Editing Geography of Turkey (section)

=== Aegean region ===
{{Main|Aegean region|Turkish Riviera}}
[[File:Kelebekler_Vadisi_(1).jpg|thumb|Butterfly Valley on the [[Turkish Riviera]].]]

Located on the western side of Anatolia, the Aegean region has fertile soil and a typically [[Mediterranean climate]]; with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The broad, cultivated valley lowlands contain about half of the country's richest farmlands.

The largest city in the Aegean region of Turkey is [[İzmir]], which is also the country's third-largest city and a major manufacturing center; as well as its second-largest port after Istanbul.

[[Olive]] and [[olive oil]] production is particularly important for the economy of the region. The seaside town of [[Ayvalık]] and numerous towns in the provinces of [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]], [[İzmir Province|İzmir]] and [[Aydın Province|Aydın]] are particularly famous for their olive oil and related products; such as soap and cosmetics.

The region also has many important centers of tourism which are known both for their historic monuments and for the beauty of their beaches; such as [[Assos]], [[Ayvalık]], [[Bergama]], [[Foça]], [[İzmir]], [[Çeşme]], [[Sardis]], [[Ephesus]], [[Kuşadası]], [[Didim]], [[Miletus]], [[Bodrum]], [[Marmaris]], [[Datça]] and [[Fethiye]].

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{{wide image|Port Atami-Bodrum Marina-panorama-big.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of Paradise Bay in [[Bodrum]], ancient [[Halicarnassus]], the city of [[Herodotus]] and the home of the [[Mausoleum of Maussollos]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]}}