List of peninsulas of Turkey
Appearance

Turkey is primarily a country of two peninsulas: the Asiatic (southeastern) side is Anatolia, and the European (northwestern) side is Thrace on the Balkan Peninsula. On these two main peninsulas there are secondary peninsulas.[1][2][3]
The list of peninsulas
[edit]| Peninsula | Main peninsula | Sea | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boztepe | Anatolia | Black Sea | Sinop | |
| Çatalca | Thrace | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul | |
| Kocaeli | Anatolia | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul and Kocaeli | |
| Armutlu | Anatolia | Marmara | Yalova | |
| Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Marmara | Balıkesir | |
| Gelibolu | Thrace | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale | |
| Biga (Troad) | Anatolia | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale | |
| Karaburun | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | İzmir | |
| Güvercin | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın | |
| Dilek | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın | |
| Bodrum | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla | |
| Küdür | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla | |
| Datça (Reşadiye) | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla | |
| Bozburun | Anatolia | Between Aegean and Mediterranean Seas | Muğla | |
| Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla | |
| Çukurbağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Antalya | |
| Teke | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla, Antalya |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Faik Sabri Duran, Büyük Atlas (İstanbul: Kanaat Yayınevi, 2001; ISBN 975-7537-04-7).
- ^ Türkiye Turizm Atlası 2009 (İstanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık, 2009; ISBN 978-975-23-0634-9).
- ^ Britannica Atlas, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,1977, p 121-122