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| Turkey Real Estate Guide Location of Turkey The
lands of Turkey are located at a point where the three continents making up
the old world. Asia, Africa and Europe are closest to each other, and straddle
the point where Europe and Asia meet. Geographically, the country is located
in the northern half of the hemisphere at a point that is about halfway
between the equator and the north pole, at a longitude of 36 degrees N to 42
degrees N and a latitude of 26 degrees E to 45 degrees E. Turkey is roughly
rectangular in shape and is 1,660 kilometers wide. Area The actual area of Turkey inclusive of its lakes, is 814,578 square kilometres, of which 790,200 are in Asia and 24,378 are located in Europe. Boundaries The land borders of Turkey are 2,573 kilometres in total, and coastlines (including islands) are another 8,333 kilometres, Turkey has two European and six Asian countries for neighbours along its land borders. The
land border to the northeast with the commonwealth of Independent States is
610 kilometres long; that with Iran, 454 kilometres long, and that with Iraq
331 kilometres long. In the south is the 877 kilometre-long border with Syria,
which took its present form in 1939, when the Republic of Hatay joined Turkey.
Turkey's borders on the European continent consist of a 212-kilometre frontier
with Greece and a 269-kilometre border with Bulgaria. Turkey is generally divided into seven regions: the Black Sea region, the Marmara region, the Aegean, the Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, the East and Southeast Anatolia regions. The uneven north Anatolian terrain running along the Black Sea resembles a narrow but long belt. The land of this region is approximately 1/6 of Turkey's total land area.
The Marmara region
covers the area encircling the Sea of Marmara, includes the entire European
part of Turkey, as well as the northwest of the Anatolian plain. Whilst the
region is the smallest of the regions of Turkey after the Southeast Anatolia
region, it has the highest population density of all the regions.
The Aegean region
extends from the Aegean coast to the inner parts of western Anatolia. There
are significant differences between the coastal areas and those inland, in
terms of both geographical features and economic and social aspects. The Mediterranean region, located in the south of Turkey, the western and central Taurus Mountains suddenly rise up behind the coastline. The Amanos mountain range is also in the area. The Central Anatolian region is exactly in the middle of Turkey and gives the appearance of being less mountainous compared with the other regions. The main peaks of the region are Karadag, Karacadag, Hasandag and Erciyes (3.917 metres).
The Eastern Anatolia
region is Turkey's largest and highest region. About three fourths of it is at
an altitude of 1,500-2,000 metres. Eastern Anatolia is composed of individual
mountains as well as of whole mountain ranges, with vast plateaus and plains.
The mountains: There are numerous inactive volcanoes in the region, including
Nemrut, Suphan, Tendurek and Turkey's highest peak, Mount Agri (Ararat), which
is 5,165 metres high. The Southeast Anatolia region is notable for the uniformity of its landscape, although the eastern part of the region is comparatively more uneven than its western areas. The Climate Although Turkey is situated in a geographical location where climatic conditions are quite temperate, the diverse nature of the landscape , and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, results in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other. While the coastal areas enjoy milder climates, the inland Anatolian plateau experiences extremes of hot summers and cold winters with limited rainfall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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