Turkey
The Republic of Turkey is an Eurasian country with its Eastern and Western features. Stretching out on two continents, Turkey is place where one can experience the four seasons simultaneously. Although you are fond of art, history, archeology or nature, you will feel happy during your stay in Turkey. The seas which surround the country are the Black Sea, the Aegean and the Mediterranean. Turkey has borders with Nakhichevan, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran to the east, Greece and Bulgaria to the west and to the south Iraq and Syria. Surrounded by the crystal waters of a shinning sea at four directions, Turkey offers her 8000km long shores before your eyes. Turkey is also rich in flora and faunaDue to her location, her strategic position, and her extensive coastline which make her a neighbor to the entire world, Turkey has been a center of major trade and migration routes.
Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean coasts have a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and wild winters. Black Sea coast has warm summers, mild winters, and high rainfall.
Central Anatolia: Steppe climate with hot summers and cold winters. In Eastern Anatolia the winters are long snowy and cold with mild summers. In Southeast Anatolia the summers are hot and the winters mild and rainy.more