Geography of Turkey
- Turkey is: a country
- Location: transcontinental (lies in both Europe and Asia)
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Asia
- Southwest Asia
- Anatolia (also known as the "Anatolian Peninsula")
- Southwest Asia
- Europe
- Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
- Greater Middle East
- Asia
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Turkey
- High: Mount Ararat 5,137 m (16,854 ft)
- Low: Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 2,648 km
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- Syria 822 km
- Iran 499 km
- Iraq 352 km
- Armenia 268 km
- Georgia 252 km
- Bulgaria 240 km
- Greece 206 km
- Azerbaijan 9 km
- Coastline: 7,200 km
- Population of Turkey: 72.561.312 (December 31, 20079 - 17th most populous country
- Area of Turkey: 783562 km2
- Atlas of Turkey
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