Turkey is a Eurasian country bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbajan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The Medditerranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south , the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Black Sea to the north. Turkey has an ancient cultural heritage. It is a member of the Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the G20. Asian Turkey (made up largely of Anatolia), which includes 97% of the country, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. The European section of Turkey, East Thrace, forms the border of Turkey with Greece and Bulgaria.  Eastern Turkey is the source of the rivers (Tigris, Euphrates, and Aras) and contains Lake Van and Mount Ararat. Lake Tuz is in the middle of the country. Cities with over a million people are Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Adana, Gaziantep, and Konya. Your Insight Vacations tour may include some of the following: the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Pamukkale Thermal Pools,Whirling Dervishes, Goreme National Park, Hagia Sophia Museum and Church, Ruins of Ephesus, Archaeological Site of Troy, Mount Nemrut, Mount Ararat, Mamure Kalesi, Topkapi Palace, Sumela Monastery, Pergamon.

Trafalgar Escorted Tours visiting Turkey