Which seas wash Turkey? The map shows that the country is surrounded by water on three sides, and only in the east does it have land borders. In this sense, the state is clearly lucky, because the presence of huge water areas, and even located in the subtropical climate zone, contributes to the development of beach resorts. All water bodies belong to the Atlantic Ocean. What does it mean? No matter how meandering and far these seas are from the Atlantic, but they have a connection with it.
We can briefly say which seas wash Turkey: Black, Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean. A total of four. But each of them has its own character, climatic features, salinity, species composition of flora and fauna. Some of them have a clear outline, because they are separated from other water areas by narrow straits. But the border between the Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas is difficult to determine. Difficult, but possible. When you look at the map, it seems that only one water area is washed by the west and south of Turkey. However, the salinity, density and temperature of the water in these two seas are different. Therefore, if you go to the resorts of Marmaris or Dalaman, you can see a unique sight: a clear line on the surface of the water separating the Aegean from the Mediterranean. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Which sea washes Turkey from the north? The Turks call it Kara-Deniz. Translated, this sounds exactly the same as it is customary to call it with us: the Black Sea. But the ancient Greeks, who once plowed his expanses in search of new fertile lands, called him Pont Euxinus - the inhospitable, inhospitable sea. It is difficult for us, modern tourists visiting the beaches of the Crimea or the Caucasus coast in the summer months, to understand this. But you should have seen him in the winter! And then it looks black. And inhospitable, by the way, too. Its salinity and temperature are the lowest in comparison with other areas of Turkey. However, there are also resorts here, although not as “untwisted” as on other coasts: Ordu, Kars, the city of Trabzon.
Which sea washes Turkey further south? It is called Marble, by the name of the island on which this valuable stone was mined from ancient times. The water area is small, therefore there are few resorts here: Yalova, famous for its thermal springs, Tekirdag and Turkel island, famous for sandy beaches, the ancient city of Bandirma. But in the Sea of ​​Marmara is also the great Istanbul. As you know, the border between Europe and Asia runs along the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, and these are the straits that connect the Sea of ​​Marmara with the Black and Aegean.
Move on. Which sea washes Turkey from the west? Aegean It is also called White because of the color of the water. Many islands are scattered here, which is why in ancient times this area was also called the Sea of ​​the Archipelago. It is warmer than Marble, but colder than the Mediterranean. At the resorts of Fethiye, Kusadasi, Izmir and Marmaris it is good to relax in the summer - the western trade winds bring freshness and help withstand the Turkish heat.
Most tourists visiting the country, to the question "What sea washes Turkey?" without hesitation they answer: Mediterranean! And this is not surprising, because on the shores of this gigantic water area there are the main resorts that are at everyone's ears: Antalya, Alania, Belek, Side, Kemer. It is the warmest and most salty. “Copper Terrania” - “between the earth” - this is how the international name of this water area can be translated. It washes the shores of Europe, Africa and Asia and includes the Tyrrhenian, Ionian, Adriatic and others. It is closest to the ocean: just pass the Strait of Gibraltar - and you are already in the Atlantic!