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Provinces of Turkey
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Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Turkish: il). Each province is divided into a number of districts (ilçe). Each provincial government is seated in the central district (merkez ilçe). For non-metropolitan municipality designated provinces, the central district bears the name of the province (e.g. the city/district of Rize is the central district of Rize Province).
| Provinces of Turkey Türkiye'nin İlleri (Turkish) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Turkey |
| Number | 81 Provinces |
| Populations | 83,645 (Tunceli) – 15,840,900 (Istanbul) as at 31 December 2021 |
| Areas | 850 km2 (327 sq mi) (Yalova) – 38,260 km2 (14,771 sq mi) (Konya) |
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| Subdivisions | |
Each province is administered by an appointed governor (vali) from the Ministry of the Interior.
List of provinces
Below is a list of the 81 provinces of Turkey, sorted according to their license plate codes. Initially, the order of the codes matched the alphabetical order of the province names. After Zonguldak (code 67), the ordering is not alphabetical, but in the order of the creation of provinces, as these provinces were created more recently and thus their plate numbers were assigned after the initial set of codes had been assigned.
| Name | Area (km2) | Population census 22.10.2000 | Population census 2.11.2011 | Population estimate 31.12.2021[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adana | 14,045.56 | 1,849,478 | 2,102,375 | 2,263,373 |
| 02 | Adıyaman | 7,606.16 | 623,811 | 594,163 | 632,148 |
| 03 | Afyonkarahisar | 14,718.63 | 812,416 | 701,461 | 744,179 |
| 04 | Ağrı | 11,498.67 | 528,744 | 553,241 | 524,069 |
| 05 | Amasya | 5,703.78 | 365,231 | 323,331 | 335,331 |
| 06 | Ankara | 25,401.94 | 4,007,860 | 4,868,418 | 5,747,325 |
| 07 | Antalya | 20,790.56 | 1,719,751 | 2,035,563 | 2,619,832 |
| 08 | Artvin | 7,367.10 | 191,934 | 166,177 | 169,543 |
| 09 | Aydın | 7,904.43 | 950,757 | 999,131 | 1,134,031 |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 14,472.73 | 1,076,347 | 1,155,216 | 1,250,610 |
| 11 | Bilecik | 4,306.77 | 194,326 | 203,157 | 228,334 |
| 12 | Bingöl | 8,253.51 | 253,739 | 261,276 | 283,112 |
| 13 | Bitlis | 7,094.50 | 388,678 | 336,226 | 352,277 |
| 14 | Bolu | 8,323.39 | 270,654 | 276,976 | 320,014 |
| 15 | Burdur | 7,134.95 | 256,803 | 250,984 | 273,716 |
| 16 | Bursa | 10,886.38 | 2,125,140 | 2,640,128 | 3,147,818 |
| 17 | Çanakkale | 9,950.43 | 464,975 | 489,298 | 557,276 |
| 18 | Çankırı | 7,491.89 | 270,355 | 175,716 | 196,515 |
| 19 | Çorum | 12,796.21 | 597,065 | 534,825 | 526,282 |
| 20 | Denizli | 11,804.19 | 850,029 | 940,532 | 1,051,056 |
| 21 | Diyarbakır | 15,204.01 | 1,362,708 | 1,561,110 | 1,791,373 |
| 22 | Edirne | 6,097.91 | 402,606 | 400,554 | 412,115 |
| 23 | Elazığ | 9,281.45 | 569,616 | 559,063 | 588,088 |
| 24 | Erzincan | 11,727.55 | 316,841 | 214,863 | 237,351 |
