The Plateaus of Türkiye

Overview of Turkish Geography

Türkiye is s a country of highlands with an average altitude of 1,130 m. 80% of Anatolia is above 500 m in height which is much higher than the other continents Except for around the Syrian border, Anatolia is part of the great Alpine-Himalayan mountain belt. Generally, most of the mountain lines in Anatolia lie in the east-west direction. There are two important ranges of mountains in Anatolia: The North Anatolian Mountains along the Black Sea in the north and The Taurus Mountains in the south. Both of them run parallel to the coastline. The North Anatolian Mountains increase in height toward the east, where their highest peak, Kaçkar...