Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is one of 81 primary administrative regions in Turkey with a population of approximately 15,840,900 people.

Facts and figures on Istanbul at a glance

Region name: Istanbul (İstanbul)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 15,840,900 people
Country: Turkey
Continent: Asia

The regional headquarters of Istanbul (İstanbul) is located in the regional capital Istanbul (Istanbul) with a population of 14,804,116 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Istanbul's regional capital Istanbul to Turkey's capital Ankara (Ankara) is approximately 353 km (219 mi).

Facts and figures about Istanbul
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Istanbul İstanbul15,840,900 peopleIstanbul Istanbul14,804,116 people

Compare with other regions in Turkey.

Map of Istanbul

Map of Istanbul

Information on Istanbul

Information on Istanbul
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Istanbul İstanbulIstanbul Istanbul39TurkeyAsia

Time in Istanbul

Time in Istanbul
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1:25am (01:25h)NoFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 1:25am (01:25h)UTC +3.0Europe/Istanbul

Geographic coordinates of Istanbul

Latitude & Longitude of Istanbul
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map41°02'06.3"N (41.0350800°)28°58'59.9"E (28.9833100°)

Subregions in Istanbul

There are 39 administrative subregions in Istanbul.
Subregions in Istanbul
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Adalar Adalar1.16,166--
Arnavutkoey Arnavutköy2.215,531--
Atasehir Ataşehir3.405,974--
Avcilar Avcılar4.407,240--
Bagcilar Bağcılar5.752,250--
Bahcelievler Bahçelievler6.602,931--
Bakirkoey Bakırköy7.220,974--
Basaksehir Başakşehir8.333,047--
Bayrampasa Bayrampaşa9.269,677--
Besiktas Beşiktaş10.186,570--
Beykoz Beykoz11.248,056--
Beylikduezue Beylikdüzü12.244,760--
Beyoglu Beyoğlu13.245,219--
Bueyuekcekmece Büyükçekmece14.211--
Catalca Çatalca15.65,811--
Cekmekoey Çekmeköy16.207,476Cekmekoey Çekmeköy-
Esenler Esenler17.461,621--
Esenyurt Esenyurt18.624,733--
Eyuepsultan Eyüpsultan19.361,531--
Fatih Fatih20.425,875--
Gaziosmanpasa Gaziosmanpaşa21.495,006--
Guengoeren Güngören22.306,854--
Kadikoey Kadıköy23.506,293--
Kagithane Kâğıthane24.428,755--
Kartal Kartal25.447,110--
Kuecuekcekmece Küçükçekmece26.740,090--
Maltepe Maltepe27.471,059--
Pendik Pendik28.646,375--
Sancaktepe Sancaktepe29.304,406--
Sariyer Sarıyer30.335,598--
Sile Şile31.31,718--
Silivri Silivri32.155,923--
Sisli Şişli33.274,420--
Sultanbeyli Sultanbeyli34.309,347--
Sultangazi Sultangazi35.505,190--
Tuzla Tuzla36.208,807--
UEmraniye Ümraniye37.660,125UEmraniye Ümraniye-
UEskuedar Üsküdar38.534,636--
Zeytinburnu Zeytinburnu39.292,313--

External sources of information on Istanbul

Istanbul on Wikipedia