Is Turkey in Europe?

[afacian]

In the "basketball world" Turkey is definitely in Europe. They play in European Championships, their teams play in Euroleague. Actually Euroleague's official name is Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Same is true for Russian players.

And this board is probably not the place to discuss whether "culturally" they are European or they belong to EU (which means nothing since Norway is not in EU, too).

[DelaneyRudd]

I can talk about geopolitics if I want! This is now the official Geo-political-history thread.

[SkyHook]

Huh? Then why not call it Byzantium? Frankly it's nobody's business but the Turks.

You, sir, are a Giant. Or you might be.

[jazzfan1971]

I thought Turkey was in the EU.

Ooops.

I always think of Turkey as Middle Eastern, but, Westernized, or at least modern.

And you're all telling me Asian? Hmm. I need to go back to my Geography class.

[DelaneyRudd]

Yes. Yes you do.

[Ern III]

Turkey is in Europe according to FIFA and UEFA. It links Europe and Asia similar to Russia.... I think it can pass for either.

In the "basketball world" Turkey is definitely in Europe. They play in European Championships, their teams play in Euroleague. Actually Euroleague's official name is Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Same is true for Russian players.

One must be careful when applying the borders of international sports administration. For example, you'd be hard pressed to find an Australian-born convinced that he's an Asian. Unfortunately, it's quite the opposite. On both sides, it appears.

For the OP.

[BringtheD]

Why, does Turkey have a long history of "equisite" tastes for the dining table? Or is this a recent development, I am having a horrible flashback of James Bond's movie Octopus. The worse thing I ever ate was chicken brains, prepared by some 'cough' chef. But I've also been at some lau's in hawaii and had boiled pig blood, I think I got sick that night. I eat anything though, but my tastes aren't equisite, I'd rather have dog food than chicken brains.