year 612 BC.
The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge is a suspension bridge located in the province of Çanakkale, Turkey.
Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey.
The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Topkapi Palace is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
Çatalhöyük is a large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 5700 BC.
Derinkuyu is a multi-level underground city extending to a depth of approximately 60 meters.
