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Turkey is made up of 81 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Turkey. Information on all primary administrative regions in Turkey.

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Primary administrative regions in Turkey

There are 81 regions in Turkey in the primary administrative level.

Primary administrative regions in Turkey
Region	No	Population	Capital	Capital population
Istanbul İstanbul	1.	14,160,467	Istanbul İstanbul	11,174,257
Ankara Ankara	2.	5,045,083	Ankara Ankara	3,517,182
Izmir İzmir	3.	4,061,074	Izmir İzmir	2,500,603
Bursa Bursa	4.	2,740,970	Bursa Bursa	1,412,701
Adana Adana	5.	2,149,260	Adana Adana	1,248,988
Gaziantep Gaziantep	6.	1,844,438	Gaziantep Gaziantep	1,065,975
Konya Konya	7.	2,079,225	Konya Konya	875,530
Antalya Antalya	8.	2,158,265	Antalya Antalya	758,188
Diyarbakir Diyarbakır	9.	1,607,437	Diyarbakir Diyarbakır	644,763
Kayseri Kayseri	10.	1,295,355	Kayseri Kayseri	592,840
Mersin Mersin	11.	1,705,774	Mercin Mercin	537,842
Eskisehir Eskişehir	12.	799,724	Eskisehir Eskişehir	514,869
Sanliurfa Şanlıurfa	13.	1,801,980	Sanliurfa Şanlıurfa	449,549
Malatya Malatya	14.	762,538	Malatya Malatya	441,805
Erzurum Erzurum	15.	766,729	Erzurum Erzurum	420,691
Samsun Samsun	16.	1,261,810	Samsun Samsun	394,050
Batman Batman	17.	547,581	Batman Batman	381,990
Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaraş	18.	1,075,706	Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaraş	376,045
Van Van	19.	1,070,113	Van Van	371,713
Denizli Denizli	20.	963,464	Denizli Denizli	313,238
Elazig Elazığ	21.	568,239	Elazig Elazığ	298,004
Sakarya Sakarya	22.	917,373	Adapazari Adapazarı	286,787
Sivas Sivas	23.	623,824	Sivas Sivas	264,022
Trabzon Trabzon	24.	758,237	Trabzon Trabzon	244,083
Manisa Manisa	25.	1,359,463	Manisa Manisa	243,971
Balikesir Balıkesir	26.	1,162,761	Balikesir Balıkesir	238,151
Adiyaman Adıyaman	27.	597,184	Adiyaman Adıyaman	223,744
Kirikkale Kırıkkale	28.	274,658	Kirikkale Kırıkkale	211,138
Hatay Hatay	29.	1,503,066	Antakya Antakya	210,000
Osmaniye Osmaniye	30.	498,981	Osmaniye Osmaniye	202,837
Kocaeli Kocaeli	31.	1,676,202	Izmit İzmit	196,571
Kuetahya Kütahya	32.	572,059	Kutahya Kütahya	185,008
Corum Çorum	33.	532,080	Corum Çorum	183,418
Isparta Isparta	34.	417,774	Isparta Isparta	172,334
Aydin Aydın	35.	1,020,957	Aydin Aydın	163,022
Usak Uşak	36.	346,508	Usak Uşak	152,862
Aksaray Aksaray	37.	382,806	Aksaray Aksaray	152,201
Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar	38.	707,123	Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar	146,136
Tokat Tokat	39.	598,708	Tokat Tokat	129,702
Edirne Edirne	40.	398,582	Edirne Edirne	126,470
Tekirdag Tekirdağ	41.	874,475	Tekirdag Tekirdağ	122,287
Karaman Karaman	42.	237,939	Karaman Karaman	120,399
Ordu Ordu	43.	731,452	Ordu Ordu	116,788
Siirt Siirt	44.	314,153	Siirt Siirt	114,034
Erzincan Erzincan	45.	219,996	Erzincan Erzincan	114,027
Zonguldak Zonguldak	46.	601,567	Zonguldak Zonguldak	100,229
Giresun Giresun	47.	425,007	Giresun Giresun	98,864
Karabuk Karabük	48.	230,251	Karabuk Karabük	97,481
Bolu Bolu	49.	283,496	Bolu Bolu	96,629
Kirsehir Kırşehir	50.	223,498	Kirsehir Kırşehir	94,336
Rize Rize	51.	328,205	Rize Rize	92,772
Agri Ağrı	52.	551,177	Agri Ağrı	92,022
Nigde Niğde	53.	343,658	Nigde Niğde	91,039
Yozgat Yozgat	54.	444,211	Yozgat Yozgat	87,881
Canakkale Province Çanakkale	55.	502,328	Canakkale Çanakkale	87,791
Amasya Amasya	56.	321,977	Amasya Amasya	82,896
Mus Muş	57.	412,553	Mus Muş	82,536
Kilis Kilis	58.	128,586	Kilis Kilis	82,301
Bingoel Bingöl	59.	265,514	Bingol Bingöl	80,568
Hakkari Hakkari	60.	273,041	Hakkari Hakkari	77,699
Kars Kars	61.	300,874	Kars Kars	77,486
Igdir Iğdır	62.	190,424	Igdir Iğdır	75,721
Nevsehir Nevşehir	63.	285,460	Nevsehir Nevşehir	75,527
Cankiri Çankırı	64.	190,909	Khanjarah Khanjarah	71,379
Mardin Mardin	65.	779,738	Mardin Mardin	71,373
Yalova Yalova	66.	220,122	Yalova Yalova	71,289
Kastamonu Kastamonu	67.	368,093	Kastamonu Kastamonu	70,402
Burdur Burdur	68.	257,267	Burdur Burdur	66,158
Kirklareli Kırklareli	69.	340,559	Kirklareli Kırklareli	58,223
Duzce Düzce	70.	351,509	Duzce Düzce	57,739
Sirnak Şırnak	71.	475,255	Sirnak Şırnak	52,743
Mugla Muğla	72.	866,665	Mugla Muğla	48,183
Bitlis Bitlis	73.	337,156	Bitlis Bitlis	46,111
Bilecik Bilecik	74.	208,888	Bilecik Bilecik	40,285
Bartin Bartın	75.	189,139	Bartin Bartın	37,427
Sinop Sinop	76.	204,568	Sinop Sinop	34,834
Gumushane Gümüşhane	77.	141,412	Gumushkhane Gumushkhane	32,250
Bayburt Bayburt	78.	75,620	Bayburt Bayburt	31,258
Tunceli Tunceli	79.	85,428	Tunceli Tunceli	29,062
Artvin Artvin	80.	169,334	Artvin Artvin	24,266
Ardahan Ardahan	81.	102,782	Ardahan Ardahan	21,020