Which islands are Greek and which are Turkish?
The Aegean Islands (Greek: Νησιά Αιγαίου, romanized: Nisiá Aigaíou; Turkish: Ege Adaları) are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.
What city in Turkey is closest to Greece?
Samos is a Greek island closer to Turkey (70km from Izmir) than to the mainland of Greece.
Which parts of Turkey are European?
Thrace
Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3\% of the country and 10\% of its population. Thrace is separated from Asia Minor, the Asian portion of Turkey, by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles.
What is the closest Greek island to Istanbul?
The closest islands, roughly 20 Km to Istanbul are the Princes’ Islands and they are Turkish with ferries from Istanbul. Any Greek island is too far away, 300 Km for a weekend, and no ferry.
Are ferries operating between Greece and Turkey?
There are no direct ferries between Athens and Turkey (including Istanbul). You must travel to one of the islands near the Turkish coast, then transfer to a Greek island—Turkish coast ferry.
Is East Thrace Greek?
East Thrace or Eastern Thrace (Turkish: Doğu Trakya or simply Trakya; Greek: Ανατολική Θράκη, Anatoliki Thraki; Bulgarian: Източна Тракия, Iztochna Trakiya), also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey, is the part of Turkey that is geographically a part of Southeast Europe.
Is Turkey considered the Middle East?
Turkey is sometimes considered part of the Middle East, sometimes part of Europe. Sometimes the Middle East includes North Africa as well. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh are usually described as South Asia.
Why does the map show Greece as part of Turkey?
As you can see in the below photo of the map, it is one of the many pockets formed by the river, which even Google maps shows as Greek territory. To explain a little better, it is known that the Evros River that serves as the border on maps between Greece and Turkey sometimes shifts east or west, creating alluviums on both sides.
Why is Turkey claiming the land on the eastern side of Evros?
Turkey has now decided to claim the land on the eastern side of the Evros for itself with its de facto occupation. Recently, Greek Army Geographical Officers visited the area to study where the poles will be set up to expand the Evros dam, making it more difficult for illegal immigrants to cross into Greece.
Why did relations between Turkey and Greece deteriorate over time?
Relations deteriorated again in the 1950s due to the Cyprus issue, the 1955 Istanbul pogrom and the expulsion of the Istanbul Greeks in the 1960s, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, and subsequent military confrontations over the Aegean dispute.
Where did the Greeks live in the Ottoman Empire?
The rest of the Greek-speaking lands, including Crete, Cyprus and the rest of the Aegean islands, Epirus, Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace, remained under Ottoman rule. Over one million Greeks also lived in what is now Turkey, mainly in the Aegean region of Asia Minor, especially around Smyrna,…