The people who lived in the desert of North Africa could easily mine salt, but not gold. ... They craved the precious metal that would add so much to their personal splendor and prestige. These mutual needs led to the establishment of long-distance trade routes that connected very different cultures.
The Asian Part of Turkey is located on the peninsula called Anatolia or Anatolian Peninsula. Bosphrorus is the straight between it and the European part.
I think appeasement is not a good strategy with Hitler. He was too obsessed with a power which made Chamberlain's appeasement not a solution to stop his military aggression. If Chamberlain did not enter this diplomatic relation he could have defeated Hitler earlier.
