Topics: Turkey : Provinces
Adana
Adana was probably founded in 63 BC by the Roman statesman Pompey the Great. Adana is the only city,whose name stays the same for centuries in the world.
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Adiyaman
Adiyaman is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is Adiyaman. Mount Nemrud is a major site of interest in that province, noted for its sanctuary of statues built by Antiochus Theos, king of Commagene.
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Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar (Turkish for the black opium castle) is a city in western Turkey, also known simply as Afyon (i.e.
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Agri
Agri is a border province in eastern Turkey, bordering Iran to the east, Kars to the North, Erzurum to the Northeast, Mus and Bitlis to the Southeast, Van to the south, and Iğdır to the northeast.
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Aksaray
Aksaray is a province in western Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Nigde to the southeast, Nevsehir to the east, and Kırsehir to the north.
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Amasya
Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country.
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Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. The city has a population of 5,153,000 (as of 2005), and a mean elevation of 850 m.
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Antalya
Antalya, formerly known as Adalia or Attalia, is a city on a bay of the south Mediterranean coast of Turkey in the Antalya Province (36° 54′ 45″ N, 30° 41′ 23″ E).
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Ardahan
Ardahan is a province in the northwestern-most corner of Turkey, along part of the border with Georgia.
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Artvin
Artvin Province is a province in north-eastern Turkey next to the Black Sea and Georgia (country).
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Aydin
Aydin is the capital city of Aydin Province in Turkey. It was known in the Roman and Byzantine Empires as Tralles.
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Balikesir
Balikesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having shorelines on both Marmara and the Aegean seas.
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Bartin
Bartin is a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounding the city of Bartin.
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Batman
Batman is a Turkish province in the south east of Anatolia. It was named after the Batman River, which flows though the area.
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Bayburt
Bayburt is a province of Turkey. Bayburt is a relativly small city at the north-east of Turkey.
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Bilecik
Bilecik is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the east, Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north, Bolu to the west, Eskisehir to the southeast and Kutahya to the south, spanning an area of 4,307 km².
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Bingol
Bingol is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Its neighbouring cities are Tunceli, Erzincan, Elazig, Erzurum, Mus and Diyarbakir.
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Bitlis
Bitlis is a province of Turkey. Its name comes from "Bedlis", which was the name of the commander who built a castle in the province, by the order of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia.
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Bolu
Bolu is a province in north western Turkey, around the ancient city of Bolu. The highway from Istanbul to Ankara passes through Bolu after climbing Bolu Mountain, the major topographical obstacle.
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Burdur
Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Mugla and Antalya to the South, Denizli to the East, Afyon to the North, and Isparta to the West.
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Bursa
Bursa is the center of the Turkish automobile industry, where FIAT and Renault have located their factories.
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Canakkale
Canakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey on the southern (Asiatic) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont).
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Cankiri
Cankiri is a town in Turkey, in Cankiri Province, about 140 km northeast of Ankara.
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Corum
Corum is a town in the Corum Province of Turkey. It is located at Latitude of 40.56° North and a Longitude of 34.96° East.
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Denizli
Denizli province lies in the Aegean Region, between 28˚ 30’ and 29˚ 30’ East and 37˚ 12’and 38˚ 12’ North.
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Diyarbakir
Diyarbakir is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,162 km².
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Duzce
Duzce is a province in northwestern Turkey. It is on the coastline on the Black Sea and is traversed by the main highway between İstanbul and Ankara.
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Edirne
Edirne is a city in Thrace, the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria; the city was known in English until after the First World War as Adrianople.
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Elazig
Elazig is a city in the Elazig Province of eastern Turkey. Total area of the city spans 9281 km square, 826 km square of which is covered with water from dams and natural lakes.
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Erzincan
Erzincan is the capital of Erzincan Province in the eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingol, Elazig, Malatya, Gumushane, Bayburt, and Giresun.
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Erzurum
Erzurum (or Erzerum, Arzen in antiquity, Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Byzantine rule) is one of the Provinces of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region, to the east of the country.
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Eskisehir
Eskisehir (literal meaning: old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Bilecik to the northwest, Kutahya to the west, Afyon to the southwest, Konya to the south, Ankara to the east, and Bolu to the north.
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Gaziantep
Gaziantep is the capital city of Gaziantep Province in Turkey. With a population of 853,512 as of 2000, it is the largest city in the province.
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Giresun
Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east, Gumushane to the south-west, Erzincan to the south, Sivas to the south-east, and Ordu to the west.
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Gumushane
Gümüshane, also known as Gümüsane or Gumush-Khaneh, is a city in north-western Turkey and is the capital city of Gümüshane Province.
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Hakkari
Hakkari is a province in far southeastern Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran.
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Hatay
Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east.
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Icel
Icel is a province located in the South Anatolia Region, to the southeast of the country, south of the Taurus Mountains, by the Mediterranean coast.
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Igdir
Igdir is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.
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Isparta
Isparta is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east.
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Istanbul
Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. Its area is 5110 km2, population 10,018,735 (2000 census).
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Izmir
Izmir is a province of Turkey in the western Anatolia on the Aegean coast. On the west it is surrounded by Aegean sea, and it encloses the Izmir Gulf (in Turkish İzmir Körfezi).
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Kahramanmaras
Kahramanmaras was known historically as Maras and was a settlement since pre-historic times. The city received to title of Kahraman (Heroic) from the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for the heroic struggle by the local civilian population against the occupying English and then French armed forces after the First World War.
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Karabuk
Karabuk is a province in north-central Turkey. The main city is Karabuk which is located about 200 kilometers north of Ankara and about 100 kilometers south of the Black Sea coast.
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Karaman
Karaman is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 8 816 km².
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Kars
Kars is a province of Turkey, and is located in the northeastern part of the country, next to the border with Armenia.
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Kastamonu
Kastamonu is one of the Provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea Region, to the north of the country.
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Kayseri
The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history.
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Kilis
Kilis is a province of Turkey located in the southern central part of the country by the Syrian border.
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Kirikkale
Kirikkale is located on the crossroads of major highways east of Ankara leading east to the Black Sea region.
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Kirklareli
Kirklareli is a province of Turkey. This is a province of Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea.
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Kirsehir
Kirsehir Province is located in southern Turkey, forming part of the central Anatolian region. It stands on the Anatolian tectonic fault, and is currently in a earthquake warning zone.
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Kocaeli
Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is Izmit city, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself.
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Konya
Konya, historically known as Iconium, is the biggest Turkish province in terms of area. It is on the central plateau of Anatolia.
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Kutahya
Kutahya is a province of Turkey. It is 11.875 km² in size. The industries of Kutahya have long traditions, going back to ancient times.
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Malatya
Malatya Province is a province in Anatolia (Turkey). It is part of a larger mountaineous area.
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Manisa
Manisa Province is a Province in western Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Izmir to the west, Aydin to the south, Denizli to the south east, Usak to the east, Kutahya to the north east, and Balikesir to the north.
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Mardin
Mardin Province is known for its Arab-style architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.
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Mugla
Mugla (Turkish spelling: Muğla) is a province in southwestern Turkey, along the Aegean Sea. The provincial capital Muğla City is in the mountains, whereas some of Turkey's largest holiday resorts such as Marmaris and Bodrum can be found on the coast.
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Mus
Mus is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8 023 km² in area. The traffic code is 49.
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Nevsehir
Nevsehir is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevsehir. It adjacent provinces are Kırsehir to the northwest, Aksaray to the southwest, Nigde to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, and Yozgat to the northeast.
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Nigde
Nigde is a province in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey. Provincial capital is the city of Nigde.
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Ordu
Ordu is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest, Tokat to the southwest, Sivas to the south, and Giresun to the east.
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Osmaniye
Osmaniye is a Turkish province which is located in the Southeastern part of Turkey. Its population is approximately 190,000 (2000 census).
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Rize
Rize is a province of Turkey and is located along the eastern part of the Black Sea coast.
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Sakarya
Sakarya is a province of Turkey and is located in the Marmara region. Its adjacent provinces are Kocaeli to the west, Bilecik to the south, Bolu to the southeast, and Duzce to the east.
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Samsun
Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,209,137 (2000).
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Sanliurfa
Sanliurfa (also called simply, "Urfa") is a province in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. It is also the name of a city within the province.
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Siirt
Siirt is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Sirnak to the south, and Van to the east.
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Sinop
Sinop is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. Its adjacent provinces are Kastamonu to the west, Corum to the south, and Samsun on the southeast.
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Sirnak
Sirnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia.
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Sivas
The province of Sivas is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey.
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Tekirdag
Tekirdag or Tekir Dagh, referred to historically as Rodosto (Greek name: Redestos or Rhaedestos), is a city of European Turkey (Eastern Thrace), which during the period of the Ottoman Empire (before the treaty of Sevres in 1920) belonged in the vilayet of Adrianople.
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Tokat
Tokat is a province in northern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest, Yozgat to the southwest, Sivas to the southeast, and Ordu to the northeast.
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Trabzon
Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Its adjacent provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüshane to the southwest, Bayburt to the southeast and Rize to the east.
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Tunceli
Tunceli is a province in eastern Turkey. The province was previously named Dersim, meaning 'Silver door' in Persian.
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Usak
Usak (from Ussak meaning "lovers"; alternative transliteration: Ushak) is a province in western Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Manisa to the west, Denizli to the south, Afyon to the east, and Kutahya to the north.
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Van
Van is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 20,927 km 2 in area and has a population of 877 524 (2000).
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Yalova
Yalova is a province in northwestern Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa to the south, and Kocaeli to the west.
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Yozgat
Yozgat is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Corum to the northwest, Kirikkale to the west, Kirsehir to the southwest, Nevsehir to the south, Kayseri to the southeast, Sivas to the east, Tokat to the northeast, and Amasya to the north.
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Zonguldak
Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3,481 km2 in size and has a population of 615,599.
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