List of cities in Turkey

Information about List of cities in Turkey

This is a list of cities in Turkey by population.

Included are cities that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 20,000.

Cities over 100 thousand

In the following table are cities over 100,000 inhabitant according to an estimate from 2006-01-01, with the results of the censuses specified from 1990-10-21 and 2000-10-22, as well as the province, in which the city is found. The numbers of inhabitants refer to the actual city without suburb areas.

RankCity1990 Census2000 Census2006 EstimateProvince
1Istanbul6629431880346810291102Istanbul
2Ankara258396335797064319167Ankara
3Izmir175878024090003500000Izmir
4Bursa834576 11946871458459Bursa
5Adana916150 11307101271894Adana
6Gaziantep6034348535131102364Gaziantep
7Konya513346 742690903797Konya
8Antalya378208603190792373Antalya
9Diyarbakir373810545983665699Diyarbakir
10Mersin422357537842626766Mersin
11Kayseri425776536392603693Kayseri
12Eskisehir413082482793520701Eskisehir
13Sanliurfa276528385588462923Sanliurfa
14Malatya270412381081454460Malatya
15Erzurum242391361235433178Erzurum
15Balikesir170589215436406022Balikesir
16Samsun304176363180399692Samsun
18Van155623284464391568Van
19Kahramanmaras228129326198386545Kahramanmaras
20Denizli203741275480320952Denizli
21Batman147347246678314171Batman
22Elazig204603266495304327Elazig
23Adapazari272039283752286924Sakarya
24Gebze159116253487286256Kocaeli
25Sivas223115251776266055Sivas
26Tarsus187508216382262235Mersin
27Sultanbeyli82298175700257711Istanbul
28Manisa158928214345250081Manisa
29Trabzon161886214949250058Trabzon
30Adiyaman100045178538234015Adiyaman
31Esenler70280148981226550Istanbul
32Çorlu74681 141525214703Tekirdag
33Kirikkale185431205078212190Kirikkale
34Osmaniye122307173977208887Osmaniye
35Izmit190741195699196247Kocaeli
36Kütahya130944166665188676Kütahya
37Çorum116810161321187850Çorum
38Siverek63049126820186929Sanliurfa
39Isparta112117148496176859Isparta
40Aydin107011143267167094Aydin
41Viransehir57461121382163381Sanliurfa
42Iskenderun154807159149159841Hatay
43Kiziltepe60134113143158737Mardin
44Aksaray90698129949156893Aksaray
45Antakya123871144910156643Hatay
46Usak105270 137001156022Usak
47Afyon95643128516149769Afyonkarahisar
48Inegöl71120105959139557Bursa
49Tokat83058 113100133154Tokat
50Edirne102345119298127775Edirne
51Tekirdag80442107191125373Tekirdag
52Karaman76525105384123453Karaman
53Nazilli80277105665122172Aydin
54Alanya5246088346118514Antalya
55Ordu102107 112525117485Ordu
56Siirt68320 98281117258Siirt
57Erzincan91772107175115293Erzincan
58Turhal6907995536114115Tokat
59Derince6614193997114015Kocaeli
60Bandirma7744497419109667Balikesir
61Turgutlu7363493727105272Manisa
62Manavgat3849871679101742Antalya
63Giresun6760483636101273Giresun

Cities under 100 thousand

This is a list of cities under 100,000 in the 2006 estimate, ranked according to the 2000 census.

City Population
Uşak137001
Afyonkarahisar128516
Zile110000
Ceyhan108602
Tekirdağ107191
Zonguldak104276
Bismil101400
Karabük100749
Bandırma90200
Kırşehir88105
Elbistan86100
Bolu84565
Akhisar80700
Ağrı79764
Lüleburgaz79002
Kars78473
Rize78144
Niğde78088
Erciş77100
Gölcük76600
Ereğli76000
Çanakkale75810
Bafra75700
Kızıltepe75207
Amasya74393
Yozgat73930
Karadeniz Ereğli73800
Kilis70670
Yalova70118
Bingöl68876
Muş67927
Nevşehir67864
Mardin65072
Kastamonu64606
Gemlik63800
Burdur63363
Cizre63300
Çankırı62508
Iğdır59880
Anamur58800
Hakkari58145
Midyat56669
Düzce56649
Bolvadin54900
Akşehir54100
Fatsa54000
Darıca53600
Dörtyol53600
Kırklareli53221
Afşin52800
Şırnak52743
Edremit51800
Nusaybin50605
Doğubeyazıt48900
Ergani47900
Fethiye46500
Bergama46100
Bitlis44923
Çarşamba44400
Alaşehir44000
Muğla43845
Dinar42400
Erbaa41900
Islahiye41900
Bozüyük41600
Çumra40900
Beyşehir39800
Çerkezköy38700
Birecik37800
Büyükçekmece36900
Erdemli36400
Akçaabat36100
Bartın35992
Gölbaşı35100
Çubuk34900
Bilecik34105
Aliağa33900
Gönen33800
Develi33500
Bayburt32285
Düziçi32100
Ilgın32000
Beypazarı31900
Bor31300
Göksun31200
Bozyazı30700
Sinop30502
Gümüşhane30270
Bulanık30000
İmamoğlu30000
Bulancak29500
Ceylanpınar29300
Ayvalık29000
Demirci28700
Gerede27900
Burhaniye27400
Beşikdüzü26600
Boğazlıyan26600
Bozova26300
Adilcevaz25700
Biga25700
Bucak25700
Erzin25700
Akçakale25600
Gölköy25300
Çan25200
Tunceli25041
Babaeski24700
Hendek24500
Bodrum24400
Hınıs23500
Artvin23157
Akyazı23000
Horasan22800
Çay22200
Alaca22800
Emirdağ22000
Görele22000
Gediz21900
Gelibolu21900
Bahçe21800
Gürgentepe21600
Ahlat21500
Çeşme21100
Didim21100
İdil21100
Boyabat20900
Derik20700
Elmadağ, Ankara20600
Akçakoca20400
İznik20200
Gürsu20200

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Bursa (historically also known as Brusa, Greek: Προύσσα, Prusa) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province.
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Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Area 20,723 km².

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