BEAUTIES OF TURKEY

TURKEY’S SURFACE AREA AND POPULATION

Turkey’s surface area : 814.578 km2 Population : 76.667.864Population of Istanbul : 14.000.000

Turkey is situated in a strategic place where continents, Asia and Europe, join. Turkey’s mathematical and strategic position has an effect on its social, politic and economic situation.

Geography of Turkey

Turkey is an invaluable bridge between Europe and Asia.

Turkey is the homeland of many plants and animal species. While there are only 12.000 plant species in Europe, in Turkey the number of plants is 9000. In addition, Europe has 2750 endemic plant species; on the other hand, we have 3000 endemic plant species in Turkey.

The tree called “Sığla” is an endemic plant.

Vegetation of Turkey

Climate The coastal areas of Turkey

bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea have a temperateMediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. The vegetation is maquis.

Black Sea climate, which is a kind of temperate Oceanic climate, is observed on the north part of Turkey, with a lot of rain in every season. The vegetation is forest.

The weather in Istanbul is hot and dry in summers while it is rainy and warm in winters. However, this winter was dry and there has been heavy rainfall in the last one month in Istanbul. Climatehas been changing and our climate is becoming Sub-tropical climate.

Climate

Turkey is rich in natural resources. The most important natural resources are iron, copper, chrome and boron.

Natural Resources

Turkey is also very rich in natural beauties. In addition, Anatolia was the homeland of many ancient civilizations. Because of that, Turkey has a lot of historical and touristic places.

Olympos, Antalya

Turkey is the only democratic and secular country in the Islamic World.

Ankara is the capital of Turkey

According to Christians’ beliefs, the last home of Mother Mary is in Selcuk,

Izmir.

Çanakkale is the ancient city in which Troy Wars were held.

Pamukkale is one of the most beautiful places which is made of limestone.

Nevşehir / Ürgüp In Nevsehir there are a lot of natural fairy chimneys.

Mount Nemrut is a remain from Komagene civilization. It is a place where you can see the sunset and sunrise.

Turkey is a country surrounded by three seas; so tourism has developed.

Safranbolu

Çorum Hattuşaş

Istanbul is a great city connected with a

Bosphorus.It is a bridge between

Asia and Europe.