Bulgaria Greece Aegean Sea W N S E Black Sea Ankara Mediterranean Sea Turkey is a country that lies in both Europe and Asia It spans 302,535 square miles 783,562 square kilometers Most of Turkey is surrounded by water The Mediterranean Sea washes onto the country’s southern shore To the north lies the Black Sea 4 Where Is Turkey
Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan Iran Iraq Syria Turkey Turkey’s western coast touches the turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea Greece and Bulgaria are Turkey’s neighbors to the west Georgia Armenia Azerbaijan and Iran lie to the east Turkey shares its southern border with Syria and Iraq Ankara is Turkey’s capital city 5
Most of Turkey lies in Asia This part of the country is a peninsula called Anatolia Mountains run along the edges of Anatolia The Pontic Mountains are the main range in the north The Taurus Mountains rise along the southern coast Between the Pontic and Taurus ranges lies the Anatolian Plateau Rock formations and volcanoes rise from this plateau The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both begin in eastern Turkey and flow to the southeast These rivers have been an important part of life in Turkey for thousands of years The Turkish straits separate Anatolia from Thrace the part of Turkey that lies in Europe 6 The Land
Mount Ararat is the highest point in Turkey It is a 16,945-foot 5,165-meter tall volcano 7
