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Provinces of Turkey

Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Turkish: il). Each province is divided into a number of different districts (ilçe). Each provincial government is seated in the central district (merkez ilçe). The central district usually bears the name of the province (e.g. the city of Van is the central district of Van Province). There are only three exceptions[1] to this naming scheme:

  • Adapazarı of Sakarya Province

  • Antakya of Hatay Province

  • İzmit of Kocaeli Province

Each province is administered by an appointed governor (vali) from the Ministry of the Interior.

Provinces of Turkey
Türkiye'nin İlleri (Turkish)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Turkey
Number81 Provinces
Populations74,412 (Bayburt) – 14,377,018 (Istanbul Province)
Areas850 km2(327 sq mi) (Yalova) – 38,260 km2(14,771 sq mi) (Konya)
GovernmentProvincial government, National government
Subdivisionsİlçe

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.

**Provinces of the Republic of Turkey**
NameArea (km²)Population (2000 census)Population (2013-2014 estimate)[2]
01Adana14,045.561,854,2702,165,595
02Adıyaman7,606.16623,811597,835
03Afyonkarahisar14,718.63812,416706,371
04Ağrı11,498.67528,744549,435
05Amasya5,703.78365,231321,913
06Ankara25,401.944,007,8605,150,072
07Antalya20,790.561,719,7512,222,562
08Artvin7,367.10191,934169,674
09Aydın7,904.43950,7571,041,979
10Balıkesir14,472.731,076,3471,189,057
11Bilecik4,306.77194,326209,925
12Bingöl8,253.51253,739266,019
13Bitlis7,094.50388,678338,023
14Bolu8,323.39270,654284,789
15Burdur7,134.95256,803256,898
16Bursa10,886.382,125,1402,787,539
17Çanakkale9,950.43464,975511,790
18Çankırı7,491.89270,355183,550
19Çorum12,796.21597,065527,220
20Denizli11,804.19950,757978,700
21Diyarbakır15,204.011,362,7081,635,048
22Edirne6,097.91402,606400,280
23Elazığ9,281.45569,616568,753
24Erzincan11,727.55316,841223,633
25Erzurum25,330.90937,389763,320
26Eskişehir13,902.03706,009812,320
27Gaziantep6,844.841,285,2491,889,466
28Giresun6,831.58523,819429,984
29Gümüşhane6,437.01186,953146,353
30Hakkâri7,178.88236,581276,287
31Hatay5,831.361,253,7261,519,836
32Isparta8,871.08513,681418,780
33Mersin15,512.251,651,4001,727,255
34Istanbul5,315.3310,018,73514,377,018
35İzmir12,015.613,370,8664,113,072
36Kars10,139.09325,016296,466
37Kastamonu13,157.98375,476368,907
38Kayseri17,109.331,060,4321,322,376
39Kırklareli6,299.78328,461343,723
40Kırşehir6,530.32253,239222,707
41Kocaeli3,625.291,206,0851,722,795
42Konya40,813.522,192,1662,108,808
43Kütahya12,013.57656,903571,554
44Malatya12,102.70853,658769,544
45Manisa13,228.501,260,1691,367,905
46Kahramanmaraş14,456.741,002,3841,089,038
47Mardin8,806.04705,098788,996
48Muğla12,949.21715,328894,509
49Muş8,067.16453,654411,216
50Nevşehir5,391.64309,914286,250
51Niğde7,365.29348,081343,898
52Ordu5,952.49887,765724,268
53Rize3,921.98365,938329,779
54Sakarya4,880.19756,168932,706
55Samsun9,364.101,209,1371,269,989
56Siirt5,473.29263,676318,366
57Sinop5,816.55225,574204,526
58Sivas28,567.34755,091623,116
59Tekirdağ6,342.30623,591906,732
60Tokat10,072.62828,027597,920
61Trabzon4,664.04975,137766,782
62Tunceli7,685.6693,58486,527
63Şanlıurfa19,336.211,443,4221,845,667
64Uşak5,363.09322,313349,459
65Van19,414.14877,5241,085,542
66Yozgat14,074.09682,919432,560
67Zonguldak3,309.86615,599598,796
68Aksaray7,965.51396,084384,252
69Bayburt3,739.0897,35880,607
70Karaman8,868.90243,210240,362
71Kırıkkale4,569.76383,508271,092
72Batman4,659.21456,734557,593
73Şırnak7,151.57353,197488,966
74Bartın2,080.36184,178189,405
75Ardahan4,967.63133,756100,809
76Iğdır3,587.81168,634192,056
77Yalova850.46168,593226,514
78Karabük4,108.80225,102231,333
79Kilis1,427.76114,724128,781
80Osmaniye3,195.99458,782506,807
81Düzce2,592.95314,266355,549

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.

NameISO 3166-2NUTSPhone prefix
AdanaTR-01TR621322
AdıyamanTR-02TRC12416
AfyonkarahisarTR-03TR332272
AğrıTR-04TRA21472
AksarayTR-68TR712382
AmasyaTR-05TR834358
AnkaraTR-06TR510312
AntalyaTR-07TR611242
ArdahanTR-75TRA24478
ArtvinTR-08TR905466
AydınTR-09TR321256
BalıkesirTR-10TR221266
BartınTR-74TR813378
BatmanTR-72TRC32488
BayburtTR-69TRA13458
BilecikTR-11TR413228
BingölTR-12TRB13426
BitlisTR-13TRB23434
BoluTR-14TR424374
BurdurTR-15TR613248
BursaTR-16TR411224
ÇanakkaleTR-17TR222286
ÇankırıTR-18TR822376
ÇorumTR-19TR833364
DenizliTR-20TR322258
DiyarbakırTR-21TRC22412
DüzceTR-81TR423380
EdirneTR-22TR212284
ElazığTR-23TRB12424
ErzincanTR-24TRA12446
ErzurumTR-25TRA11442
EskisehirTR-26TR412222
GaziantepTR-27TRC11342
GiresunTR-28TR903454
GümüşhaneTR-29TR906456
HakkariTR-30TRB24438
HatayTR-31TR631326
IğdırTR-76TRA23476
IspartaTR-32TR612246
Istanbul-I (Thrace)TR-34TR100212
Istanbul-II (Anatolia)TR-34TR100216
İzmirTR-35TR310232
KahramanmaraşTR-46TR632344
KarabükTR-78TR812370
KaramanTR-70TR522338
KarsTR-36TRA22474
KastamonuTR-37TR821366
KayseriTR-38TR721352
KilisTR-79TRC13348
KırıkkaleTR-71TR711318
KırklareliTR-39TR213288
KırşehirTR-40TR715386
Kocaeli (İzmit)TR-41TR421262
KonyaTR-42TR521332
KütahyaTR-43TR333274
MalatyaTR-44TRB11422
ManisaTR-45TR331236
MardinTR-47TRC31482
MersinTR-33TR622324
MuğlaTR-48TR323252
MuşTR-49TRB22436
NevşehirTR-50TR714384
NiğdeTR-51TR713388
OrduTR-52TR902452
OsmaniyeTR-80TR633328
RizeTR-53TR904464
Sakarya (Adapazarı)TR-54TR422264
SamsunTR-55TR831362
ŞanlıurfaTR-63TRC21414
SiirtTR-56TRC34484
SinopTR-57TR823368
SivasTR-58TRC33346
ŞırnakTR-73TR722486
TekirdağTR-59TR211282
TokatTR-60TR832356
TrabzonTR-61TR901462
TunceliTR-62TRB14428
UşakTR-64TR334276
VanTR-65TRB21432
YalovaTR-77TR425226
YozgatTR-66TR723354
ZonguldakTR-67TR811372

Governors

ProvinceNameSince
AdanaHüseyin Avni Coş2011
AdıyamanRamazan Sodan2008
Afyonkarahisarİrfan Balkanlıoğlu2010
AğrıAli Yerlikaya2010
AksarayOrhan Alimoğlu2008
AmasyaAbdil Celil Öz2011
AnkaraAlâaddin Yüksel2010
AntalyaAhmet Altıparmak2010
ArdahanMustafa Tekmen2009
ArtvinMustafa Yemlihalıoğlu2009
AydınKerem Al2011
BalıkesirYılmaz Arslan2009
BartınHalil Işık2008
BatmanAhmet Turhan2009
BayburtHasan İpek2011
BilecikHalil İbrahim Akpınar2010
BingölMustafa Hakan Güvençer2010
BitlisNurettin Yılmaz2008
Boluİbrahim Özçimen2010
BurdurSüleyman Tapsız2010
BursaŞahabettin Harput2007
ÇanakkaleGüngör Azim Tuna2011
ÇankırıŞemsettin Uzun2008
ÇorumNurullah Çakır2010
DenizliYavuz Erkmen2008
DiyarbakırMustafa Toprak2010
DüzceVasip Şahin2010
EdirneGökhan Sözer2010
ElazığMuammer Erol2008
ErzincanAbdulkadir Demir2008
ErzurumSebahattin Öztürk2009
EskişehirMehmet Kılıçlar2008
GaziantepErdal Ata2011
GiresunDursun Ali Şahin2011
GümüşhaneYusuf Mayda2011
HakkariMuammer Türker2008
HatayMehmet Celalettin Lekesiz2009
IğdırAmir Çiçek2010
IspartaMemduh Oğuz2010
IstanbulHüseyin Avni Mutlu2010
İzmirMustafa Cahit Kıraç2007
KahramanmaraşŞükrü Kocatepe2010
Karabükİzzettin Küçük2010
KaramanSüleyman Kahraman2010
KarsAhmet Kara2009
KastamonuErdoğan Bektaş2010
KayseriMevlüt Bilici2007
KilisYusuf Odabaş2011
KırıkkaleHakan Yusuf Güner2009
KırklareliCengiz Aydoğdu2009
KırşehirMehmet Ufuk Erden2009
KocaeliErcan Topaca2010
KonyaAydın Nezih Doğan2009
KütahyaKenan Çiftçi2010
MalatyaUlvi Saran2009
ManisaHalil İbrahim Daşöz2011
MardinTurhan Ayvaz2011
Mersin (İçel)Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu2010
MuğlaFatih Şahin2010
MuşErdoğan Bektaş2008
NevşehirAbdurrahman Savaş2010
NiğdeAlim Barut2009
OrduAli Kaban2008
OsmaniyeCelalettin Cerrah2009
RizeSeyfullah Hacımüftüoğlu2009
SakaryaMustafa Büyük2010
SamsunHüseyin Aksoy2010
SiirtMusa Çolak2010
ŞırnakVahdettin Özkan2010
SinopAhmet Cengiz2010
SivasAli Kolat2009
TekirdağZübeyir Kemelek2009
TokatŞerif Yılmaz2009
TrabzonRecep Kızılcık2009
TunceliOsman Kaymak2014
ŞanlıurfaNuri Okutan2009
UşakÖzdemir Çakacak2009
VanMünir Karaloğlu2009
YalovaOsman Çapalı2011
YozgatNecati Şentürk2010
ZonguldakErol Ayyıldız2011

Defunct provinces

A 1927 map of the provinces of Turkey

A 1927 map of the provinces of Turkey

  • 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

  • Bucak

  • Districts of Turkey

  • Metropolitan centers in Turkey

  • Regions of Turkey

  • Villages of Turkey

  • ISO 3166-2:TR

  • Muhtar (title)

References

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