| 25 | Erzurum | 25,330.90 | 937,389 | 781,626 | 756,893 |
| 26 | Eskişehir | 13,902.03 | 706,009 | 778,421 | 898,369 |
| 27 | Gaziantep | 6,844.84 | 1,285,249 | 1,739,569 | 2,130,432 |
| 28 | Giresun | 6,831.58 | 523,819 | 420,433 | 450,154 |
| 29 | Gümüşhane | 6,437.01 | 186,953 | 129,045 | 150,119 |
| 30 | Hakkâri | 7,178.88 | 236,581 | 271,405 | 278,218 |
| 31 | Hatay | 5,831.36 | 1,253,726 | 1,472,282 | 1,670,712 |
| 32 | Isparta | 8,871.08 | 513,681 | 412,039 | 445,678 |
| 33 | Mersin | 15,512.25 | 1,651,400 | 1,660,522 | 1,891,145 |
| 34 | Istanbul | 5,315.33 | 10,018,735 | 13,565,798 | 15,840,900 |
| 35 | İzmir | 12,015.61 | 3,370,866 | 3,952,036 | 4,425,789 |
| 36 | Kars | 10,139.09 | 325,016 | 306,238 | 281,077 |
| 37 | Kastamonu | 13,157.98 | 375,476 | 360,694 | 375,592 |
| 38 | Kayseri | 17,109.33 | 1,060,432 | 1,251,907 | 1,434,357 |
| 39 | Kırklareli | 6,299.78 | 328,461 | 340,977 | 366,363 |
| 40 | Kırşehir | 6,530.32 | 253,239 | 221,935 | 242,944 |
| 41 | Kocaeli | 3,625.29 | 1,206,085 | 1,595,643 | 2,033,441 |
| 42 | Konya | 40,813.52 | 2,192,166 | 2,033,227 | 2,277,017 |
| 43 | Kütahya | 12,013.57 | 656,903 | 564,403 | 578,640 |
| 44 | Malatya | 12,102.70 | 853,658 | 749,225 | 808,692 |
| 45 | Manisa | 13,228.50 | 1,260,169 | 1,337,731 | 1,456,626 |
| 46 | Kahramanmaraş | 14,456.74 | 1,002,384 | 1,052,336 | 1,171,298 |
| 47 | Mardin | 8,806.04 | 705,098 | 758,181 | 862,757 |
| 48 | Muğla | 12,949.21 | 715,328 | 837,804 | 1,021,141 |
| 49 | Muş | 8,067.16 | 453,654 | 412,430 | 405,228 |
| 50 | Nevşehir | 5,391.64 | 309,914 | 284,150 | 308,003 |
| 51 | Niğde | 7,365.29 | 348,081 | 337,456 | 363,725 |
| 52 | Ordu | 5,952.49 | 887,765 | 712,998 | 760,872 |
| 53 | Rize | 3,921.98 | 365,938 | 322,367 | 345,662 |
| 54 | Sakarya | 4,880.19 | 756,168 | 886,382 | 1,060,876 |
| 55 | Samsun | 9,364.10 | 1,209,137 | 1,250,598 | 1,371,274 |
| 56 | Siirt | 5,473.29 | 263,676 | 309,599 | 331,980 |
| 57 | Sinop | 5,816.55 | 225,574 | 203,288 | 218,408 |
| 58 | Sivas | 28,567.34 | 755,091 | 627,195 | 636,121 |
| 59 | Tekirdağ | 6,342.30 | 623,591 | 824,223 | 1,113,400 |
| 60 | Tokat | 10,072.62 | 828,027 | 592,481 | 602,567 |
| 61 | Trabzon | 4,664.04 | 975,137 | 757,857 | 816,684 |
| 62 | Tunceli | 7,685.66 | 93,584 | 84,896 | 83,645 |
| 63 | Şanlıurfa | 19,336.21 | 1,443,422 | 1,701,127 | 2,143,020 |
| 64 | Uşak | 5,363.09 | 322,313 | 340,636 | 373,183 |
| 65 | Van | 19,414.14 | 877,524 | 1,059,734 | 1,141,015 |
| 66 | Yozgat | 14,074.09 | 682,919 | 465,214 | 418,500 |
| 67 | Zonguldak | 3,309.86 | 615,599 | 614,775 | 589,684 |
| 68 | Aksaray | 7,965.51 | 396,084 | 379,163 | 429,069 |
| 69 | Bayburt | 3,739.08 | 97,358 | 76,859 | 85,042 |
| 70 | Karaman | 8,868.90 | 243,210 | 234,441 | 258,838 |
| 71 | Kırıkkale | 4,569.76 | 383,508 | 276,847 | 275,968 |
| 72 | Batman | 4,659.21 | 456,734 | 520,883 | 626,319 |
| 73 | Şırnak | 7,151.57 | 353,197 | 453,828 | 546,589 |
| 74 | Bartın | 2,080.36 | 184,178 | 187,129 | 201,711 |
| 75 | Ardahan | 4,967.63 | 133,756 | 107,776 | 94,932 |
