The Dodecanese are off the coast of a region.
Anatolia ( from Greek Ἀνατολή , Anatolḗ -- `` east '' or '' ( sun ) rise '' ; in modern ) , in geography known as Asia Minor ( from Mīkrá Asía -- `` small Asia '' ; in modern ) , Asian Turkey , Anatolian peninsula , or Anatolian plateau , is the westernmost protrusion of Asia , which makes up the majority of modern-day Turkey . The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north , the Mediterranean Sea to the south , and the Aegean Sea to the west . The Dodecanese ( [ doʊdɪkəˈniːz ] Δωδεκάνησα , Dodekánisa , [ ðoðeˈkanisa ] , literally `` twelve islands '' ) are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea , off the coast of Asia Minor ( Turkey ) , of which 26 are inhabited .