(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.
All Travelogue Entries. âââââ. Turkey is not Europe, as 90% of the country is in Asia, though the people west of the Bosporus claim that the country has a European mentality. I will remember this as I travel east. It is not the Middle East, though Turkey shares a long border with Syria, Iraq, and Iran.ll Travelogue Entries. âââââ. Turkey is not Europe, as 90% of the country is in Asia, though the people west of the Bosporus claim that the country has a European mentality. I will remember this as I travel east. It is not the Middle East, though Turkey shares a long border with Syria, Iraq, and Iran.