Category: GeographyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

coğrafya

/cografya/Roman

English meaning: Geography

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Yeryüzünün fiziksel özelliklerini inceleyen bilim dalıdır. Türkiye, Avrupa (Trakya) ve Asya'ya (Anadolu) yayılan kıtalararası bir ülkedir.

English Definition

The study of the physical features of the Earth. Turkey is a transcontinental country spanning Europe (Thrace) and Asia (Anatolia), straddling the strategic Bosphorus Strait that connects the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. This geopolitical position has made Turkey strategically important throughout history.

Example

Türkiye, Avrupa ve Asya kıtalarını birbirine bağlayan stratejik bir konumdadır.

In English: Turkey is in a strategic position connecting the European and Asian continents.

Synonyms

  • yerbilim

Literary Heritage

Her şehir kendi rüyasını yaşar; Anadolu ise hepsini birden rüyasında barındırır.

Every city lives its own dream; but Anatolia harbors them all within its dream.

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar · Novelist / Poet · 20th century

Beş Şehir

Beş Şehir (Five Cities), essay on Ankara, 1946

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