Turkiye

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Recently, India and Turkiye held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) to restore bilateral relations ruptured during the India-Pakistan conflict last year.

About Turkiye

• Location: It is a transcontinental Eurasian country.
  • The major part of the country lies in the Anatolian Plateau of Western Asia while a small part is located on Southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula. 
• Bordering Countries: It is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria (northwest), Georgia (northeast), Armenia and Iran (east), Iraq (southeast), Syria (south).
• Nakhchivan, an exclave of Azerbaijan, also borders Turkiye to the east.
• Water Bodies: It is surrounded on three sides by the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean Sea.
• Capital: Ankara

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Geographical Features of Turkiye

• Rivers: Tigras, Kizilirmak, Sakarya, and Euphrates are the most significant rivers, 
• Major Lake: Lake Van which is the largest alkaline lake in the world
• Mountain Ranges: It includes the Taurus, Koroglu and Pontic ranges.
• Highest Point: Turkey’s highest point is Mt. Ararat which peaks at 16,948 ft
• Straits: Bosporus, which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which connect the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
• Natural Resources:  It mainly consists of chromite, iron ore, coal, lignite, bauxite, and copper.

Source: TH