List of cities in Turkey
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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.
[edit] 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.
Rank | City | 1990 Census | 2000 Census | 2006 Estimate | Province |
1 | Istanbul | 6629431 | 8803468 | 10034830 | Istanbul |
2 | Ankara | 2583963 | 3579706 | 4319167 | Ankara |
3 | Izmir | 1758780 | 2409000 | 3500000 | Izmir |
4 | Bursa | 834576 | 1194687 | 1458459 | Bursa |
5 | Adana | 916150 | 1130710 | 1271894 | Adana |
6 | Gaziantep | 603434 | 853513 | 1102364 | Gaziantep |
7 | Konya | 513346 | 742690 | 903797 | Konya |
8 | Antalya | 378208 | 603190 | 792373 | Antalya |
9 | Diyarbakir | 373810 | 545983 | 665699 | Diyarbakir |
10 | Mersin | 422357 | 537842 | 626766 | Mersin |
11 | Kayseri | 425776 | 536392 | 603693 | Kayseri |
12 | Eskisehir | 413082 | 482793 | 520701 | Eskisehir |
13 | Sanliurfa | 276528 | 385588 | 462923 | Sanliurfa |
14 | Malatya | 270412 | 381081 | 454460 | Malatya |
15 | Erzurum | 242391 | 361235 | 433178 | Erzurum |
15 | Balikesir | 170589 | 215436 | 406022 | Balikesir |
16 | Samsun | 304176 | 363180 | 399692 | Samsun |
18 | Van | 155623 | 284464 | 391568 | Van |
19 | Kahramanmaras | 228129 | 326198 | 386545 | Kahramanmaras |
20 | Denizli | 203741 | 275480 | 320952 | Denizli |
21 | Batman | 147347 | 246678 | 314171 | Batman |
22 | Elazig | 204603 | 266495 | 304327 | Elazig |
23 | Adapazari | 272039 | 283752 | 286924 | Sakarya |
24 | Gebze | 159116 | 253487 | 286256 | Kocaeli |
25 | Sivas | 223115 | 251776 | 266055 | Sivas |
26 | Tarsus | 187508 | 216382 | 262235 | Mersin |
27 | Sultanbeyli | 82298 | 175700 | 257711 | Istanbul |
28 | Manisa | 158928 | 214345 | 250081 | Manisa |
29 | Trabzon | 161886 | 214949 | 250058 | Trabzon |
30 | Adiyaman | 100045 | 178538 | 234015 | Adiyaman |
31 | Esenler | 70280 | 148981 | 226550 | Istanbul |
32 | Çorlu | 74681 | 141525 | 214703 | Tekirdag |
33 | Kirikkale | 185431 | 205078 | 212190 | Kirikkale |
34 | Osmaniye | 122307 | 173977 | 208887 | Osmaniye |
35 | Izmit | 190741 | 195699 | 196247 | Kocaeli |
36 | Kütahya | 130944 | 166665 | 188676 | Kütahya |
37 | Çorum | 116810 | 161321 | 187850 | Çorum |
38 | Siverek | 63049 | 126820 | 186929 | Sanliurfa |
39 | Isparta | 112117 | 148496 | 176859 | Isparta |
40 | Aydin | 107011 | 143267 | 167094 | Aydin |
41 | Viransehir | 57461 | 121382 | 163381 | Sanliurfa |
42 | Iskenderun | 154807 | 159149 | 159841 | Hatay |
43 | Kiziltepe | 60134 | 113143 | 158737 | Mardin |
44 | Aksaray | 90698 | 129949 | 156893 | Aksaray |
45 | Antakya | 123871 | 144910 | 156643 | Hatay |
46 | Usak | 105270 | 137001 | 156022 | Usak |
47 | Afyon | 95643 | 128516 | 149769 | Afyonkarahisar |
48 | Inegöl | 71120 | 105959 | 139557 | Bursa |
49 | Tokat | 83058 | 113100 | 133154 | Tokat |
50 | Edirne | 102345 | 119298 | 127775 | Edirne |
51 | Tekirdag | 80442 | 107191 | 125373 | Tekirdag |
52 | Karaman | 76525 | 105384 | 123453 | Karaman |
