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AtlasLion | 3 years ago

Has always been.

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baisq|3 years ago

Not physically, not politically, not culturally. In what way is Turkey in Europe?

mrtksn|3 years ago

Physically due to it's geography(the arbitrary division of Asia/Europe aside, Turkey has a very significant population(over 10 Million people) on its officially European lands), culturally due to it's history(The Ottoman Empire has had its significant chunk in Eastern Europe), Culturally(Turks have quite an European culture despite the Islamic influence. That's what happens when you live for generations in Europe. Do I have to mention that the roots of many European cultures are in Turkey. Have you heard of Hagia Sofia for example?). The Turkish economy and Turkish institutions are deeply integrated with the European ones, that's still true despite the damage the Erdogan caused.

It's True that Turks are not much like the Germans or the Dutch but they are like the Greeks, the Spanish and the Hungarians.

The camels and the belly dancers are Tourist attractions. Not to be confused with how Turks live.

pmontra|3 years ago

Plays football and basketball in their European federations. Probably any other sport too. Apart from that I personally think of Turkey as Middle East, Asia.

weberer|3 years ago

The small chunk of land north-west of Istanbul is considered part of Europe. The rest is Asia.