Turkey is primarily a country of two peninsulas: the Asiatic (southeastern) side is Anatolia, and the European (northwestern) side is Thrace on the Balkan Peninsula. On these two main peninsulas there are secondary peninsulas.[1] [2] [3]
Peninsula | Main peninsula | Sea | Province | |
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Boztepe | Anatolia | Black Sea | Sinop | |
Çatalca | Thrace | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul | |
Kocaeli | Anatolia | Between Black Sea and Marmara | İstanbul and Kocaeli | |
Armutlu | Anatolia | Marmara | Yalova | |
Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Marmara | Balıkesir | |
Gelibolu | Thrace | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale | |
Biga (Troad) | Anatolia | Between Marmara and Aegean Sea | Çanakkale | |
Karaburun | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | İzmir | |
Güvercin | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın | |
Dilek | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Aydın | |
Bodrum | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla | |
Datça (Reşadiye) | Anatolia | Aegean Sea | Muğla | |
Bozburun | Anatolia | Between Aegean and Mediterranean Seas | Muğla | |
Kapıdağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla | |
Çukurbağ | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Antalya | |
Teke | Anatolia | Mediterranean Sea | Muğla, Antalya |