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Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime The President of Turkey ( Cumhurbaşkanı) is the Head of state of the Republic of Turkey. This is a complete list of Presidents of Turkey consisting of the eleven Heads of state in the country's inception following the Turkish War of Independence Abdullah Gül PhD GCB, (born October 29, 1950) is the 11th President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. "Erdoğan" redirects here For the Turkish Helicopter Erdoğan see Kamov Ka-50. The cabinet (Council of Ministers of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral Köksal Toptan (1943 Rize) is a Turkish politician and served as government minister in three cabinets Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. Turkey elects on the national level a Legislature. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) has 550 members elected for The 2000 Turkish presidential election consisted of a first round election on 27 April, 2000 followed by a second round vote on 1 May and a third on The 2007 Turkish presidential election refers to two attempts to elect the country's 11th president, to succeed Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Turkey 's 8th general election was held on October 14, 1973 to select 450 MPs for the new term of TBMM. Turkey 's 9th general election was held on June 5, 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right wing party AP and the left Turkey 's 10th general election was held on November 6, 1983. Turkey 's 11th general election was held on October 29, 1987. Turkey's 12th general election was held on October 20, 1991. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader Turkey's 13th general election was held on Sunday December 24, 1995, triggered after the newly-reformed Republican People's Party (CHP withdrew from a Turkey's 14th general election was held on Sunday April 18, 1999 and was the first election in Turkish history to combine local council and parliamentary elections Turkey's 15th general election was held on November 3, 2002 following the collapse of the DSP-MHP-ANAP coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. Turkey's 16th general election was held on July 22 2007 and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party. Foreign relations of the Republic of Turkey are the Turkish government's policies in its external relations with the International community. Turkey's application to acceede to the European Union (previously the European Communities) was made on 14 April 1987 Per article 118 of the Turkish Constitution, the National Security Council ( Turkish: Milli Güvenlik Kurulu (MGK is set up as an advisory organ composed The basics of the legal system in the Republic of Turkey are laid out in Articles 138 to 160 of the 1982 Constitution. The current Constitution of Turkey, ratified in 1982 establishes the organization of the government of the Republic of Turkey and sets out the principles and rules of the Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of International law treaties which takes precedence over domestic legislation, according to the 1982 Constitution Secularism in Turkey was introduced with the Turkish Constitution of 1924 and later the Atatürk's Reforms set the administrative and political requirements to create Law enforcement in Turkey is carried out by several departments and agencies all acting under the command of the Prime Minister of Turkey or mostly the Minister of the The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions ( bölge) which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941 Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Turkish alphabet is a variant of the Latin alphabet used for writing the Turkish language, consisting of 29 letters a certain number of which ( Ç,
A province is administered by an appointed governor (vali), and was formerly termed a "governorate" (vilayet). Wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliya ' أولياء) is an Arabic word meaning trusted one or friend generally denoting A Governorate is an Administrative division of a country It is headed by a Governor.
The provinces are divided into a number of different districts. The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing Each province has a government area (il merkezi) in the central district (merkez ilçe), and may include other districts (ilçe singular, ilçeler plural). The government area usually bears the same name as the province; the exceptions are Antakya (in Hatay), İzmit (in Kocaeli), and Adapazarı (in Sakarya). Antakya (انطاكية Anṭākyä; Ἀντιόχεια Antiókheia or Antiócheia) is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast with Syria to the south and east İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself Adapazarı is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of Sakarya Province. Sakarya is a city and province of the same name in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea.
