Turkey is only in a single continent
Thrace ( [ ' θreɪs ] Modern Θράκη , Thráke ; Тракия , Trakiya ; Trakya ) is a geographical and historical area in southeast Europe , now split between Bulgaria , Greece and Turkey , which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north , the Aegean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the east . Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti [ ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti ] ) , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe .