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Geoghraphy

Turkey is an enormous big country. It covers 2200 km from west till east and 910 km from north to south. That makes Istanbul as far away from Venice as it is from the eastern border. The country lies between 35 and 42 degrees north latitude and 25 and 44 degrees east longitude. In GMT times it puts Turkey +2.00 GMT from October till April. When summertime is applied it is +3.00 hours GMT. (April through October).

Turkey is the only country in the world, and with it Istanbul, the only city, being spread on two continents. The Bosporus, Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles separate Europe and Asia. Thrace is the European part of Turkey and makes up 3% of the surface of Turkish soil. The other 97% is covered by Anatolia - the Asian part. Anatolia has two main highlands. The Anatolian highland is in the middle of the country and the Armenian highland in the east. The mountain parts are divided by some 15 rivers, among which are the well known Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Firat).