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Turkey In Brief
LOCATION
Eastern Mediterranean. Located on two continents:
Europe and Asia. The European part of Turkey is called Thrace, while the Asian
part is called Anatolia (or Asia Minor)
AREA
814 578 square kilometers (314 500 square miles)
% 3 on the European continent
% 97 on the Asian continent
MAJOR CITIES (as of 2002)
Istanbul 10 million
Ankara 4 million
Izmir 3.4 million
Bursa 2.1 million
Konya 2.2 million
Adana 1.8 million
FAMOUS LANDMARKS
In İstanbul:
Ayasofya, Topkapı Palace, Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace, Kariye Museum.
Elsewhere in Turkey:
Ancient City of Troy, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pergamon,
Pamukkale, Göreme-Cappadocia, Mt.Nemrut, Safranbolu, Mevlevi Convent and Museum,
Halil Rahman Mosque in Þanlİ Urfa.
İstanbul, Safranbolu, Boğazköy-Hattushash, Mt. Nemrut Remains, Xanthos-Lethoon,
Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital, Troy, Pamukkale and Göreme-Cappadocia are
registered on the World Heritage List to help preserve them for future
generations.
TIME
Local time is equal to GMT + 2 hours. Same time zone
all over the country(seven hours ahead of U.S. -eastern standard time-)
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