Q. Consider the following statements regarding Turkey:
  1. Turkey is a land-locked country.
  2. Turkey shares its boundary with 8 countries.
  3. Turkey lies over the Anatolia Peninsula, which is rectangular in shape.
  4. Turkey spans both Europe and Asia.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

Answer: Only 2, 3 & 4
Notes: Turkey is not land-locked; it borders the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas. It shares boundaries with 8 countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Turkey occupies the Anatolia Peninsula (rectangular in shape) and is a transcontinental nation, lying in both Europe and Asia.
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