Is Turkey not a part of Europe?

[mr.borak1990]

Hi guys,

I am seeing the Ataturk Airport is still a part of Asian region's airport.
As the reality, Ataturk Airport was 3th biggest airport in Europe at 2015 by the passenger number and 5th place for 2016.

Will it change for correctly?

Also the demand number of Turkish airports are still so low than of the reality.

[raptorva]

Turkey is a complicated nation in that sense. The bulk of it lies within the classification of the Middle East, and thus Asia, but some of the western sections, Istanbul in particular, lie within what is classed as Europe.

In this case it might simply be a matter of where the airport is. I was just there less than a month ago flying home but can't remember which side of the golden horn Istanbul-ataturk is.

[Sami]

Turkey is classified as Asia. It is per real geographical classifications since most of the country is in Asia...

[Flyguy85]

Istanbul is also on shores of Asia and Europe geographically...

[gazzz0x2z]

It's really a specific case. Turkey has just a toe in Europe, but that toe is part of Istanbul, a key town in the history of Europe - long even before Turkey was created, and also a lot since.

Plus when playing in the area, all other Turkish airports are in Asia, and it might very well be cumbersome in terms of gameplay, with only Atatürk being in Europe, with the present continental filters. I'm in favor of keeping it in Asia, for simplicity's sake. Even if technically.....

[Not Real]

I think too it is easier to have Turkey in Asia and not in two continents. Many people doesn't know the situation of the country. Other case is Russia when everybody know it's Europe and Asia.

[[SC] - King Kong]

I am happy Turkey is not part of Europe in any sense.
Lets keep it that way

[DannyWilliams]

I am happy Turkey is not part of Europe in any sense.
Lets keep it that way

I would be quite happy if Russia didn't have any part in Europe either

[Tha_Ape]

Yep, about SU / Russia, the use of the filters is quite annoying. Anytime I filter routes by distance, I have to change the selection from "Europe" (my HQ is in Moscow) to "Whole world" and from "All countries" to "Soviet Union" (as there is no intl/LH traffic for now in GW#2, and even later, Moscow will be the only gate to the world so I'll have to do that for every other base).

So players HQed in Turkey should find themselves happy of this small geographical inaccuracy (the Golden Horn is an estuary, located in Europe; it's the Bosphorus that separates European Istanbul from Asian Istanbul - Atatürk is in Europe, and Sabiha Gökçen in Asia).

[qunow]

There are also classification of the likes of Canary Islands that can be improved..

[mr.borak1990]

In someone's mind, Cyprus is European but Turkish is not. 
Due to my request Istanbul Ataturk must be change to Europe. Because Ataturk is exactly in Europe by the reality.
Also Ataturk is 5th biggest airport in Europe by the ACI.aero

[[SC] - King Kong]

In someone's mind, Cyprus is European but Turkish is not. 
Due to my request Istanbul Ataturk must be change to Europe. Because Ataturk is exactly in Europe by the reality.
Also Ataturk is 5th biggest airport in Europe by the ACI.aero

Because you think so it must be changed?
Lol Erdogan speaking here?

[Tujue]

Let the things as they are. I don't base in Russia/Soviet Union because you constantly need to switch over to Worldwide and that select Russia or Soviet Union. It's such a headache. Let Turkey as it is, Atatürk Hava Limanı (or the future Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hava Limanı... ehhh.. I mean third Istanbul Airport) in Asia. Don't need to change that. Otherwise we need to change several airports in Kazahstan either, because technically they are also for some part "European".

[freshmore]

97% of Turkey is in Asian. It's one airport and it's there because the country is usually classed as being in Asia. I admit Russia gets two classifications, but is HUUUGE and kind of needs it, there are a lot of airports that are in Europe and a lot in Asian. I would rather countries stayed within one continent where possible Turkey has just one in Europe so I don't think it needs splitting.

[Sami]

Cyprus is in Europe, absolutely no question about that (). Turkey as a whole is classified in Asia for reasons said before.

No changes are made/planned to this.

[Amelie090904]

In someone's mind, Cyprus is European but Turkish is not.

Cyprus is a EU member, too. Turkey isn't and will never be.

[freshmore]

Cyprus is a complex issue, geographically you might say Asia but being an EU member it's sensible to say Europe. Having both Turkish and Greek Cypriots makes it all a bit muddy.

Although it does follow one rule of world history, where the British have been trouble shall follow!

[gazzz0x2z]

(.../...)
Although it does follow one rule of world history, where the British have been trouble shall follow!

Not sure it's much better where french have been.....

[freshmore]

The thought did cross my mind!   

[DannyWilliams]

Not sure it's much better where french have been.....

The same could definitely be said about where the Americans have been...