For the bird of the same name see: Turkey (Animal)
Turkey is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.
History
Original Timeline
The Cabal had retrieved the last Nephilim specimen from Turkey: a Nephilim body which had been nicknamed the Sleeper.
Legend Timeline
Lara Croft assisted Carter Bell in Instanbul protecting one of the ivory pieces, but eventually lost it regardless of their efforts.
Survivor Timeline
Lara Croft got into Syria by going "sightseeing" in Turkey.
Appearances
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
- Cappadocia (mentioned only)
Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen
Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Turkey/Syria Border region (prologue)
- Turkey (mentioned in documents)
Trivia
- The capital city of Turkey is Istanbul, which has been renamed twice in it's history after being conquered.
- The original name was Byzantium, when it was founded as a Greek settlement.
- The city was renamed Constantinople, after it was conquered by the Romans, who renamed it in honour of the Emperor Constantine I in 330AD.
- The city was renamed a final time to Istanbul after it was invaded by the Ottoman Empire in 1453.