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2. Istanbul - Wikipedia

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   Area. 765.5 ha (1,892 acres) Istanbul[ b ] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [ 3 ] and is the most populous ...

3. Bosporus - Wikipedia

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   Bosporus. A map depicting the locations of the Turkish Straits, with the Bosporus in red, and the Dardanelles in yellow. The territory of Turkey is highlighted in green. Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the Black Sea, the one at the bottom ...

4. Marmara Region - Wikipedia

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   The Marmara Region (Turkish: Marmara Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. Located in East Thrace, it is bordered by Greece and the Aegean Sea to the west, Bulgaria and the Black Sea to the north, the Black Sea Region to the east, and the Aegean Region to the south. At the center of the region is the Sea of Marmara, which gives the ...

5. Geography of Turkey - Wikipedia

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   Geography of Turkey. The Anatolian side of Turkey is the largest portion in the country [1] that bridges southeastern Europe and west Asia. East Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3% [2] of the landmass but over 15% [2] of the population. East Thrace is separated from Asia Minor, the Asian portion of Turkey, by the Bosporus, the ...

6. Dardanelles - Wikipedia

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   The Dardanelles is 61 kilometres (38 mi) long and 1.2 to 6 kilometres (0.75 to 3.73 mi) wide. It has an average depth of 55 metres (180 ft) with a maximum depth of 103 metres (338 ft) at its narrowest point abreast the city of Çanakkale. The first fixed crossing across the Dardanelles opened in 2022 with the completion of the 1915 Çanakkale ...

7. Beyoğlu - Wikipedia

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   UTC+3 (TRT) Area code. 0212. Website. www.beyoglu.bel.tr. Beyoğlu (Turkish: [ˈbejoːɫu]; Ottoman Turkish: بك‌اوغلی) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 9 km 2, [3] and its population is 225,920 (2022). [1] It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic ...

8. Beylikdüzü - Wikipedia

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   Beylikdüzü. Beylikdüzü (Turkish: [bejˈlicdyzy]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 39 km 2, [3] and its population is 412,835 (2022). [1] It is on the European side of Istanbul, located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of Esenyurt, east of Büyükçekmece, and west of Avcılar.

9. Geographical regions of Turkey - Wikipedia

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   The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge), which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. [1] The regions are subdivided into 31 sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further divided into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre), as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.