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Is Turkey in Europe?

Posted at: 2015-06-30 
Turkey is in Eurasia.

It's part of Europe and Asia.

Turkey its smaller part is in Southeastern Europe and its larger part in Western Asia (i.e. the Balkans and Anatolia, respectively). 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 is to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea 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.Turkey's location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic importance

Turkey is a Transcontinental Country. Turkey has its smaller part in SouthEastern Europe and larger part in Western Asia. Turkey is bordered by 8 countries. Ankara is the Capital of Turkey, but Istanbul is the Largest CIty in this Country.

Yes. As much as the UK is. Or Ireland.

In fact, having a piece of land in Europe cuts deal then Turkey is more in Europe than the UK or Ireland.

Yes Turkey is the smaller part in Southeastern Europe and its larger part in Western Asia.

Due to the diverse culture and large land span of Turkey, many people ask the question "is Turkey in Europe?" The answer is not as straight forward as "Yes" or "No" though because there are a number of factors to take into account.

Central Europe

It's a part of both Europe and Asia.

the main part of Turkey is in Asia there is a small part of it in Europe it iks not part of the EEC

20 million Turkish live in Eu part 60 million on asia part. the 20 million population bigger than so many eu country population.