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Turkey is predominately in the Middle East, despite a small section in the European continent. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East https://en.m.wikiped

• pafje 5y ago
  While only a small part of Turkey is in Europe, that part is very important (Istanbul). Turkey is also still officially applying for EU membership although neither side wants it these days and the process is all but dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_Eur...
  • Clewza313 5y ago
    Only half of Istanbul is in Europe, and while the historical core is on the European side, most of the modern city center (Taksim etc) is on the Asian side.
    • Freak_NL 5y ago
      Taksim is on the European continent though: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6271669244#map=14/41.0320/29.0282 https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6271669244#map=14/41.0320...
      • Clewza313 5y ago
        You're right! It's on the east side of the Golden Horn, but still west of the Bosphorus.