Is Turkey part of Europe

[gregorius]

That's geographical but the idea of Europe is not monolithic and it derives largely from the time of the Roman Empire through the concept of Civilisation, back when regions (and peoples) who are not included today in Europe they were part of Civilisation and, conversely, regions (and peoples) who are included today in Europe were not part of Civilisation.

why is azerbaijan not on the map?

[Hayalet]

We were capable of destroying their empire when we were just slaves.

Eh? Get your facts straight, mister. All you did was to roam in western Anatolia for some time while the Ottoman army was being disbanded. When nationalist Turks formed a new army, you were summarily kicked out.

[Nurr]

No it is not part of Europa!!but because of the politics,some influential circles impose such opinion and attitude

[Ivan Kramskoï]

Europe is not something geographic.Being part of Europe needs 2 things :being a white european and posses culture which is European.
Turkey does not absolutely respect the second point and not the first either because even in west turkey many people are european in appearance (descendants of balkans) in the east most not.
So ... no

[Smeagol]

No.

[riverman]

technically much of it is, however currently it isn't

[Bobby Martnen]

3% of it is geographically, but nothing else about it is European.

[Chocolate_Hound]

Compared to actual Middle Eastern countries south of them, I'd say Turkey is pretty European. They always felt more Mediterranean to me than Arab.

[kevinmac]

everyone knows at least half of turkey is europe.

[chinshen]

No, Turkey is mostly in Asia and part of Middle East, only a small part of it is in Europe which is Thrace.