(CNN)If you look up at the evening sky, there's a good chance you will not be able to see what your grandmother saw when she was a little girl. That's because we're enshrouded in an artificial haze of light that is blocking the night sky, a phenomenon scientists call light pollution.
The country of Turkey lies in both Asia and Europe. Western Turkey is geographically considered part of Europe. The 37th largest country in the world in land mass, Turkey is also considered part of the Middle East region of Asia. Keep Learning.
The largest and most known would of course be Istanbul, Turkey located in Europe and Asia. The others include Atyrau, â¦ Kazakhstan (Europe/Asia), Orenburg, Russia (Europe/Asia), and Suez, Egypt (Africa/Asia).  Instanbul is located in southeast Europe, although Turkey (the  country in which it is located) is mainly in Asia.    Istanbul includes part of the Bosphorus strait in its urban area.  The Bosphorus divides Europe from Asia and by crossing the  Bosphorus bridge you can cross from one continent to another.