Wikijunior:Europe/Turkey

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Turkey is a large country in south eastern Europe and western Asia. It shares borders with Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan (Nakhichevan), Iraq, Iran and Syria. The capital city is Ankara. Other big cities are Istanbul and Izmir. Turkey is not a member of the European Union but would like to become a member in the future. The currency of Turkey is the New Turkish Lira.

[edit] Turkey's History

Turkey has a very long history and has been occupied by the Trojans, Greeks, Lydians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, Ottomans, and now the modern day Turks.

Map showing the location of Turkey in Europe and Asia
Map showing the location of Turkey in Europe and Asia

[edit] Turkey's Geography

Only about 8% of Turkey is located inside Europe. The rest of the country is in the Asian continent.

[edit] Turkey's People

Wikipedia has related information at Turkey.
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