<P> Turkey ( / ˈtɜːrki / ( listen ) ; Turkish : Türkiye ( ˈtyɾcije ) ) , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ( help info ) ; pronounced ( ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti ) ) , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is bordered by eight countries : Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; Iraq and Syria to the south . The country is encircled by seas on three sides : the Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Approximately 70 -- 80 % of the country 's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks . Other ethnic groups include legally recognised ( Armenians , Greeks , Jews ) and unrecognised ( Kurds , Arabs , Circassians , Albanians , Bosniaks , Georgians , etc . ) minorities . Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group , making up approximately 20 % of the population . </P>
<P> Turkey ( / ˈtɜːrki / ( listen ) ; Turkish : Türkiye ( ˈtyɾcije ) ) , officially the Republic of Turkey ( Turkish : Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ( help info ) ; pronounced ( ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti ) ) , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is bordered by eight countries : Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; Iraq and Syria to the south . The country is encircled by seas on three sides : the Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Approximately 70 -- 80 % of the country 's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks . Other ethnic groups include legally recognised ( Armenians , Greeks , Jews ) and unrecognised ( Kurds , Arabs , Circassians , Albanians , Bosniaks , Georgians , etc . ) minorities . Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group , making up approximately 20 % of the population . </P>
where is turkey located on a world map
where is turkey located on a world map
is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan
is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan