what is the present day capital of the country?
Ankara
Turkey
Istanbul, which straddles Europe and Asia, is the largest city in the country while Ankara is the capital.
when was the byzantine empire born what was it originally called 5th century AD and was called Eastern Roman Empire, or Byzantium and when did it fall? 1453 which battle or event marked the fall of this empire? A six-year-long civil war followed by attack from Sultan Mehmed's army did he conquer other territories as well? Yes. Anatolia and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia where is the first area located in present day terms? Turkey who were the oldest known inhabitants of this region? Mesopotamian-based Akkadian Empire
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Turkey [SEP] Introduction
Turkey ( ), officially the Republic of Turkey ( ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. East Thrace, the part of Turkey in Europe, is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Dardanelles (collectively called the Turkish Straits). Istanbul, which straddles Europe and Asia, is the largest city in the country while Ankara is the capital. Turkey is bordered on its northwest by Greece and Bulgaria; north by the Black Sea; northeast by Georgia; east by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran; southeast by Iraq; south by Syria and the Mediterranean Sea; and west by the Aegean Sea.