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Description Resting between Europe and Asia, the country of Turkey is where East Meets West.
In the east Turkey borders Iran, in the southeast Syria and Iraq, in the northeast Georgia and Armenia, in the west, Greece and Bulgaria. Its location has had a major impact on the culture and politics of its people. People Turkey has about 65 million people. The earliest known inhabitants were the Hittites which are mentioned in the Bible. Approximately 90 percent of the population is Turkish.