Turkey is a Eurasian country surrounded by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east, and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. Turkey's location at the junction of Europe and Asia makes it a country of significant geostrategic meaning.
Highlights of Turkey's many treasures include the fabulous Byzantine churches & attractive mosques of Istanbul, the ruins of the legendary city of Pergamum on its windswept hilltop, the holy city of Konya , the remarkable landscape & cave dwellings of Cappadocia, the grand theatre of ancient Ephesus, the magnificent beaches of the Aegean & many others.
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