Turkey is only in a single continent
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 . 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 . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia .