Turkey

Turkey
Location information
Location	Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
Permanent residents	Non-magic people and Wizardkind

Turkey is a country in southeastern Europe and western Asia that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula and Thrace in the Balkan region. Its capital city is Ankara and it shares borders with Greece, Bulgaria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, also some countries in the Middle East like Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

History

In the mid-to-late 1990s, owls from Turkey were kept in quarantine, presumably to avoid the spread of a disease. This fact made Daily Prophet headlines.

While the country's National Quidditch team wasn't known to have qualified for the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, at the finals, a Turkish flag, presumably showcasing the support from the country, was seen during the chaos caused by the reappearance of the Dark Mark.

Magical games and sports

The Turkish National Quidditch team played for this country. It lost to England during the 1980s.

Behind the scenes

• Tulip Karasu was likely of Turkish descendant as the flower of her name tulip (lâle) is native to Turkey and her surname means "dark water" in Turkish language.
• Tolga Safer, an actor who is of Turkish origin, portrayed Igor Karkaroff's aide in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Flag of country seen)
• LeakyCon 2013 (Mentioned only)