___________________________ chapter 1 turkey a profile investor considerations candidate for eu membership rapidly growing emerging market of 67 million people member many multinational institutions un nato osce progressive alignment with the main policies and standards globally competitive diligent workforce young population high quality education geography climate occupying all classical asia minor anatolia small portion eastern thrace in europe has total land area approxi mately 779 452 square kilometers 300 948 miles bounded on north by black sea east iran armenia georgia south iraq syria mediterranean west aegean also frontiers greece bulgaria marmara divides euro pean which comprises 5 from asian outlets to through bosphorus where fatih sultan mehmet bridges connect two continents dardanelles respectively s most prominent feature is an elevated steppe like