Anatolia

American  

[an-uh-toh-lee-uh] / ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ə /

noun

1. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia.

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Anatolia British  

/ ˌænəˈtəʊlɪə /

noun

1. Historical name: Asia Minor. the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interior

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Anatolia

Like other parts of Istanbul, Karagümrük has received waves of coarse, rural migrants over the years, from Anatolia and the Black Sea coast, drawn to Istanbul for a better life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

To solve the mystery, researchers analysed DNA from cat bones found at archaeological sites across Europe, North Africa and Anatolia.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

Describing Samet as a burned-out case suggests he may have been an effective and dedicated teacher once upon a time, in Anatolia or anywhere.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

In Anatolia, the monumental religious structures of Gobekli Tepe were built even earlier, at 9000 years B.C.E.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 29, 2023

Of these eight, only two, flax and barley, range in the wild at all widely outside the Fertile Crescent and Anatolia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond