Regions in Turkey

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
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Istanbul İstanbul1.15,840,900Istanbul Istanbul14,804,116
Ankara Ankara2.5,747,325Ankara Ankara3,517,182
Bursa Province Bursa3.3,139,744Bursa Bursa3,101,833
Izmir Province İzmir4.4,425,789Izmir İzmir2,500,603
Gaziantep Gaziantep5.2,130,432Gaziantep Gaziantep1,808,948
Diyarbakir Province Diyarbakır6.1,732,396Diyarbakir Diyarbakır1,791,373
Adana Adana7.2,263,373Adana Adana1,779,463
Konya Konya8.2,277,017Konya Konya1,390,051
Antalya Antalya9.2,619,832Antalya Antalya1,344,000
Kayseri Kayseri10.1,434,357Kayseri Kayseri1,204,641
Eskisehir Eskişehir11.871,187Eskisehir Eskişehir898,369
Malatya Malatya12.797,036Malatya Malatya806,156
Erzurum Erzurum13.767,848Erzurum Erzurum767,848
Mersin Mersin14.1,868,757Mersin Mersin537,842
Van Van15.1,149,342Van Van525,016
Batman Batman16.547,581Batman Batman452,157
Sanliurfa Şanlıurfa17.2,035,809Sanliurfa Şanlıurfa449,549
Elazig Elâzığ18.587,960Elazig Elazığ443,363
Samsun Samsun19.1,356,079Samsun Samsun394,050
Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaraş20.1,168,163Kahramanmaras Kahramanmaraş384,953
Usak Uşak21.369,433Usak Uşak369,433
Denizli Denizli22.1,027,782Denizli Denizli313,238
Sakarya Sakarya23.1,042,649Adapazari Adapazarı286,787
Corum Çorum24.536,483Corum Çorum269,595
Adiyaman Province Adıyaman25.632,148Adiyaman Adıyaman267,131
Sivas Sivas26.635,889Sivas Sivas264,022
Afyonkarahisar Province Afyonkarahisar27.744,179Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar251,799
Aksaray Aksaray28.382,806Aksaray Aksaray247,147
Trabzon Trabzon29.807,903Trabzon Trabzon244,083
Manisa Manisa30.1,429,643Manisa Manisa243,971
Balikesir Balıkesir31.1,250,610Balikesir Balıkesir238,151
Ordu Ordu32.761,400Ordu Ordu229,214
Hatay Hatay33.1,670,712Antakya Antakya210,000
Osmaniye Osmaniye34.534,415Osmaniye Osmaniye202,837
Kocaeli Kocaeli35.2,033,441Izmit İzmit196,571
Duzce Düzce36.351,509Duezce Düzce194,097
Kirikkale Kırıkkale37.286,602Kirikkale Kırıkkale186,960
Kuetahya Kütahya38.577,941Kutahya Kütahya185,008
Bolu Bolu39.311,810Bolu Bolu184,682
Edirne Edirne40.411,528Edirne Edirne180,002
Karaman Karaman41.251,913Karaman Karaman175,390
Isparta Isparta42.441,412Isparta Isparta172,334
Aydin Aydın43.1,134,031Aydin Aydın163,022
Erzincan Erzincan44.236,034Erzincan Erzincan150,714
Kirsehir Kırşehir45.241,868Kirsehir Kırşehir150,700
Canakkale Çanakkale46.540,662Canakkale Çanakkale143,622
Mardin Mardin47.854,716Mardin Mardin129,864
Tokat Tokat48.612,646Tokat Tokat129,702
Bingoel Bingöl49.281,205Bingoel Bingöl128,935
Giresun Giresun50.453,912Giresun Giresun125,682
Kastamonu Kastamonu51.383,373Kastamonu Kastamonu125,622
Karabuek Province Karabük52.248,014Karabuek Karabük125,403
Tekirdag Tekirdağ53.1,081,065Tekirdag Tekirdağ122,287
Agri Ağrı54.524,644Agri Ağrı120,390
Rize Province Rize55.344,359Rize Rize119,828
Amasya Amasya56.335,331Amasya Amasya114,921
Siirt Siirt57.331,070Siirt Siirt114,034
Kilis Kilis58.142,541Kilis Kilis111,648
Zonguldak Zonguldak59.601,567Zonguldak Zonguldak101,749
Igdir Iğdır60.197,456Igdir Iğdır101,700
Burdur Burdur61.269,926Burdur Burdur95,436
Mugla Muğla62.1,000,773Mugla Muğla92,328
Kars Province Kars63.288,878Kars Kars91,450
Nigde Province Niğde64.362,071Nigde Niğde91,039
Cankiri Çankırı65.216,362Cankiri Çankırı90,564
Yozgat Yozgat66.424,981Yozgat Yozgat87,881
Mus Muş67.407,992Mus Muş82,536
Bartin Bartın68.189,139Bartin Bartın81,692
Hakkari Hakkari69.280,514Hakkari Hakkâri77,699
Nevsehir Province Nevşehir70.298,339Nevsehir Nevşehir75,527
Bilecik Bilecik71.228,334Bilecik Bilecik74,457
Yalova Yalova72.262,234Yalova Yalova71,289
Sirnak Şırnak73.524,190Sirnak Şırnak67,662
Kirklareli Kırklareli74.361,737Kirklareli Kırklareli58,223
Bitlis Bitlis75.349,396Bitlis Bitlis53,023
Bayburt Province Bayburt76.82,274Bayburt Bayburt48,036
Guemueshane Province Gümüşhane77.162,748Guemueshane Gümüşhane39,214
Tunceli Tunceli78.88,198Tunceli Tunceli35,161
Sinop Sinop79.216,460Sinop Sinop34,834
Artvin Artvin80.169,543Artvin Artvin25,841
Ardahan Ardahan81.98,907Ardahan Ardahan22,927