Turkey more than long and wide, with a roughly rectangular shape. It lies between latitudes 35° and 43° N, and longitudes 25° and 45° E. Turkey's land area, including lakes, occupies , of which are in Southwest Asia and in Europe. Turkey is the world's 37th-largest country in terms of area. The country is encircled by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara in the northwest. The European section of Turkey, eastern Thrace () is located at the easternmost
Eastern Front (Turkey) operations. On April 2, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows: On May 15, 1919, the XV Corps was organized as follows: On June 22, 1920, the Eastern Front was organized as follows: On August 11, 1920, the Nahcivan Detachment was organized as follows: On October 1, 1922, the Eastern Front was organized as follows: Eastern Front (Turkey) The Eastern Front (Modern Turkish: "Şark Cephesi" or "Doğu Cephesi") was one of the fronts of the Army of the Grand National Assembly during the Turkish War of Independence. Its commanded all military units in Eastern Region. At first, its headquarters