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.
[edit] Turkey's Geography
Only about 8% of Turkey is located inside Europe. The rest of the country is in the Asian continent.

