Turkey is primarily a country of two peninsulas: the Asiatic (southeastern) side is Anatolia, and the European (northwestern) side is Thrace on the Balkan Peninsula. On these two main peninsulas there are secondary peninsulas.[1][2][3]
The list of peninsulas
edit| Peninsula | Main peninsula | Sea | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boztepe | Anatolia | Black Sea | Sinop |
| Çatalca | Thrace | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul |
| Kocaeli | Anatolia | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul and Kocaeli |
| Armutlu | Anatolia | Marmara | Yalova |
| Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Marmara | Balıkesir |
| Gelibolu | Thrace | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale |
| Biga (Troad) | Anatolia | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale |
| Karaburun | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | İzmir |
| Güvercin | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın |
| Dilek | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın |
| Bodrum | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla |
| Datça (Reşadiye) | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla |
| Bozburun | Anatolia | Between Aegean and Mediterranean Seas | Muğla |
| Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla |
| Çukurbağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Antalya |
| Teke | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla, Antalya |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Faik Sabri Duran, Büyük Atlas (İstanbul: Kanaat Yayınevi, 2001; ISBN 975-7537-04-7).
- ^ Türkiye Turizm Atlası 2009 (İstanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık, 2009; ISBN 978-975-23-0634-9).
- ^ Britannica Atlas,Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,1977,p 121-122