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Provinces of Turkey
Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish, singular is il (see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i).
Each province is divided into subprovinces (ilçeler in Turkish; singular ilçe). Provincial capital, also called the central subprovince usually bears the same name as the province; the exceptions are Hatay (cap: Antakya), Kocaeli (cap: İzmit), and Sakarya (cap: Adapazarı).
Provinces of the Republic of Turkey
nr. |
name |
area |
population |
pop./km² |
capital |
population |
1 |
Adana
|
14.256 km2 |
1.849.478 |
129,73 |
Adana (aggl.)
|
1.130.710 |
2 |
Adıyaman
|
7.572 km2 |
623.811 |
82,38 |
Adıyaman |
178.538 |
3 |
Afyonkarahisar
|
14.532 km2 |
812.416 |
55,91 |
Afyon
|
128.516 |
4 |
Ağrı
|
11.315 km2 |
528.744 |
46,73 |
Ağrı |
79.764 |
5 |
Amasya
|
5.731 km2 |
365.231 |
63,73 |
Amasya
|
74.393 |
6 |
Ankara
|
25.615 km2 |
4.007.860 |
156,47 |
Ankara (aggl.)
|
3.203.362 |
7 |
Antalya
|
20.599 km2 |
1.719.751 |
83,49 |
Antalya
|
603.190 |
8 |
Artvın
|
7.493 km2 |
191.934 |
25,62 |
Artvın |
23.157 |
9 |
Aydın
|
7.922 km2 |
950.757 |
120,01 |
Aydın |
142.267 |
10 |
Balıkesir
|
14.442 km2 |
1.076.347 |
74,53 |
Balıkesir |
215.436 |
11 |
Bilecik
|
4.181 km2 |
194.326 |
46,48 |
Bilecik |
34.105 |
12 |
Bingöl
|
8.402 km2 |
253.739 |
30,20 |
Bingöl
|
68.876 |
13 |
Bitlis
|
8.413 km2 |
388.678 |
46,20 |
Bitlis |
44.923 |
14 |
Bolu
|
10.716 km2 |
270.654 |
25,26 |
Bolu |
84.565 |
15 |
Burdur
|
7.238 km2 |
256.803 |
35,48 |
Burdur |
63.363 |
16 |
Bursa
|
11.087 km2 |
2.125.140 |
191,68 |
Bursa (aggl.)
|
1.194.687 |
17 |
Çanakkale
|
9.887 km2 |
464.975 |
47,03 |
Çanakkale |
75.810 |
18 |
Çankırı
|
8.411 km2 |
270.355 |
32,14 |
Çankırı
|
62.508 |
19 |
Çorum
|
12.833 km2 |
597.065 |
46,53 |
Çorum
|
161.321 |
20 |
Denizli
|
11.716 km2 |
850.029 |
72,55 |
Denizli
|
275.480 |
21 |
Diyarbakır
|
15.162 km2 |
1.362.708 |
89,88 |
Diyarbakır
|
545.983 |
22 |
Edirne
|
6.241 km2 |
402.606 |
64,51 |
Edirne
|
119.298 |
23 |
Elazığ
|
9.181 km2 |
569.616 |
62,04 |
Elazığ |
266.495 |
24 |
Erzincan |
11.974 km2 |
316.841 |
26,46 |
Erzincan
|
107.175 |
25 |
Erzurum
|
24.741 km2 |
937.389 |
37,89 |
Erzurum
|
361.235 |
26 |
Eskişehir
|
13.904 km2 |
706.009 |
50,78 |
Eskişehir |
482.793 |
27 |
Gaziantep
|
7.194 km2 |
1.285.249 |
178,66 |
Gaziantep (aggl.)
|
853.513 |
28 |
Giresun
|
7.151 km2 |
523.819 |
73,25 |
Giresun |
83.636 |
29 |
Gümüşhane
|
6.125 km2 |
186.953 |
30,52 |
Gümüşhane |
30.270 |
30 |
Hakkari
|
7.729 km2 |
236.581 |
30,61 |
Hakkari |
58.145 |
31 |
Hatay
|
5.678 km2 |
1.253.726 |
220,80 |
Antakya |
144.910 |
32 |
Isparta
|
8.733 km2 |
513.681 |
58,82 |
Isparta
|
148.496 |
33 |
Mersin
|
15.737 km2 |
1.651.400 |
104,94 |
Mersin |
537.842 |
34 |
Istanbul
|
5.170 km2 |
10.018.735 |
1.937,86 |
Istanbul (aggl.)
|
8.803.468 |
35 |
Izmir
|
11.811 km2 |
3.370.866 |
285,40 |
Izmir (aggl.)
|
2.232.265 |
36 |
Kars
|
9.594 km2 |
325.016 |
33,88 |
Kars
|
78.473 |
37 |
Kastamonu
|
13.473 km2 |
375.476 |
27,87 |
Kastamonu
|
64.606 |
38 |
Kayseri
|
17.116 km2 |
1.060.432 |
61,96 |
Kayseri (aggl.)
