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Turkey has the unenviable position of being at the edge of Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East, meaning that it has to coordinate all of its policies in-keeping with these designations. Historically, Turkey has tried to be more a part of Europe than the other two, but Erdogan has redirected Turkish policy back to the Middle East.
Geographically, there is a debate as to whether Anatolia (Asian Turkey) is part of the Middle East (with most saying it is), but all geographers accept that Eastern Thrace (European Turkey) is not part of the Middle East.
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What is the middle eastern nation in both Asia and Europe?
Turkey is a country that could be considered to be a part of Europe and a part of the Middle East. A small part of Turkey is in Europe, with the rest being in Asia and could be regarded as part of the Middle East.
What country and continent Istanbul in?
Turkey... it's in the part of Turkey which is in Europe, although the city is often also considered a part of the Middle East (which would be part of Asia).
What Middle Eastern country is in both Europe and Asia?
Turkey is (Azerbaijan and Georgia are as well but they are just north of the area known as the Middle East, and are not considered a part of the Middle East themselves).
Is Cyprus a country in the middle east?
This depends on who is defining the Middle East, but generally, Cyprus is considered part of Europe. However, there is a minority opinion that because Cyprus is due south of Turkey that it is in "Asian space" and, therefore, physically part of the Middle East.
Is South Africa considered to be part of the Middle East?
No, South Africa is not the Middle east.
Is Lydia part of the Middle East?
Lydia was an ancient kingdom located in modern day Turkey, so yes Lydia was a part of the Middle East.
Is China considered to be part of the Middle East?
China is not part of the Middle East, but rather the Far East or East Asia, which is a very different region.
What is the only middle east country that is a part of europe?
Turkey and Cyprus are both Middle Eastern countries that are part of Europe.
Is turkey near Germany?
No. It is located in southern Europe and part of the Middle East.
Was the middle east part of the roman empire?
Part of the Middle East was in the Roman Empire: Turkey, Armenia (which back then was in the east of modern day Turkey) northern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan and the northern part of Saudi Arabia's coast on the Red Sea. Much of North Africa was also part of the Roman Empire (Egypt, coastal Libya, Tunisia, coastal Algeria and northern Morocco).
What is the largest city in the Middle East?
The largest city in the Middle East is Istanbul, Turkey. Wicked common mistake, Istanbul geographically is part of Europe, and Tehran is the current largest in the middle east Istanbul Does not belongs to Middle easf it, Turkey is half in Europe and half in Asia. By any mean Tehran is the larget city in Middle east
Are the Maldives part of the Middle East?
The Maldives are not traditionally considered part of the Middle East and are instead part of South Asia or the Indian Ocean Islands.
