<P> Anatolia ( Turkish : Anadolu , in Modern Greek : Ανατολία , from Ἀνατολή , Anatolḗ , pronunciation Anatolía -- `` east '' or `` ( sun ) rise '' ) , sometimes known as Asia Minor ( Turkish : Küçük Asya , in Medieval and Modern Greek : Μικρά Ἀσία , Mīkrá Asía , pronunciation Mikrá Asía -- `` small Asia '' ) , Asian Turkey , the Anatolian peninsula , or the Anatolian plateau , is the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day Turkey . The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north , the Mediterranean Sea to the south , and the Aegean Sea to the west . The Sea of Marmara forms a connection between the Black and Aegean Seas through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits and separates Anatolia from Thrace on the European mainland . </P>
<P> Anatolia ( Turkish : Anadolu , in Modern Greek : Ανατολία , from Ἀνατολή , Anatolḗ , pronunciation Anatolía -- `` east '' or `` ( sun ) rise '' ) , sometimes known as Asia Minor ( Turkish : Küçük Asya , in Medieval and Modern Greek : Μικρά Ἀσία , Mīkrá Asía , pronunciation Mikrá Asía -- `` small Asia '' ) , Asian Turkey , the Anatolian peninsula , or the Anatolian plateau , is the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day Turkey . The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north , the Mediterranean Sea to the south , and the Aegean Sea to the west . The Sea of Marmara forms a connection between the Black and Aegean Seas through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits and separates Anatolia from Thrace on the European mainland . </P>
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the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day Turkey
the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day Turkey