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'''Turkey''', officially the '''Republic of Turkey''', is a transcontinental country located mostly | '''Turkey''', officially the '''Republic of Turkey''', is a transcontinental country located mostly on {{Wiki|Anatolia}} in Western [[Asia]] and on East Thrace on Southeastern [[Europe]]. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; [[Greece]] to the west; {{Wiki|Georgia (country)|Georgia}} to the northeast; {{Wiki|Armenia}}, [[Iran]] and the {{Wiki|Azerbaijani}} exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and {{Wiki|Iraq}} and [[Syria]] to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea to the south; Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphurus, and the Dardanelles (which together forms the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and {{Template:Wiki|Anatolia}}; they also seperate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] '' | ||
[[Category:Turkey| ]] | [[Category:Turkey| ]] | ||
[[Category:Countries in Europe]] | [[Category:Countries in Europe]] | ||
[[Category:Countries in Asia]] | [[Category:Countries in Asia]] | ||
Revision as of 01:30, 15 May 2013
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace on Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea to the south; Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphurus, and the Dardanelles (which together forms the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Thrace and Anatolia; they also seperate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance.