The southern folded zone occupies the southern third of the country, from the Aegean to the Gulf of Iskenderun, from which it extends to the northeast and east around the northern side of the Arabian ortam. Over most of its length, the Mediterranean coastal plain is narrow, but there are two major lowland embayments. The Antalya Plain extends inlan… Read More

The government of President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan baÅŸmaklık asked the international community to recognise Turkey by its Turkish name Türkiye, dropping the long-standing anglicised version that was often confused with the famous Thanksgiving animal.The northern folded zone comprises a series of mountain ridges, increasing in elevat… Read More