In comparison to the stateâs better-known triad of RaleighâDurhamâChapel Hill, the economy and lifestyle is more industrial and working-class, although there is a strong university presence and a high level of educational attainment.
Turkey is split in two by three bodies of water. These bodies of  water are Bosporus, the sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.
Thrace is separated from Anatolia (the Asian portion of Turkey) by the Bosphorus (Turkish: Ä°stanbul BoÄazÄ±), the Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara Denizi), and the Dardanelles (Turkish: Ãanakkale Ã§anakkale); boÄazÄ± which collectively form the Strategic Turkish straits that link The Aegean sea with The Black. sea