The First Geography Congress ( tr, Birinci Türk Coğrafya Kongresi), which was held in
Ankara in 1941, separated
Turkey into
seven geographical regions, which are still used today.
The congress took numerous factors into consideration when defining these regions, including the fact that Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides and the presence of mountain ranges lying parallel to the length of the coastline that isolate the central section from the influence of the sea. Based on these factors and the resulting differences in the climate, natural plant cover and the distribution of types of agriculture, as well as the influences of these on the transportation systems and types of housing, the congress divided Turkey into four coastal and three central regions.
The coastal regions were named after the seas to which they are adjacent (the
Black Sea, the
Marmara, the
Aegean and the
Mediterranean Regions). The central regions were named according to their location in the whole of Anatolia (
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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,
Eastern and
Southeastern
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Anatolia Regions).
References
External links
Turkish Geographical Society's official websiteTurkish Geographical Society's official website
Geography conferences
Geography of Turkey
1941 in Turkey
Regions of Turkey
1941 in science
1941 conferences
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