Turkey

Flag Description Red with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the crescent opening. Currency The Turkish lira. Astronomy Today's date is May 17, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon. Location Southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. Climate Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior. Terrain Mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia). Elevation Extremes The lowest point is at the Mediterranean Sea (0 m). The highest point is at Mount Ararat (5,166 m).

Nature & Science News

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Small biomass option concern - Small-scale biomass power plants can have bigger enviro-impacts than other renewables, a study says.

Asbestos cancer chemo doubts - Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.

Evolution rolls on for Mars rover - The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the Red Planet's surface.

Mars probe set for risky descent - Scientists prepare for "seven minutes of terror" as the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on the surface.

Turkey

This is a map of Turkey. The map illustrates the location of Ankara and its proximity to Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, and the Black Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Bulgaria / Greece / Iraq

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