Some of the ___ exports are clothing and textiles with the silk trade being a huge draw.

The region, bathed in sunshine, for three hundred days a year is the paradise of sunbathing, swimming and sporting activities like windsurfing, water skiing and ___.

Today we'll be continuing our ___ series with a profile on Turkey.

Turkey is actually located across ___ Asia and Europe.

___ its monuments are examples of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman architecture.

Istanbul ___ became one of the biggest shopping centers of the European region by hosting the biggest mall in Europe and the fourth largest shopping center in the world.

Because of this strategic location, the country has a ___ of eastern and western tradition.

The main religion in Turkey is Islam and therefore the country showcases ___ fantastic mosques, including Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

Turkey’s climate is temperate with hot dry summers and mild ___ winters.

Turkey is ___ into seven regions.

___, weather conditions get harsher towards the interior of the country.

The first four are named ___ their adjacent seas, the Black Sea, the Marmara, the Aegean and the Mediterranean regions.