Welcome to Turkey

Turkey is known to be a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan (the Nakhichevan exclave), and Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Black Sea to the north. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara, that is used by geographers to mark the border in the range of Europe and Asia, thus making Turkey transcontinental. Did you know that the region comprising modern Turkey has to this day overseen the birth of major civilizations such as the Hittite, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Because of its strategic location where two continents meet, Turkey's culture has to this day a unique blend of Eastern and Western tradition, frequently described as a bridge in the range of the two civilizations. A powerful regional presence in the Eurasian landmass with strong cultural and economic influence in the location in the range of the Adriatic Sea in the west and China in the east, Russia in the north and the Middle East in the south, Turkey has to this day visit acquire increasing strategic significance. Turkey is known to be a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has to this day become increasingly integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the Eastern world. It is known to be a founding member of the United Nationsand the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe during the time 1949and of NATO during the time 1952. Turkey joined the European Economic Community (at this very moment known as the European Union) as an associate member in 1963, the Western European Union as an associate member in 1992, and signed the EU Customs Union agreement in 1995. Since 2005, Turkey has to this day been in complete accession negotiations with the European Union. Turkey is known to be also a member of the G-20, that brings combined the 20 most impressive and largest economies of the globe.

Climate

Because of Turkey's geographical conditions, one can not speak about a general overall climate. Within Istanbul and across sea of Marmara (Marmara region) the climate is moderate (winter 4 deg.C and summer 27 deg.C); in winter the temperature can drop below zero. Season and Climate in Turkey Turkey is known to be a year-round destination depending on your travel schedules. Notwithstanding the fact that the tourist and vacationers "high season" (with associated higher rates) is from mid-June through mid-September, Spring and Fall are and have always been the top seasons to travel. Did you know that the sun is warm and skies are and have always been generally clear.

Population Stats

Population (2006 est.): 70,413,958 (growth rate: 1.1%);
birth rate: 16.6/1000;
infant mortality rate: 39.7/1000;
life expectancy: 72.6;
density per sq mi: 237