| 76 | Iğdır | 3,587.81 | 168,634 | 187,842 | 203,159 |
| 77 | Yalova | 850.46 | 168,593 | 205,664 | 291,001 |
| 78 | Karabük | 4,108.80 | 225,102 | 220,401 | 249,287 |
| 79 | Kilis | 1,427.76 | 114,724 | 124,276 | 145,826 |
| 80 | Osmaniye | 3,195.99 | 458,782 | 483,639 | 553,012 |
| 81 | Düzce | 2,592.95 | 314,266 | 342,281 | 400,976 |
Codes
The province's ISO code suffix number, the first two digits of the vehicle registration plates of Turkey, and the first digits of the postal codes in Turkey are the same. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes are different.
| Name | ISO 3166-2 | NUTS | Phone prefix | Statistical Region (NUTS-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | TR-01 | TR621 | 322 | Mediterranean |
| Adıyaman | TR-02 | TRC12 | 416 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Afyonkarahisar | TR-03 | TR332 | 272 | Aegean |
| Ağrı | TR-04 | TRA21 | 472 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Aksaray | TR-68 | TR712 | 382 | Central Anatolia |
| Amasya | TR-05 | TR834 | 358 | West Black Sea |
| Ankara | TR-06 | TR510 | 312 | West Anatolia |
| Antalya | TR-07 | TR611 | 242 | Mediterranean |
| Ardahan | TR-75 | TRA24 | 478 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Artvin | TR-08 | TR905 | 466 | East Black Sea |
| Aydın | TR-09 | TR321 | 256 | Aegean |
| Balıkesir | TR-10 | TR221 | 266 | West Marmara |
| Bartın | TR-74 | TR813 | 378 | West Black Sea |
| Batman | TR-72 | TRC32 | 488 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Bayburt | TR-69 | TRA13 | 458 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Bilecik | TR-11 | TR413 | 228 | East Marmara |
| Bingöl | TR-12 | TRB13 | 426 | Central East Anatolia |
| Bitlis | TR-13 | TRB23 | 434 | Central East Anatolia |
| Bolu | TR-14 | TR424 | 374 | East Marmara |
| Burdur | TR-15 | TR613 | 248 | Mediterranean |
| Bursa | TR-16 | TR411 | 224 | East Marmara |
| Çanakkale | TR-17 | TR222 | 286 | West Marmara |
| Çankırı | TR-18 | TR822 | 376 | West Black Sea |
| Çorum | TR-19 | TR833 | 364 | West Black Sea |
| Denizli | TR-20 | TR322 | 258 | Aegean |
| Diyarbakır | TR-21 | TRC22 | 412 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Düzce | TR-81 | TR423 | 380 | East Marmara |
| Edirne | TR-22 | TR212 | 284 | West Marmara |
| Elazığ | TR-23 | TRB12 | 424 | Central East Anatolia |
| Erzincan | TR-24 | TRA12 | 446 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Erzurum | TR-25 | TRA11 | 442 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Eskişehir | TR-26 | TR412 | 222 | East Marmara |
| Gaziantep | TR-27 | TRC11 | 342 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Giresun | TR-28 | TR903 | 454 | East Black Sea |
| Gümüşhane | TR-29 | TR906 | 456 | East Black Sea |
| Hakkari | TR-30 | TRB24 | 438 | Central East Anatolia |
| Hatay | TR-31 | TR631 | 326 | Mediterranean |
| Iğdır | TR-76 | TRA23 | 476 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Isparta | TR-32 | TR612 | 246 | Mediterranean |
| Istanbul-I (Thrace) | TR-34 | TR100 | 212 | Istanbul |
