Anatolia

Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits to the northwest, and the Black Sea to the north. The eastern and southeastern limits have been expanded either to the entirety of Asiatic Turkey or to an imprecise line from the Black Sea to the Gulf of Alexandretta. Topographically, the Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus an

mountain range in Western Asia

geographical region of Turkey

Asian part of Turkey

former country

cities in Turkey known for economic growth since the 1980s

bilingual inscription from Anatolia in 8th century BC

For around 10 million years until the end of the Eocene, Balkanatolia was an island continent or a series of islands, separate from Asia and also from Western Europe. The Balkanatolian landmass comprises the approximate region of the modern Balkans and Anatolia. Fossil mammals from this area are distinct from the mammalian fauna of either western Europe or Asia.

region in Turkey