Turkey
The greater part of Turkey is occupied by the Anatolian plateau and the Armenian upland (elevation to 5165 m, Mount Big Ararat), in the north – the Pontic Mountains (elevation to 3937 m), in the south – Taurus ranges (elevation to 3726 m). The main rivers are the Euphrates, Tigris, Kyzyl-Irmak. Large lakes: Van and Tuz (salty). The European and Asian parts of Turkey are separated from each other by an aquatic system that forms a sea passage from the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea and includes the Marmara Sea, Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
Turkey Weather: [simple-weather location=”Ankara, Turkey” days=”2″]
Turkey is a predominantly mountainous country. In this regard, the climate there is mountainous with continental features. Summers are hot and arid; winters are snowy and cold. In the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, the climate is the Mediterranean, with mild winters. On the Black Sea coast, the climate is temperate marine: with warm summers and cool winters. The average air temperature in winter is about + 5C, in summer – about + 23C. In the summer in the south, the temperature may exceed + 40C, but this is rare.