List of provinces and centers
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| Licence plate code | Name | Area (km²) | Province population | Population density (/km²) | Capital | Capital population |
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| 01 | Adana | 14,256 | 1,849,478 | 129 | Adana (aggl. Ankara Province (Ankara ili in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital the city of Ankara. Kırklareli is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek border Tekirdağ province is in Trakya ( Thrace) the northwestern part of Turkey. Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Yalova Province is a province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself Sakarya is a city and province of the same name in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. Düzce is a province in northwestern Turkey. It is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main Highway between İstanbul Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. Bolu is a province in north western in the Black Sea region of Turkey, midpoint between the large cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Bilecik is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the east Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north Bolu to the west Eskişehir Eskişehir (literal meaning old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Kütahya is a province of Turkey. It is 11889 km² in size and the population is 684082 (2006 est Manisa Province is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west Aydın to the south Denizli to İzmir is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast whose capital is the city of Izmir. Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Muğla is a province of Turkey, as the country's south-western corner on the Aegean Sea. Denizli is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South Denizli to the West Afyon Uşak (from Uşşak meaning "lovers" is a province in western Turkey. Afyonkarahisar (also called more simply Afyon) is a province in western Turkey. Isparta is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest Burdur to the southwest Antalya Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Konya is a Province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial Capital is the City of Konya. Mersin province is in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Karaman is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 9163 km². Aksaray is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south Niğde to the southeast Nevşehir Kırşehir Province is located in central Turkey, forming part of the central Anatolian region Kırıkkale is a province of Turkey. It is located on the crossroads of major highways east of Ankara leading east to the Black Sea region Çankırı is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital Ankara. Karabük is a province in northern central Turkey. The main city is Karabük which is located about 200 km north of Ankara and about Bartın is a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounding the city of Bartın Kastamonu is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country Sinop is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude Çorum is a province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast Yozgat is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest Kırıkkale to the west Kırşehir to Nevşehir is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Niğde is a small rural province in the southern part of Central Anatolia Turkey. Adana Province is a province with a surface area of 14030 km² located in the Mediterranean region of southern Turkey. Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast with Syria to the south and east Osmaniye is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. Kahramanmaraş (or simply Maraş) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is Kahramanmaraş city, the traffic code is 46 The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. The province of Sivas is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey Tokat is a province in northern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest Yozgat to the southwest Sivas to the Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1209137 (2000 Ordu is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest Tokat to the Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east Gümüşhane to the south-west Erzincan Province is a Province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake Malatya Province is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area Gaziantep is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853513 as of 2000 History There is evidence of human occupation from 4000 years ago in the Middle Bronze Age. Şanlıurfa ( Syriac: Urhoy,: urfa,: ar-Rûha is a province in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Adıyaman is a province in south-central Turkey. