Thanks to the naval victory, the Ottoman Navy had been swept away entirely. Landing on the Asia Minor Peninsula was now only a matter of time.
The Asia Minor Peninsula, also known as the Anatolian Peninsula, was a peninsula in western Asia, covering roughly 500,000 square kilometers. It bordered the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Armenian Highlands to the east. It consisted mainly of the Anatolian Plateau and low mountains.
The Asia Minor Peninsula stretched roughly 1,000 kilometers east to west and 400–600 kilometers north to south. Its moderate size made it easy to control strategically; its suitable climate and abundant resources supported military operations; and its combined sea and land transport networks facilitated strategic mobility.
To the east, one could strike West Asia and control the heart of the World Island, along with the Middle Eastern and Caspian Sea oil fields; to the south, one could occupy North Africa and the Suez Canal region, controlling the world's strategic maritime routes; to the west, one could press straight toward the heart of Europe and advance into the world's most economically and technologically developed region; to the north, one could threaten Ukraine and Russia, striking directly at Europe's granary. Deploying a strategic force here truly had the effect of a tiger crouching in one place, its might shaking the eight directions.
The Asia Minor Peninsula was a vital point in naval military geography, its foremost importance lying in its control over the Black Sea.
For Bulgaria, if it controlled the Asia Minor Peninsula, then with two great peninsulas in its grasp, it would be truly secure strategically and could sit back to watch the storms rage across continental Europe.
Under normal circumstances, Bulgaria ought to have been