In comparison to the stateâs better-known triad of RaleighâDurhamâChapel Hill, the economy and lifestyle is more industrial and working-class, although there is a strong university presence and a high level of educational attainment.
Turkey is split in two by three bodies of water. These bodies of  water are Bosporus, the sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.
Turkey's physical geography. Geographically, Turkey forms a natural bridge between the old world continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. The Anatolian peninsula is the westernmost point of Asia, divided from Europe by the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. Thrace is the western part of Turkey on the European continent.