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province. Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east Trabzon to the north Giresun and Erzincan Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Located in a strategically important region Trabzon is of the oldest Trade Port Rize is a province of north-east Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. Bayburt Province is a political province in the north-east of Turkey with capital Bayburt. The Province of Erzurum ( Arzen in antiquity Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Artvin is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the north-eastern corner of the country on the border with Georgia (country. Ardahan Province is a province in the far north-east of Turkey, at the very end of the country where Turkey borders with Georgia and Armenia. Kars is a province (il of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country Ağrı ( Armenian: Արարատի is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east Kars to the North Erzurum Iğdır (Iğdır Îdir Իգդիր İğdır Игдир ایگدیر is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan Tunceli ( Zazaki: Dêrsım, is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Elazığ Province is a Province of Turkey with its seat in the City of Elazığ. Diyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15355 km² and the population is 1494321 Mardin Province ( Syriac: ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ Merdin; Kurdish: Mêrdîn Arabic: مردين Mardīn) is a province of Turkey Batman (short for the Bati Raman mountains is a Turkish province in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Anatolia. Siirt (Sêrt is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast Şırnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403607 (2006 est Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Muş is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8196 km² in area and has a population of 488997 (2006 est Van is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border Hakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. Adana Province is a province with a surface area of 14030 km² located in the Mediterranean region of southern Turkey. Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. ) | 1,130,710 |
| 02 | Adıyaman | 7,572 | 623,811 | 82 | Adıyaman | 178,538 |
| 03 | Afyonkarahisar | 14,532 | 812,416 | 55 | Afyon | 128,516 |
| 04 | Ağrı | 11,315 | 528,744 | 46 | Ağrı | 79,764 |
| 05 | Amasya | 5,731 | 365,231 | 63 | Amasya | 74,393 |
| 06 | Ankara | 25,615 | 5,017,914 | 156 | Ankara (aggl. Adıyaman is a province in south-central Turkey. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province. Adıyaman ( Zazaish: Semsur) (the ancient Perre or Pordonnium) is a city in southeastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar (also called more simply Afyon) is a province in western Turkey. Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Ağrı ( Armenian: Արարատի is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east Kars to the North Erzurum For the place in Azerbaijan see Ağrı Azerbaijan; for Mount Ağrı (Ağrı Dağı see Mount Ararat. Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country Amasya (Ἀμάσεια the Amaseia of antiquity or Αμάσεια Amáseia) is the administrative district of Amasya Province in northern Turkey Ankara Province (Ankara ili in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital the city of Ankara. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. ) | 3,203,362 |
| 07 | Antalya | 20,599 | 1,719,751 | 83 | Antalya | 603,190 |
| 08 | Artvin | 7,493 | 191,934 | 25 | Artvin | 23,157 |
| 09 | Aydın | 7,922 | 950,757 | 120 | Aydın | 142,267 |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 14,442 | 1,076,347 | 74 | Balıkesir | 215,436 |
| 11 | Bilecik | 4,181 | 194,326 | 46 | Bilecik | 34,105 |
| 12 | Bingöl | 8,402 | 253,739 | 30 | Bingöl | 68,876 |
| 13 | Bitlis | 8,413 | 388,678 | 46 | Bitlis | 44,923 |
| 14 | Bolu | 10,716 | 270,654 | 25 | Bolu | 84,565 |
| 15 | Burdur | 7,238 | 256,803 | 35 | Burdur | 63,363 |
