Geographical Regions
Turkey has 80 administrative provinces and seven geographical regions. The
first four of the seven regions are given the names of the seas which are
adjacent to them.
- - Black Sea Region
- - Marmara Region
- - Aegean Region
- - Mediterranean Region
The other three regions are named in accordance with their location in
the whole of Anatolia.
- - Central Anatolia Region
- - Eastern Anatolia Region
- - Southeastern Anatolia Region
Famous Landmarks
Ayasofya Museum, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Dolmabahçe Palace, ancient
City of Troy, Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Pergamon, Pamukkale, Göreme- Cappadocia,
Mt.Nemrut, Safranbolu
Some important products
As of 1998, Turkey is the world's largest producer of hard-shell nuts, fig
and apricot, the fourth STET in fresh vegetables, grape and tobacco
production and seventh in wheat and cotton production. Turkish delight and
helva are famous throughout the world.
Turkey is among the leading countries worldwide in textiles and
ready-to-wear clothing production. The exports of this sector constitutes 36
percent of total industrial exports. The leather processing industry is also
very developed in Turkey, both in terms of technological level and high
production capacity. It places second to textiles in terms of export
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