There are 81 provinces in Turkey (Turkish: il). Among the 81 provinces, 30 provinces are designated metropolitan municipalities[1] (Turkish: büyükşehir belediyeleri). Metropolitan municipalities are subdivided into districts (Turkish: ilçe), where each district includes a corresponding district municipality, which is a second tier municipality.[2]
The first metropolitan municipalities were established in 1984.[3] These were the three most populous cities in Turkey, namely; Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir. In each metropolitan municipality a number of second level municipalities (ilçe municipality) were established. In 1986, four new metropolitan municipalities were established: Adana,[4]Bursa,[5]Gaziantep[6] and Konya.[7] Two years later the total number was increased to eight with the addition of Kayseri.[8] In 1993, seven new metropolitan municipalities were established: Antalya, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Mersin, Kocaeli and Samsun.[9] Following the earthquake of 1999, Sakarya was also declared a metropolitan municipality.[10]
Before 2004, only the urban centers with populations of more than 750,000 were declared metropolitan centers. However, in 2004, the concept of metropolitan municipality was redefined in Istanbul and Kocaeli, where thenceforth metropolitan municipality borders would overlap with provincial borders. In 2012, this was extended to other metropolitan municipalities.[11] Thus, all provinces with a population in excess of 750,000 were declared metropolitan municipality and accordingly the number of metropolitan municipalities has sharply increased. The following 13 cities became metropolitan municipalities:[11]
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There are 81 provinces in Turkey Turkish il Among the 81 provinces 30 provinces are designated metropolitan municipalities 1 Turkish buyuksehir belediyeleri Metropolitan municipalities are subdivided into districts Turkish ilce where each district includes a corresponding district municipality which is a second tier municipality 2 Contents 1 History 2 List of metropolitan areas 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first metropolitan municipalities were established in 1984 3 These were the three most populous cities in Turkey namely Istanbul Ankara and Izmir In each metropolitan municipality a number of second level municipalities ilce municipality were established In 1986 four new metropolitan municipalities were established Adana 4 Bursa 5 Gaziantep 6 and Konya 7 Two years later the total number was increased to eight with the addition of Kayseri 8 In 1993 seven new metropolitan municipalities were established Antalya Diyarbakir Erzurum Eskisehir Mersin Kocaeli and Samsun 9 Following the earthquake of 1999 Sakarya was also declared a metropolitan municipality 10 Before 2004 only the urban centers with populations of more than 750 000 were declared metropolitan centers However in 2004 the concept of metropolitan municipality was redefined in Istanbul and Kocaeli where thenceforth metropolitan municipality borders would overlap with provincial borders In 2012 this was extended to other metropolitan municipalities 11 Thus all provinces with a population in excess of 750 000 were declared metropolitan municipality and accordingly the number of metropolitan municipalities has sharply increased The following 13 cities became metropolitan municipalities 11 Aydin Balikesir Denizli Hatay Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaras Mardin Mugla Tekirdag Trabzon Sanliurfa Van With the addition of Ordu in 2013 12 the total number of the metropolitan municipalities increased to 30 13 List of metropolitan areas edit nbsp Ankara Tekirdag Balikesir Bursa Istanbul Kocaeli Sakarya Eskisehir Manisa Izmir Aydin Mugla Denizli Antalya Konya Mersin Adana K Maras Kayseri Samsun Ordu Malatya G Antep Sanliurfa Trabzon Erzurum Diyarbakir Mardin Van Hatay nbsp Dark blue Those provinces before 2012 light blue those after 2012 Metropolitan municipalities Date of establishment Area km2 GDP billion US 14 Population 2021 15 Number of districts Adana 05 06 1986 13 844 15 775 2 263 373 15 Ankara 23 03 1984 25 632 74 285 5 747 325 25 Antalya 09 09 1993 20 177 23 213 2 619 832 19 Aydin 06 12 2012 8 116 7 260 1 134 031 17 Balikesir 06 12 2012 14 583 10 027 1 250 610 20 Bursa 18 06 1986 10 813 33 641 3 147 818 17 Denizli 06 12 2012 12 134 9 062 1 051 056 19 Diyarbakir 09 09 1993 15 101 6 959 1 791 373 17 Erzurum 09 09 1993 25 006 3 918 756 893 20 Eskisehir 09 09 1993 13 960 9 078 898 369 14 Gaziantep 20 06 1986 6 830 16 545 2 130 432 9 Hatay 06 12 2012 5 524 11 298 1 670 712 15 Mersin Note 1 09 09 1993 15 010 15 562 1 891 145 13 Istanbul 23 03 1984 5 343 245 207 15 840 000 39 Izmir 23 03 1984 11 891 51 460 4 425 789 30 Kayseri 07 12 1988 16 970 11 956 1 434 357 16 Kocaeli Note 2 09 09 1993 3 397 34 442 2 033 441 12 Konya 20 06 1986 40 838 16 616 2 277 017 31 Malatya 06 12 2012 12 259 4 324 808 692 13 Manisa 06 12 2012 13 339 13 633 1 456 626 17 Kahramanmaras 06 12 2012 14 520 7 015 1 171 298 11 Mardin 06 12 2012 8 780 4 737 862 757 10 Mugla 06 12 2012 12 654 9 444 1 021 141 13 Ordu 14 03 2013 5 914 3 685 760 872 19 Sakarya Note 3 06 03 2000 4 824 9 102 1 060 876 16 Samsun 09 09 1993 9 725 8 332 1 371 274 17 Tekirdag 06 12 2012 6 190 16 225 1 113 400 11 Trabzon 06 12 2012 4 628 4 897 816 686 18 Sanliurfa 06 12 2012 19 242 6 413 2 143 020 13 Van 06 12 2012 20 921 3 544 1 141 015 13 nbsp Turkey 783 562 807 143 66 092 128 519 Since the total population of Turkey is 83 154 997 the population in the 30 provinces make up 77 of the population of the country See also editElections for Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey 2013 Turkish local government reorganisationNotes edit Formerly named Icel Formerly the center city of Kocaeli Province was Izmit which is now a district Formerly the center city of Sakarya Province was Adapazari which is now a districtReferences edit Statistical Institute page permanent dead link Law act no 5216 in Turkish Belleten of legislation in Turkish Art no 3306 in Turkish Art no 3391 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Art no 3398 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 01 31 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Art no 3399 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Art no 3508 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Decree no 504 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 31 Art no 593 in Turkish Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 31 a b Art no 6360 in Turkish North eastern province of Ordu becomes metropolitan municipality Anadolu Ajansi 14 March 2013 Retrieved 2022 04 30 CNN Turk news in Turkish Statistics by Theme gt National Accounts gt Regional Accounts www turkstat gov tr Retrieved 11 May 2023 2021 Turkiye Nufusu biruni tuik gov trExternal links editThe critical Analysis of Transformation of Turkish metropolitan Municipality System Archived 2019 03 25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey amp oldid 1219418408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