| 16 | Bursa | 11,087 | 2,625,140 | 191 | Bursa (aggl. Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Artvin is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the north-eastern corner of the country on the border with Georgia (country. Artvin is a city in northeastern Turkey on the Çoruh River near the Georgian border Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Aidın (Αϊδίνιο is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey 's Aegean Region. Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Sites of interest Kuş Cenneti (Bird Sanctuary National Park Erdek, Bandırma, Edremit Bays and Ayvalık Coastal Beach Bilecik is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the east Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north Bolu to the west Eskişehir Bilecik is the provincial capital of Turkey 's Bilecik Province. Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Bingöl ( Zazaish: Çolig) ( Turkish for a thousand lakes) is a city in Eastern Turkey. Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Bitlis ( Kurdish: Bilîs or Bedlîs Armenian: Baghaghesh, later Baghesh) is a town in eastern Turkey and the Bolu is a province in north western in the Black Sea region of Turkey, midpoint between the large cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Bolu ( Greek: Βιθύνιον /Vithinion Latin Bithynium or Claudiopolis) is a town in Turkey, and administrative center Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South Denizli to the West Afyon Burdur (formerly sometimes called Buldur) is a city southwestern Turkey and the seat of the Burdur Province of Turkey. Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Bursa (historically also known as Prussa, Greek: Προύσα and later as Brusa) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat ) | 1,594,687 |
| 17 | Çanakkale | 9,887 | 464,975 | 47 | Çanakkale | 75,810 |
| 18 | Çankırı | 8,411 | 270,355 | 32 | Çankırı | 62,508 |
| 19 | Çorum | 12,833 | 597,065 | 46 | Çorum | 161,321 |
| 20 | Denizli | 11,716 | 950,029 | 72 | Denizli | 350,000 |
| 21 | Diyarbakır | 15,162 | 1,362,708 | 89 | Diyarbakır | 545,983 |
| 22 | Edirne | 6,241 | 402,606 | 64 | Edirne | 119,298 |
| 23 | Elazığ | 9,181 | 569,616 | 62 | Elazığ | 266,495 |
| 24 | Erzincan | 11,974 | 316,841 | 26 | Erzincan | 107,175 |
| 25 | Erzurum | 24,741 | 937,389 | 37 | Erzurum | 361,235 |
| 26 | Eskişehir | 13,904 | 706,009 | 50 | Eskişehir | 482,793 |
| 27 | Gaziantep | 7,194 | 1,285,249 | 178 | Gaziantep (aggl. Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country Çanakkale (ʧɑˈnɑkːɑle is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asian coast of the Dardanelles (or Çankırı is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital Ankara. Çankırı is capital city of Çankırı Province, in Turkey, about northeast of Ankara. Çorum is a province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast Çorum is the capital of Çorum Province inland from the Black Sea coast in central Turkey. Denizli is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast Denizli is a growing industrial city in the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred Diyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15355 km² and the population is 1494321 Diyarbakır (دیاربکر Diyâr-i Bekr 'land of the Bekr ' (from Persian) Kurdish Amed Zazaki language Dêrbekir Syriac Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek border Edirne (anc Hadrianopolis; Greek Adrianople; Slavic/Bulgarian Одрин, see also its other names) is a city in Thrace, the westernmost Elazığ Province is a Province of Turkey with its seat in the City of Elazığ. Elazığ (formerly named "Mamuret ül-Aziz" or in strict Arabic transliteration as "Ma'mûrat al-'Aziz" officially in honor Erzincan Province is a Province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake Erzincan ( Zazaish: Erzıngan) is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. The Province of Erzurum ( Arzen in antiquity Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Theodosiopolis redirects here it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace Eskişehir (literal meaning old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Eskişehir ( eskē'shehēr, Eskişehir "Old City" Latin: Dorylaeum; Greek: Δορύλαιον Dorylaion) is a city Gaziantep is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853513 as of 2000 ) | 853,513 |
| 28 | Giresun | 7,151 | 523,819 | 73 | Giresun | 83,636 |
| 29 | Gümüşhane | 6,125 | 186,953 | 30 | Gümüşhane | 30,270 |
| 30 | Hakkâri | 7,729 | 236,581 | 30 | Hakkâri | 58,145 |
| 31 | Hatay | 5,678 | 1,253,726 | 220 | Antakya | 144,910 |
| 32 | Isparta | 8,733 | 513,681 | 58 | Isparta | 148,496 |
| 33 | Mersin | 15,737 | 2,271,400 | 304 | Mersin | 1,375,842 |
| 34 | İstanbul | 5,170 | 11,622,257 | 1,937 | İstanbul (aggl. Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east Gümüşhane to the south-west Giresun ( Greek: Κερασούντα, Pharnacia, Choerades) is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east Trabzon to the north Giresun and Erzincan Gümüşhane is a city in northeastern Turkey and the seat of Gümüşhane Province. Hakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. Hakkâri is a city in the far southeast of Turkey. The name Hakkâri comes from the Aramaic Akkare (ܐܟܪ̈ܐ meaning 'farmers' Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast with Syria to the south and east Antakya (انطاكية Anṭākyä; Ἀντιόχεια Antiókheia or Antiócheia) is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Isparta is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest Burdur to the southwest Antalya Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. Mersin province is in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. This article is about the city of Mersin see Mersin Province, (named İçel province until 2002 for information about the surrounding area Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey ) | 11,008,790 |