|
536.392 |
39 |
Kırklareli
|
6.056 km2 |
328.461 |
54,24 |
Kırklareli |
53.221 |
40 |
Kırşehir
|
6.434 km2 |
253.239 |
39,36 |
Kırşehir
|
88.105 |
41 |
Kocaeli
|
3.635 km2 |
1.206.085 |
331,80 |
İzmit |
195.699 |
42 |
Konya
|
40.824 km2 |
2.192.166 |
53,70 |
Konya (aggl.)
|
742.690 |
43 |
Kütahya
|
12.119 km2 |
656.903 |
54,20 |
Kütahya |
166.665 |
44 |
Malatya |
12.235 km2 |
853.658 |
69,77 |
Malatya
|
381.081 |
45 |
Manisa
|
13.120 km2 |
1.260.169 |
96,05 |
Manisa
|
214.345 |
46 |
Kahramanmaraş
|
14.213 km2 |
1.002.384 |
70,53 |
Kahramanmaraş |
326.198 |
47 |
Mardin
|
9.097 km2 |
705.098 |
77,51 |
Mardin |
65.072 |
48 |
Muğla
|
12.716 km2 |
715.328 |
56,25 |
Muğla
|
43.845 |
49 |
Muş
|
8.023 km2 |
453.654 |
56,54 |
Muş |
67.927 |
50 |
Nevşehir
|
5.438 km2 |
309.914 |
56,99 |
Nevşehir |
67.864 |
51 |
Niğde |
7.318 km2 |
348.081 |
47,57 |
Niğde |
78.088 |
52 |
Ordu
|
5.894 km2 |
887.765 |
150,62 |
Ordu |
112.525 |
53 |
Rize
|
3.792 km2 |
365.938 |
96,50 |
Rize
|
78.144 |
54 |
Sakarya
|
4.895 km2 |
756.168 |
154,48 |
Adapazarı |
283.752 |
55 |
Samsun
|
9.474 km2 |
1.209.137 |
127,63 |
Samsun
|
363.180 |
56 |
Siirt |
5.465 km2 |
263.676 |
48,25 |
Siirt |
98.281 |
57 |
Sinop
|
5.858 km2 |
225.574 |
38,51 |
Sinop
|
30.502 |
58 |
Sivas
|
28.129 km2 |
755.091 |
26,84 |
Sivas
|
251.776 |
59 |
Tekirdağ |
6.345 km2 |
623.591 |
98,28 |
Tekirdağ
|
107.191 |
60 |
Tokat
|
9.912 km2 |
828.027 |
83,54 |
Tokat
|
113.100 |
61 |
Trabzon
|
4.495 km2 |
975.137 |
216,94 |
Trabzon
|
214.949 |
62 |
Tunceli
|
7.406 km2 |
93.584 |
12,64 |
Tunceli
|
25.041 |
63 |
Şanlıurfa
|
19.091 km2 |
1.443.422 |
75,61 |
Şanlıurfa
|
385.588 |
64 |
Uşak
|
5.174 km2 |
322.313 |
62,29 |
Uşak |
137.001 |
65 |
Van
|
20.927 km2 |
877.524 |
41,93 |
Van
|
284.464 |
66 |
Yozgat
|
14.083 km2 |
682.919 |
48,49 |
Yozgat
|
73.930 |
67 |
Zonguldak
|
3.470 km2 |
615.599 |
177,41 |
Zonguldak
|
104.276 |
68 |
Aksaray
|
8.051 km2 |
396.084 |
49,20 |
Aksaray
|
129.949 |
69 |
Bayburt
|
4.043 km2 |
97.358 |
24,08 |
Bayburt |
32.285 |
70 |
Karaman
|
8.816 km2 |
243.210 |
27,59 |
Karaman
|
105.384 |
71 |
Kırıkkale |
4.589 km2 |
383.508 |
83,57 |
Kırıkkale |
205.078 |
72 |
Batman
|
4.671 km2 |
456.734 |
97,78 |
Batman
|
246.678 |
73 |
Şırnak |
7.296 km2 |
353.197 |
48,41 |
Şırnak |
52.743 |
74 |
Bartın
|
1.960 km2 |
184.178 |
93,97 |
Bartın
|
35.992 |
75 |
Ardahan
|
5.495 km2 |
133.756 |
24,34 |
Ardahan
|
17.274 |
76 |
Iğdır
|
3.584 km2 |
168.634 |
47,05 |
Iğdır |
59.880 |
77 |
Yalova
|
403 km2 |
168.593 |
418,34 |
Yalova |
70.118 |
78 |
Karabük
|
2.864 km2 |
225.102 |
78,60 |
Karabük
|
100.749 |
79 |
Kilis
|
1.239 km2 |
114.724 |
92,59 |
Kilis |
70.670 |
80 |
Osmaniye |
3.189 km2 |
458.782 |
143,86 |
Osmaniye |
173.977 |
81 |
Düzce
|
1.065 km2 |
314.266 |
295,09 |
Düzce |
56.649 |
- Population data according to 2000 census.
- Ordering is according to traffic plate numbers of provinces, rather than alphabetical
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