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Turkey is located at the south of the
medium climate zone, and is effected by the Mediterranean climate, which is
subtropical with dry summers.
 Mediterranean:
The coastline along this region has a Mediterranean climate, in which the
summers are hot and dry, and winters warm and wet. Burdur and Isparta
provinces, behind the Taurus Mountains to the west, are the transitional
regions between the Mediterranean and terrestrial climate. The waters here are
warm for most of the year, and it is possible to swim between May to October.
Aegean:
The coastal region has a Mediterranean climate, which grows more extreme when
moving further inland, to a terrestrial climate. The Aegean Sea is warm enough
to swim between June and October.
Marmara:
The winter season is extremely cold, with frequent frost and snow, with less
threat of drought in the summer than the Mediterranean. With colder water, it
is only possible to swim between June and August, and possibly September.
Black
Sea:
The Black Sea climate, which is wet all year round, is separated into three
types. The Eastern Black Sea Region (Trabzon and Rize) it is the wettest with
warm summers and warm winters; the Central area (Ordu) is relatively dry, and
is more similar to a Mediterranean climate; and the western region (Zonguldak
and Sinop) is dryer still. Swimming in the Black Sea is comfortable between
late June to mid August.
Central
Anatolia:
The winters are cold, and summers are slightly hotter than the Mediterranean.
The wettest seasons are spring and autumn.
Eastern
Anatolia:
A severe terrestrial climate is encountered here, with long and harsh winters
with heavy snowfall. The summers are not as hot as in the south-east.
Southeastern
Anatolia:
The steppe climate dominates, with extreme seasons: Summers are hot and
extremely dry, with droughts often suffered. In winter, the temperature
plummets to well below freezing, with heavy snowfall.
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