What continent does Turkey belong to?

Turkey is a country spanning Asia and Europe, so it is both Asia and Europe.

Turkey's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are very important, and it is a crossroads connecting Europe and Asia. Experienced the classical era, Seljuk Empire, Roman Sultanate, Ottoman Marquis, Ottoman Empire, and finally developed into the present Turkey.

Turkey has a vast territory, which is bigger than any European country. It is about 65,438+0,000 miles long from east to west, and most of it is located in Asia. So it is very reasonable to be called an Asian country geographically.

Turkey is bordered by the Black Sea in the north, Georgia and Armenia in the northeast, Azerbaijan and Iran in the east, and the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Sea in the west. Just from its neighboring countries and its location, its geographical position is excellent, but the neighboring countries are not very peaceful.

Climatic characteristics of Turkey

The western and southern coastal areas of Turkey belong to a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot and rainy summers and mild and rainy winters. The northern coastal areas are mild and rainy all year round. Non-coastal areas such as the central and eastern regions have a continental plateau climate, which is hot and dry in summer and cold and rainy in winter, with a large temperature difference.

The average temperature in inland areas in June 5438+ 10 is below 0℃, the annual average temperature is 16-22℃, and the annual average rainfall is 200-400 mm; The annual rainfall in coastal areas is 500-700 mm. The extreme temperature in summer in southern coastal areas reaches 40℃. The extreme temperature in winter in the eastern region reaches MINUS 40℃.