| Istanbul-II (Anatolia) | TR-34 | TR100 | 216 | Istanbul |
| İzmir | TR-35 | TR310 | 232 | Aegean |
| Kahramanmaraş | TR-46 | TR632 | 344 | Mediterranean |
| Karabük | TR-78 | TR812 | 370 | West Black Sea |
| Karaman | TR-70 | TR522 | 338 | West Anatolia |
| Kars | TR-36 | TRA22 | 474 | Northeast Anatolia |
| Kastamonu | TR-37 | TR821 | 366 | West Black Sea |
| Kayseri | TR-38 | TR721 | 352 | Central Anatolia |
| Kilis | TR-79 | TRC13 | 348 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Kırıkkale | TR-71 | TR711 | 318 | Central Anatolia |
| Kırklareli | TR-39 | TR213 | 288 | West Marmara |
| Kırşehir | TR-40 | TR715 | 386 | Central Anatolia |
| Kocaeli (İzmit) | TR-41 | TR421 | 262 | East Marmara |
| Konya | TR-42 | TR521 | 332 | West Anatolia |
| Kütahya | TR-43 | TR333 | 274 | Aegean |
| Malatya | TR-44 | TRB11 | 422 | Central East Anatolia |
| Manisa | TR-45 | TR331 | 236 | Aegean |
| Mardin | TR-47 | TRC31 | 482 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Mersin | TR-33 | TR622 | 324 | Mediterranean |
| Muğla | TR-48 | TR323 | 252 | Aegean |
| Muş | TR-49 | TRB22 | 436 | Central East Anatolia |
| Nevşehir | TR-50 | TR714 | 384 | Central Anatolia |
| Niğde | TR-51 | TR713 | 388 | Central Anatolia |
| Ordu | TR-52 | TR902 | 452 | East Black Sea |
| Osmaniye | TR-80 | TR633 | 328 | Mediterranean |
| Rize | TR-53 | TR904 | 464 | East Black Sea |
| Sakarya (Adapazarı) | TR-54 | TR422 | 264 | East Marmara |
| Samsun | TR-55 | TR831 | 362 | West Black Sea |
| Şanlıurfa | TR-63 | TRC21 | 414 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Siirt | TR-56 | TRC34 | 484 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Sinop | TR-57 | TR823 | 368 | West Black Sea |
| Sivas | TR-58 | TRC33 | 346 | Central Anatolia |
| Şırnak | TR-73 | TR722 | 486 | Southeast Anatolia |
| Tekirdağ | TR-59 | TR211 | 282 | West Marmara |
| Tokat | TR-60 | TR832 | 356 | West Black Sea |
| Trabzon | TR-61 | TR901 | 462 | East Black Sea |
| Tunceli | TR-62 | TRB14 | 428 | Central East Anatolia |
| Uşak | TR-64 | TR334 | 276 | Aegean |
| Van | TR-65 | TRB21 | 432 | Central East Anatolia |
| Yalova | TR-77 | TR425 | 226 | East Marmara |
| Yozgat | TR-66 | TR723 | 354 | Central Anatolia |
| Zonguldak | TR-67 | TR811 | 372 | West Black Sea |
Defunct provinces
A 1927 map of the provinces of Turkey which was published before the alphabet reform
- Çatalca, now part of Istanbul Province
- Gelibolu, now part of Çanakkale Province
- İçel (Silifke), now part of Mersin Province
- Kozan, now part of Adana Province
- Şebinkarahisar, now part of Giresun Province
- Elazığ Madeni, now part of Elazığ Province
- Genç, now part of Bingöl Province
- Doğubeyazıt, now part of Ağrı Province
- Siverek, now part of Şanlıurfa Province
See also
References
- ^ "İllerin aldığı, verdiği göç, net göç ve net göç hızı, 1980-2018" [Provincial in-migration, out-migration, net migration, rate of net migration, 1980-2018] (in English and Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved March 6, 2019.