Turkey is homophonic to "Rabbit Ear Flag". The Republic of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, English: The Republic of Turkey) is a country spanning Europe and Asia, bordering the Black Sea to the north and the South to the south. It borders the Mediterranean Sea, Syria and Iraq to the southeast, the Aegean Sea to the west, Greece and Bulgaria, and Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran to the east. Türkiye's geographical location and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important, and it is the crossroads connecting Europe and Asia.