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Thursday, October 6, 2011

How's the Weather in Turkey?

By Harvin Gulfill


When you plan on going to different countries a little research on the country will do you some good. When on a vacation to Turkey or are going to find a job in there, you will find that investigating on the geography and weather in Turkey will help you get more acquainted with its lands.

Turkey can be found around the boundaries of Asia and Europe. It has a rectangular shape and has an area of approximately 1600 kilometers. Asian Turkey takes up around 97% of the country while European Turkey can be found near the Black Sea. The country is encircles by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea is the west, the Mediterranean at the south and the Black sea on the north.

There are a lot of interesting water and land forms in Turkey and they mainly contribute to the weather in Turkey. You will find that the country also experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions from time to time.

Turkey mostly has a Mediterranean climate therefore they experience dry summers and mild to cool wet winters. Along the coastal areas at the north, you will find that they have oceanic climate with warm wet summers and cool to cold wet winters and a lot of precipitation.

You will find that in the west, Turkey experiences intermediary weather. It can go from warm to hot and moderately dry summers to cool and cold wet winters. It somehow is I between of an oceanic climate and a Mediterranean climate. You will also find that they experience short snow fall except for the southern part of the country.

Inland, the conditions are arid. With the Mediterranean weather blocked off by mountain ranges, it experiences colder or very hot weather making Turkey one of the countries that experience very sharply contrasting weathers.

When you visit Turkey, take in to consideration that the driest months are on May to July while the wettest occurs on May. After all, you will need to know what to bring when you vacation here and that all depends on the weather in Turkey.




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