Is Turkey European or Asian country?

Turkey is a large, roughly rectangular peninsula that bridges southeastern Europe and Asia. Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3\% of the country and 10\% of its population….Geography of Turkey.

Continent	Asia and Europe
Coordinates	39°00′N 35°00′E
Area	Ranked 36th
• Total	783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
• Land	98\%

Is Turkish a European language?

TurkishTurkey / Official languageTurkish, also referred to as Istanbul Turkish or Turkey Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 70 to 80 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey. Wikipedia

Is Turkish spoken in Asia?

The Turkic language with the greatest number of speakers is Turkish, spoken mainly in Anatolia and the Balkans; its native speakers account for about 40\% of all Turkic speakers….Turkic languages.

Turkic
Geographic distribution	Central Asia East Asia North Asia Western Asia Eastern Europe Southern Europe

Is Turkey part of Europe or Asia?

Which leaves us with Turkey. My atlas places the entire country in Asia, but most would include Istanbul and the area west of the Bosphorus within Europe. However, this still leaves the vast majority of the country – and the population – within the continent of Asia.

Why is Germany pushing Turkey to join the EU?

Germany, which one could hardly describe as a foe of the EU project, has recently pushed for Turkey to be given a date for starting membership negotiations and the United States – which has been a staunch supporter of European integration since the 1940s – is none the less so because it happens to champion the Turkish cause.

When did Turkey become a member of the European Union?

After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949, Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started full membership negotiations with the European Union in 2005.

What percentage of Turks live outside the European Union?

The percentage of Turks living outside the European mainland is nearer to 80\% than the 95\% figure cited by Giscard in his interview. Likewise, his assertion that Ankara’s backers are the “enemies of the European Union” is blatantly untrue.