guys i need help are they froom europe or the middle east i am not suree
im turkish and i always said they were from middle east but my friends kept saying they were from europe
I think majority is in Asia but something like 20% of turkey is in the continent of Europe
Not even close. We started at the Baltic sea, they started in central asia. We went east conquering and pillaging, they went west doing the same.
It’s a similar case to Russia, while they have territory in Asia their capitals are in Europe (well, half of it at least) the difference is that the majority of Russians population actually lives in Europe, while that’s not the case for Turkey
Also population itself is important while Slavs are European, Turks are middle eastern.
Turkey is not a European country but it has more land in europe than some european countries
Turkey is located both in the continent of Asia and in the continent of Europe. This position of Turkey is called "Eurasia" in the world. It is the point where Europe and Asia meet. However, most of them are located in Asia.
we don't see ourselves as middle eastern but we don't see ourselves as european either.
Istambul has been historically an european city. Other names the city has had in the past are Byzantium or Constantinople.