53 | Nazilli | 80277 | 105665 | 122172 | Aydin |
54 | Alanya | 52460 | 88346 | 118514 | Antalya |
55 | Ordu | 102107 | 112525 | 117485 | Ordu |
56 | Siirt | 68320 | 98281 | 117258 | Siirt |
57 | Erzincan | 91772 | 107175 | 115293 | Erzincan |
58 | Turhal | 69079 | 95536 | 114115 | Tokat |
59 | Derince | 66141 | 93997 | 114015 | Kocaeli |
60 | Bandirma | 77444 | 97419 | 109667 | Balikesir |
61 | Turgutlu | 73634 | 93727 | 105272 | Manisa |
62 | Manavgat | 38498 | 71679 | 101742 | Antalya |
63 | Giresun | 67604 | 83636 | 101273 | Giresun |
[edit] 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 |
---|---|
Uşak | 137001 |
Afyonkarahisar | 128516 |
Zile | 110000 |
Ceyhan | 108602 |
Tekirdağ | 107191 |
Zonguldak | 104276 |
Bismil | 101400 |
Karabük | 100749 |
Bandırma | 90200 |
Kırşehir | 88105 |
Elbistan | 86100 |
Bolu | 84565 |
Akhisar | 80700 |
Ağrı | 79764 |
Lüleburgaz | 79002 |
Kars | 78473 |
Rize | 78144 |
Niğde | 78088 |
Erciş | 77100 |
Gölcük | 76600 |
Ereğli | 76000 |
Çanakkale | 75810 |
Bafra | 75700 |
Kızıltepe | 75207 |
Amasya | 74393 |
Yozgat | 73930 |
Karadeniz Ereğli | 73800 |
Kilis | 70670 |
Yalova | 70118 |
Bingöl | 68876 |
Muş | 67927 |
Nevşehir | 67864 |
Mardin | 65072 |
Kastamonu | 64606 |
Gemlik | 63800 |
Burdur | 63363 |
Cizre | 63300 |
Çankırı | 62508 |
Iğdır | 59880 |
Anamur | 58800 |
Hakkari | 58145 |
Midyat | 56669 |
Düzce | 56649 |
Bolvadin | 54900 |
Akşehir | 54100 |
Fatsa | 54000 |
Darıca | 53600 |
Dörtyol | 53600 |
Kırklareli | 53221 |
Afşin | 52800 |
Şırnak | 52743 |
Edremit | 51800 |
Nusaybin | 50605 |
Doğubeyazıt | 48900 |
Ergani | 47900 |
Fethiye | 46500 |
Bergama | 46100 |
Bitlis | 44923 |
Çarşamba | 44400 |
Alaşehir | 44000 |
Muğla | 43845 |
Dinar | 42400 |
Erbaa | 41900 |
Islahiye | 41900 |
Bozüyük | 41600 |
Çumra | 40900 |
Beyşehir | 39800 |
Çerkezköy | 38700 |
Birecik | 37800 |
Büyükçekmece | 36900 |
Erdemli | 36400 |
Akçaabat | 36100 |
Bartın | 35992 |
Gölbaşı | 35100 |
Çubuk | 34900 |
Bilecik | 34105 |
Aliağa | 33900 |
Gönen | 33800 |
Develi | 33500 |
Bayburt | 32285 |
Düziçi | 32100 |
Ilgın | 32000 |
Beypazarı | 31900 |
Bor | 31300 |
Göksun | 31200 |
Bozyazı | 30700 |
Sinop | 30502 |
Gümüşhane | 30270 |
Bulanık | 30000 |
İmamoğlu | 30000 |
Bulancak | 29500 |
Ceylanpınar | 29300 |
Ayvalık | 29000 |
Demirci | 28700 |
Gerede | 27900 |
Burhaniye | 27400 |
Beşikdüzü | 26600 |
Boğazlıyan | 26600 |
Bozova | 26300 |
Adilcevaz | 25700 |
Biga | 25700 |
Bucak | 25700 |
Erzin | 25700 |
Akçakale | 25600 |
Gölköy | 25300 |
Çan | 25200 |
Tunceli | 25041 |
Babaeski | 24700 |
Hendek | 24500 |
Bodrum | 24400 |
Hınıs | 23500 |
Artvin | 23157 |
Akyazı | 23000 |
Horasan | 22800 |
Çay | 22200 |
Alaca | 22800 |
Emirdağ | 22000 |
Görele | 22000 |
Gediz | 21900 |
Gelibolu | 21900 |
Bahçe | 21800 |
Gürgentepe | 21600 |
Ahlat | 21500 |
Çeşme | 21100 |
Didim | 21100 |
İdil | 21100 |
Boyabat | 20900 |
Derik | 20700 |
Elmadağ | 20600 |
Akçakoca | 20400 |
İznik | 20200 |
Gürsu | 20200 |
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