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do you mean culturally, geographically, historically or politically literate? No sense in going Woke here
So Turkey is partially Europe if we wanna be really nitpicky
I think it’s more precise to say “Part of Turkey is in Europe”, but I think that’s what you mean.
Indeed and most of Russia is in Asia. 😄
So are Russia, France, Spain, and the Netherlands
I would consider all of Anatolia to be part of cultural/historical Europe
Depending on how nit-picky and historical you want to be, we could also say that Asia was in (what is now) western Turkey. Granted, that would be getting pretty deep into the weeds.
Thanks for interesting and valuable information as always ✨️👍✨️
As a Turk who feels 100% Asian, i liked your video, plus i wanna say that Turkish is widely spoken in some other Balkan countries as first languages for natives. For example Kosovo, Skopje etc. Even one of the 6 stars on Kosova flag represents Turkish minority in there. So it clearly is a language spoken in Europe.
These comments come always from the same sort of people.
Fantastic explanation with the map and all the numbers! Clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much for always providing us with valuable knowledge!
This is like when people say Egypt is not in Asia even though the Sinai is the only Asian part of Egypt
Israel is in Asia, but they still have to participate in the European football league. These things happen. Move on.
That comment should be replied with a follow up question: what is europe? Is cyprus, which is a member of the european union, in europe? Or the northern caspian shores of Azerbaijan europe? Is it a land , and if yes what are the borders, or is it culture, and if yes what defines the culture?
“Türkiye” is not how it’s said in English regardless of what their government wants.
Not only that, there are Turkish-speaking communities across the Balkans, Cyprus, and elsewhere, though some individuals have relocated. There is also Tatar, another Turkic language, spoken in Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania. Definitely in Europe.
Why are some people still misunderstanding his point? His point isn’t that Turkey is European, his point is that Turkish is a non-indoeuropean lanaguage that is spoken in part of Europe, which is correct