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The Sunny side of Turkey
By Mark on February 20, 2009
This is a post about Turkey mainly in Asia, but the far west of the country is within the south-east of Europe. Ankara is the capital city, but more people seem to know alot more about Istanbul, as this city is on the borders of Asia and Europe and has a vast amount of history.
The two parts of Turkey are separated by the Bosporus, the sea of the Marmara and the channel of the Dardennelles. The smaller part of European Turkey is joined to Bulgaria and Greece. Where as the larger part of Turkey is in the Asia Minor and is known as Anatolia.
This part of Turkey has Black sea at the north, on the east side there is Armenia, Georgia and Iran and to the south is Iraq and Syria. Finally the coasts are on the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.
Turkey is a very hot place in the summer months, but can also be a very cold place in the winter. This country is made up of rugged mountains, forest, lakes and arid deserts.
To learn more about Turkey please refer to Wikipedia at the bottom of this post. Below are a mixture of Satellite images, photo’s and videos.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of Turkey, Asia and Europe.
This is a satellite image taken from Google Earth of the capital city Ankara, Turkey.
This is a satellite picture taken from Google Earth of Istanbul, Turkey.
This is the national anthem of Turkey, taken from Youtube.
This is a picture taken from panoramio of Istanbul, Turkey.
This is a panoramio picture of the capital city of Turkey, Ankara.
This is a panoramio picture of ULUS, the former old city of Ankara, with a model of a guard protecting the city.
This is a panoramio picture of a busy beach in Kinali, Istanbul, Turkey.
This is a panoramio picture of a beautiful countryside in Turkbuku, Mugla, Turkey.
This is an excellent video taken by Kusbooq of Turkey on Youtube.
- Learn about Turkey on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Ankara on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Istanbul on Wikipedia:
- Find Turkey on Google Maps:
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6 Responses to “The Sunny side of Turkey”
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Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.
12:46 pm on February 21st, 2009
A good article. Have you ever thought of going to Turkey on holiday? You have sold it well
9:09 pm on February 22nd, 2009
No not really, but glad you liked it. Thanks mum
3:55 am on October 14th, 2009
liked the music!
5:16 pm on July 26th, 2010
Thanks for that tips. It’s much appreciated! Cheers.
6:16 pm on July 30th, 2010
Thankyou very much Percy.
2:59 am on January 27th, 2011
We are going to Turkey next month. Loved your photos.
Thank you for sharing.