Although there are a few patches of pristine dark sky still left in the world, 83% of the world's population and more than 99% of the U.S. and European populations live under the bright glow of light pollution.
Turkey (/ËtÉËrki/; Turkish: TÃ¼rkiye [ËtyÉ¾cije]), officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: TÃ¼rkiye Cumhuriyeti ; pronounced [ËtyÉ¾cije dÍ¡ÊumËhuÉ¾ijeti]), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.
Batumi, Poti, and Sokhumi are the country's primary Black Sea ports. Turkey. The main area of Turkey, known as Anatolia, is in Asia while Turkish Thrace, representing about 3% of the nation's total area, is in Europe. At nearly 301,000 square miles (780,000 sq km), Turkey is a little larger than Texas. Its capital is Ankara, and Istanbul is the largest city.