GEOGRAPHY
Turkey is a large, roughly rectangular peninsula. Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides; the Black Sea in the north, the Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the west. In the northwest there is also an important internal sea; the Marmara Sea, between the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.

Regions :
Anatolia is divided into 7 geographical regions:
The Black Sea Region is a mountainous area in the north. As the Northern Anatolian Mountains run parallel to the coastline access inland from the coast is limited to a few narrow valleys, so the coast therefore has always been isolated from inland areas. Therefore, the climate, mostly heavy rainy, on the coast, is quite different on the inland areas.There are forests and corn, tea, hazelnuts, tobacco fields in this region.

The Marmara Region covers the European part as well as the northwest of the Anatolian plain. Although it is the smallest region after Southeastern Anatolia, it has the highest population density and it is economically the most developed area of Turkey. Its agriculture is varied, including tobacco, wheat, rice, sunflower, corn, olives, grapes and natural silk.

The Aegean Region extends from the Aegean coast to the inner parts of Western Anatolia. It is the most developed region after the Marmara Region. It is grown and exported tobbaco, cotton, high-quality grapes suitable for drying, olives and figs. Besides, there are various mineral sources. Industry is quite developed in this region.

The Central Anatolia Region is exactly in the middle of Turkey and is less mountainous when compared to the other regions.Capital Ankara and also some industrial and cultural center of the country such as Konya, Kayseri and Eskisehir in the Centeral Anatolia Region.

The Mediterranean Region is located in the south of Anatolia. The western and central Taurus Mountains suddenly rise up behind the coastline. Forest lands are dominant here like the Aegean and the Black Sea regions. So there are climate and plants differences between on the coast and inland areas.

The Eastern Anatolia Region is Anatolia's largest and highest region. This is one of the most thinly populated regions of the country and the least developed economically. The climate is bitter.

The Southeastern Anatolia Region is the smallest and most thinly populated region of Turkey. There are borders of Syria and Iraq.
Climate : Because of the geographical formation of the country with mountains that run parallel to the coast, Anatolia is a focal point of contrasting climates.
While in coastal areas winters are mild and summers are moderately hot, the inland areas experience extremes of temperature. The hot summers have high daytime temperatures with generally cool nights and the cold winters have limited precipitation with frost occurring on more than 100 days during the year.

In the Mediterranean, Aegean and Southern Marmara regions, the general Mediterranean climate is dominant; summers are hot and dry, winters are mild and rainy. Frosts are rare and snowfall is almost unknown. The temperatures are higher than average of the country.
The Black Sea region, enjoys mild winters and a fair amount of rainfall throughout the year.

In Central Anatolia, a typical plateau climate prevails where the summers are hot with minimum precipitation, and winters are cold with heavy and lasting snows. Villages may be isolated by severe snowstorms.

Eastern Anatolia , summers are hot and extremely dry, winters are bitterly cold. Spring and autumn are both subject to sudden hot and cold spells.