separating two continents imaginary line, It starts from the Ural Mountains in the north of Russia and extends to the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea in the south, and even to the west coast of our country.

In fact, all of Europe and Asia Eurasia We say, and since we are in the middle of this crossroads, the discussion arises whether Turkey is a European country or an Asian country. Let’s see what is the reason for this situation…

Although we have 7 continents according to the general acceptance, there are many differences on this point.

Of the 13 scientific papers discussing the topic;

• 6 of them; 7 continent model
• 3 of them; The 5-continent model, which accepts Europe and Asia as one continent, and North America and South America as one continent.
• 2 of them; 6-continent model that considers Europe and Asia as one continent
• 1; Model with 6 continents that accepts North America and South America as one continent
• The remaining 1 accepts the 4-continent model, which accepts Africa, Europe and Asia as one continent.

If we look at the tectonic plates of the world, we see that Eurasia should actually be counted as one continent.

In this case, the Bosphorus doesn’t really separate the two continents.

good if we only look at the country factor Europe and Asia should indeed have been one continent.

So why were Europe and Asia counted separately in the 7 continents model?

the border between Asia and Europe for the first time Hekataios in the 6th century BC had signed. In other words, it is a product of Eurocentric thinking. European geographers of that period said the only thing that separates the continents is not land, but cultural differences are also very important. in existing continents Given that there are cultural differences, it can be said that European geographers want to keep themselves separate from other continents.

China and India They said that only countries like Europe occupy areas as wide as Europe, but no one would try to think of them as a separate continent from Asia. They stated that Asia and Europe are very different in terms of language and ethnicity. But culture wasn’t the only reason, political reasons was effective in this distinction.

You see, one day the number of continents will decrease from 7 to 6 or increase to 8. After all, we once thought of Pluto as a planet, our number of planets decreased from 9 to 8.

In addition, Europe and Asia are counted as one continent. when you’re on the defensive we have good news for you.

After many years, the continents came back together as they were. a huge continent it will be. You won’t be able to see this, but it must have sprinkled some water in you.

Sources: 1, 2