| 35 | İzmir | 11811 | 3,370,866 | 285 | İzmir (aggl. İzmir is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast whose capital is the city of Izmir. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. ) | 2,232,265 |
| 36 | Kars | 9,594 | 325,016 | 33 | Kars | 78,473 |
| 37 | Kastamonu | 13,473 | 375,476 | 27 | Kastamonu | 64,606 |
| 38 | Kayseri | 17,116 | 1,060,432 | 61 | Kayseri (aggl. Kars is a province (il of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country Kars may refer to Kars Turkey Kars Province, Turkey Kars Oblast, Russian Empire Kars Province Kastamonu is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. Kayseri ( Ottoman Turkish:قیصریه Greek: Καισάρεια / Kaisareia: Latin: Caesarea Mazaca Zazaish ) | 536,392 |
| 39 | Kırklareli | 6,056 | 328,461 | 54 | Kırklareli | 53,221 |
| 40 | Kırşehir | 6,434 | 253,239 | 39 | Kırşehir | 88,105 |
| 41 | Kocaeli | 3635 | 1,206,085 | 331 | İzmit | 195,699 |
| 42 | Konya | 40,824 | 2,192,166 | 53 | Konya (aggl. Kırklareli is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. Kırklareli (see also its other names) is the capital of Kırklareli Province in Eastern Thrace, the European part of Turkey. Kırşehir Province is located in central Turkey, forming part of the central Anatolian region Kırşehir, formerly Macissus (also spelled Mocissus and Mokissus) and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself İzmit (ancient Nicomedia) is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Konya is a Province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial Capital is the City of Konya. Konya ( قونیه; also Koniah, Konieh, Konia, and Qunia; historically also known as Iconium ( Latin ) | 742,690 |
| 43 | Kütahya | 12,119 | 656,903 | 54 | Kütahya | 166,665 |
| 44 | Malatya | 12,235 | 853,658 | 69 | Malatya | 381,081 |
| 45 | Manisa | 13,120 | 1,260,169 | 96 | Manisa | 214,345 |
| 46 | Kahramanmaraş | 14,213 | 1,002,384 | 70 | Kahramanmaraş | 326,198 |
| 47 | Mardin | 9,097 | 705,098 | 77 | Mardin | 65,072 |
| 48 | Muğla | 12,716 | 715,328 | 56 | Muğla | 43,845 |
| 49 | Muş | 8,023 | 453,654 | 56 | Muş | 67,927 |
| 50 | Nevşehir | 5,438 | 309,914 | 56 | Nevşehir | 67,864 |
| 51 | Niğde | 7,318 | 348,081 | 47 | Niğde | 78,088 |
| 52 | Ordu | 5,894 | 887,765 | 150 | Ordu | 112,525 |
| 53 | Rize | 3,792 | 365,938 | 96 | Rize | 78,144 |
| 54 | Sakarya | 4,895 | 756,168 | 154 | Adapazarı | 283,752 |
| 55 | Samsun | 9,474 | 1,209,137 | 127 | Samsun | 363,180 |
| 56 | Siirt | 5,465 | 263,676 | 48 | Siirt | 98,281 |
| 57 | Sinop | 5,858 | 225,574 | 38 | Sinop | 30,502 |
| 58 | Sivas | 28,129 | 755,091 | 26 | Sivas | 251,776 |
| 59 | Tekirdağ | 6,345 | 623,591 | 98 | Tekirdağ | 107,191 |
| 60 | Tokat | 9,912 | 828,027 | 83 | Tokat | 113,100 |
| 61 | Trabzon | 4,495 | 975,137 | 216 | Trabzon | 214,949 |
| 62 | Tunceli | 7,406 | 93,584 | 12 | Tunceli | 25,041 |
| 63 | Şanlıurfa | 19,091 | 1,443,422 | 75 | Şanlıurfa | 385,588 |
| 64 | Uşak | 5,174 | 322,313 | 62 | Uşak | 137,001 |
| 65 | Van | 20,927 | 877,524 | 41 | Van | 284,464 |
| 66 | Yozgat | 14,083 | 682,919 | 48 | Yozgat | 73,930 |
| 67 | Zonguldak | 3,470 | 615,599 | 177 | Zonguldak | 104,276 |
| 68 | Aksaray | 8,051 | 396,084 | 49 | Aksaray | 129,949 |
| 69 | Bayburt | 4,043 | 97,358 | 24 | Bayburt | 32,285 |
| 70 | Karaman | 8,816 | 243,210 | 27 | Karaman | 105,384 |
| 71 | Kırıkkale | 45,89 | 383,508 | 83 | Kırıkkale | 205,078 |
| 72 | Batman | 4,671 | 456,734 | 97 | Batman | 246,678 |
| 73 | Şırnak | 7,296 | 353,197 | 48 | Şırnak | 52,743 |
| 74 | Bartın | 1,960 | 184,178 | 93 | Bartın | 35,992 |
| 75 | Ardahan | 5,495 | 133,756 | 24 | Ardahan | 17,274 |
| 76 | Iğdır | 3,584 | 168,634 | 47 | Iğdır | 59,880 |
| 77 | Yalova | 403 | 168,593 | 418 | Yalova | 70,118 |
| 78 | Karabük | 2,864 | 225,102 | 78 | Karabük | 100,749 |
| 79 | Kilis | 1,239 | 114,724 | 92 | Kilis | 70,670 |
| 80 | Osmaniye | 3,189 | 458,782 | 143 | Osmaniye | 173,977 |
| 81 | Düzce | 1,065 | 314,261 | 295 | Düzce | 56,649 |
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- After Zonguldak the ordering is according to traffic plate numbers of provinces, rather than alphabetical, because the provinces were newly created and named by the government.
See also
- Districts of Turkey
- Neighbourhoods of Turkey
- Regions of Turkey
- Villaggi of Turkey
- ISO 3166-2:TR
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