i read the title and clicked on the thread.
i assumed it was going to read as the following.
Europe and Asia connected as they have been for the past 20,000,000 years as one land mass.
but i guess your topic is slightly more interesting.
I did the same thing and asked myself there are zero railways going from one part of this giant landmass to the other? What about the trans-siberian… oh they are talking about Turkey, nevermind.