Turkey's Borders

Overview

Turkey's borders are the international boundaries that Turkey shares with its neighboring states. Through these, Turkey presents itself as a crossroads between Europe and Asia from west to east, and between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from north to south. Turkey therefore occupies a prominent position in the pattern of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Borders

Turkey borders Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, with a total land border length of:

* Armenia-Turkey border
* Azerbaijan-Turkey border
* Bulgaria-Turkey border (240 km)
* Greece-Turkey border (206 km)
* Georgia-Turkey border
* Iran-Turkey border
* Iraq-Turkey border
* Syrian-Turkish border

History

Turkey has centuries-old borders, stabilized throughout history. The borders with Greece and Bulgaria were established by the Treaty of Constantinople in 1913 and then confirmed by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. This border with Greece was recently disputed by Turkey.

The Lausanne Treaty also established the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, which remains unchanged to this day. In addition, the treaty defined the western part of Turkey as being on the European continent, while the rest is in Asia.

Note: The exact length of Turkey's land borders is not specified in either source, so I left it blank. If you have more information or a specific value for the total length, please let me know and I'll be happy to update the article accordingly.