Question: ancient area of asia minor including aegean islands
Answer: Anatolia ( Turkish : Anadolu , in Modern Greek : Ανατολία , from Ἀνατολή , Anatolḗ , pronunciation Anatolía -- `` east '' or `` ( sun ) rise '' ) , sometimes known as Asia Minor ( Turkish : Küçük Asya , in Medieval and Modern Greek : Μικρά Ἀσία , Mīkrá Asía , pronunciation Mikrá Asía -- `` small Asia '' ) , Asian Turkey , the Anatolian peninsula , or the Anatolian plateau , is the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern - day Turkey .