East Thrace
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East Thrace or Eastren Thrace (Turkis: Doğu Trakya or semply Trakya; Greek: Ανατολική Θράκη, Anatoliki Thraki; Bulgarie: Източна Тракия, Iztochna Trakiya), kent as Turkis Thrace or European Turkey forby, is the pairt o Turkey that is geografically pairt o Sootheast Europe. It accoonts for 3% o Turkey's laund aurie but comprises 14% o its tot population.[1] The rest o much o the kintra is locatit on the Anatolie Peninsula as well as the Armenie Heichlands, geografically in Wastren Asie. The maist muckle ceity o the region is Istanbul, which straddles the Bosphorus strait atween Europe an Asie.
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East Thrace is o historic importance as it is next tae a major sea tred corridor an consteetutes what remains o the ance-vast Ottoman region o Rumelia. It is currently o specific geostrategic importance acause the sea corridor, which includes twa narrow straits, provides access tae the Mediterranean Sea frae the Black Sea for the navies o five kintras: Roushie, Ukraine, Romanie, Bulgarie, an Georgie. The region serves as a futur connector o existin Turkish, Bulgarie, an Greek heich-speed rail networks an aw.