Turkey in Asia

Turkey in Asia or Asiatic Turkey usually refers to the extensive West Asian territories of the former Ottoman Empire.

A 1911 map of Turkey in Asia

It may also refer to:

Anatolia, or Asia Minor, the Asiatic peninsula of modern Turkey
Former Ottoman holdings in the region extending towards South West Asia, e.g. Arabia

See also

Administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire
Administrative divisions of Turkey
East Thrace
Rumelia (Turkey in Europe)

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