Türkiye (Capital: Ankara)
Protesters erupted in Turkey over the arrest of President Erdogan’s political rival.
Political Features
- Location: It lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.
- Borders: Georgia and Armenia (northeast), Greece and Bulgaria (northwest), Azerbaijan and Iran (east), and Iraq and Syria (southeast).
- Surrounded by Black Sea (north), Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea (Southwest, West).
Geographical Features
- Major Rivers: Euphrates, Tigris and Kizilirmak.
- Highest Point: Mount Ararat
- Important Straits: Bosphorus strait and Dardanallaise strait
- Sea of Marmara: An inland sea, connects the Black Sea and Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles strait.
