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The country got its name from the people, Turkey means strong and powerful.

It just happens the name of the country in English is the same as the name of a fowl in English. The two are not linguistically related. Turkey in Turkish is Turkiye.

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Nope. It is Asian side.. European side mostly called Trakya.

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The European section is called Thrace and the Asian section is called Anatolia

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Thrace in English or Trakya in Turkish.

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