Anatolian plateau

[citation needed] Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, is the highest elevation at 3,917 metres (12,851 ft).

In Turkey, stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, the Central Anatolia Region occupies the area between the two zones of the folded mountains, extending east to the point where the two ranges converge.

Important irrigated crops include barley, corn, cotton, various fruits, grapes, opium poppies, sugar beets, roses, and tobacco.

During the summers, frequent dust storms blow a fine yellow powder across the plateau.

In general, the plateau experiences extreme temperatures, with almost no rainfall in summer and cold weather with heavy snow in winter.