Where is the Asia Minor?

Where is the Asia Minor?

Turkey

What race is Anatolian?

Turkish people or the Turks (Turkish: Türkler), also known as Anatolian Turks (Turkish: Anadolu Türkleri), are a Turkic ethnic group and nation, who mainly live in Turkey and speak Turkish, the most widely spoken Turkic language.

What was Turkey before?

Turkey adopted its official name, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, known in English as the Republic of Turkey, upon the declaration of the republic on October 29 1923.

Where is Turkey Europe or Asia?

The Republic of Turkey is located on the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and a small enclave in Thrace in the Balkan region of Southeast Europe. Turkey has a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea in the south and east and on the Black Sea in the north.

What 2 continents does turkey sit in between?

Turkey does, indeed, lie on two continents. A relatively small area of land in the northwestern part of the country lies in Europe while the remainder is in Asia.

Is Turkey is a rich country?

Turkey. Turkey is far from poor but it isn't especially rich. The country is classified an emerging market economy with a GDP per capita of around $11,000 (£7,700), which is more or less the global average but lower than the majority of European countries.

Do Turkish people drink alcohol?

Some Muslims believe alcohol, which has been enjoyed in Turkey and especially in Istanbul for centuries, is a violation of the Islamic faith. Though Turkey has a Muslim majority, its constitution enshrines secular values.

Where is Turkish located?

Europe

Is Turkey a safe country?

The FCO has advised that Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, and Ankara, its capital, are mostly safe. However, it warns that as in other major cities, precautions should be taken to avoid the chances of being caught up in civil unrest or a terrorist attack.

What country is Turkey near?

Turkey is bounded on the north by the Black Sea, on the northeast by Georgia and Armenia, on the east by Azerbaijan and Iran, on the southeast by Iraq and Syria, on the southwest and west by the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea, and on the northwest by Greece and Bulgaria.