Provinces of Turkey

Provinces of Turkey
Türkiye'nin İlleri (Turkish)
Provinces of Turkey; Türkiye'nin İlleri (Turkish)
	Ankara Ankara Kırklareli Edirne Tekirdağ Çanakkale Balıkesir Bursa Yalova Istanbul Kocaeli Sakarya Düzce Zonguldak Bolu Bilecik Eskişehir Kütahya Manisa İzmir Aydın Muğla Denizli Burdur Uşak Afyonkarahisar Isparta Antalya Konya Mersin Karaman Aksaray Kırşehir Kırıkkale Çankırı Karabük Bartın Kastamonu Sinop Çorum Yozgat Nevşehir Niğde Adana Hatay Osmaniye K. Maraş Kayseri Sivas Tokat Amasya Samsun Ordu Giresun Erzincan Malatya Gaziantep Kilis Şanlıurfa Adıyaman Gümüşhane Trabzon Rize Bayburt Erzurum Artvin Ardahan Kars Ağrı Iğdır Tunceli Elâzığ Diyarbakır Mardin Batman Siirt Şırnak Bitlis Bingöl Muş Van Hakkâri
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Turkey
Number	81 Provinces
Populations	84,660 (Tunceli) – 15,519,267 (Istanbul)
Areas	850 km2 (327 sq mi) (Yalova) – 38,260 km2 (14,771 sq mi) (Konya)
Government	Provincial government, National government;
Subdivisions	İlçe;

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.

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**
	Name	Area (km²)	Population (2000 census)	Population (2019-2020 estimate)^[2]
01	Adana	14,045.56	1,854,270	2,237,940
02	Adıyaman	7,606.16	623,811	626,465
03	Afyonkarahisar	14,718.63	812,416	729,483
04	Ağrı	11,498.67	528,744	536,199
05	Amasya	5,703.78	365,231	337,800
06	Ankara	25,401.94	4,007,860	5,639,076
07	Antalya	20,790.56	1,719,751	2,511,700
08	Artvin	7,367.10	191,934	170,875
09	Aydın	7,904.43	950,757	1,110,972
10	Balıkesir	14,472.73	1,076,347	1,228,650
11	Bilecik	4,306.77	194,326	219,427
12	Bingöl	8,253.51	253,739	279,812
13	Bitlis	7,094.50	388,678	348,115
14	Bolu	8,323.39	270,654	316,126
15	Burdur	7,134.95	256,803	270,796
16	Bursa	10,886.38	2,125,140	3,056,120
17	Çanakkale	9,950.43	464,975	542,157
18	Çankırı	7,491.89	270,355	195,789
19	Çorum	12,796.21	597,065	530,864
20	Denizli	11,804.19	950,757	1,037,208
21	Diyarbakır	15,204.01	1,362,708	1,756,353
22	Edirne	6,097.91	402,606	413,903
23	Elâzığ	9,281.45	569,616	591,098
24	Erzincan	11,727.55	316,841	234,747
25	Erzurum	25,330.90	937,389	762,062
26	Eskişehir	13,902.03	706,009	887,475
27	Gaziantep	6,844.84	1,285,249	2,069,364
28	Giresun	6,831.58	523,819	448,400
29	Gümüşhane	6,437.01	186,953	164,521
30	Hakkâri	7,178.88	236,581	280,991
31	Hatay	5,831.36	1,253,726	1,628,894
32	Isparta	8,871.08	513,681	444,914
33	Mersin	15,512.25	1,651,400	1,840,425
34	Istanbul	5,315.33	10,018,735	15,519,267
35	İzmir	12,015.61	3,370,866	4,367,251
36	Kars	10,139.09	325,016	285,410
37	Kastamonu	13,157.98	375,476	379,405
38	Kayseri	17,109.33	1,060,432	1,407,409
39	Kırklareli	6,299.78	328,461	361,836
40	Kırşehir	6,530.32	253,239	242,938
41	Kocaeli	3,625.29	1,206,085	1,953,035
42	Konya	40,813.52	2,192,166	2,232,374
43	Kütahya	12,013.57	656,903	579,257
44	Malatya	12,102.70	853,658	800,165
45	Manisa	13,228.50	1,260,169	1,440,611
46	Kahramanmaraş	14,456.74	1,002,384	1,154,102
47	Mardin	8,806.04	705,098	838,778
48	Muğla	12,949.21	715,328	983,142
49	Muş	8,067.16	453,654	408,809
50	Nevşehir	5,391.64	309,914	303,010
51	Niğde	7,365.29	348,081	362,861
52	Ordu	5,952.49	887,765	754,198
53	Rize	3,921.98	365,938	343,212
54	Sakarya	4,880.19	756,168	1,029,650
55	Samsun	9,364.10	1,209,137	1,348,542
56	Siirt	5,473.29	263,676	330,280
57	Sinop	5,816.55	225,574	218,243
58	Sivas	28,567.34	755,091	638,956
59	Tekirdağ	6,342.30	623,591	1,055,412
60	Tokat	10,072.62	828,027	612,747
61	Trabzon	4,664.04	975,137	808,974
62	Tunceli	7,685.66	93,584	84,660
63	Şanlıurfa	19,336.21	1,443,422	2,073,614
64	Uşak	5,363.09	322,313	370,509
65	Van	19,414.14	877,524	1,136,757
66	Yozgat	14,074.09	682,919	421,200
67	Zonguldak	3,309.86	615,599	596,053
68	Aksaray	7,965.51	396,084	416,567
69	Bayburt	3,739.08	97,358	84,843
70	Karaman	8,868.90	243,210	253,279
71	Kırıkkale	4,569.76	383,508	283,017
72	Batman	4,659.21	456,734	608,659
73	Şırnak	7,151.57	353,197	529,615
74	Bartın	2,080.36	184,178	198,249
75	Ardahan	4,967.63	133,756	97,319
76	Iğdır	3,587.81	168,634	199,442
77	Yalova	850.46	168,593	270,976
78	Karabük	4,108.80	225,102	248,958
79	Kilis	1,427.76	114,724	142,490
80	Osmaniye	3,195.99	458,782	538,759
81	Düzce	2,592.95	314,266	392,166

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
Adana	TR-01	TR621	322
Adıyaman	TR-02	TRC12	416
Afyonkarahisar	TR-03	TR332	272
Ağrı	TR-04	TRA21	472
Aksaray	TR-68	TR712	382
Amasya	TR-05	TR834	358
Ankara	TR-06	TR510	312
Antalya	TR-07	TR611	242
Ardahan	TR-75	TRA24	478
Artvin	TR-08	TR905	466
Aydın	TR-09	TR321	256
Balıkesir	TR-10	TR221	266
Bartın	TR-74	TR813	378
Batman	TR-72	TRC32	488
Bayburt	TR-69	TRA13	458
Bilecik	TR-11	TR413	228
Bingöl	TR-12	TRB13	426
Bitlis	TR-13	TRB23	434
Bolu	TR-14	TR424	374
Burdur	TR-15	TR613	248
Bursa	TR-16	TR411	224
Çanakkale	TR-17	TR222	286
Çankırı	TR-18	TR822	376
Çorum	TR-19	TR833	364
Denizli	TR-20	TR322	258
Diyarbakır	TR-21	TRC22	412
Düzce	TR-81	TR423	380
Edirne	TR-22	TR212	284
Elazığ	TR-23	TRB12	424
Erzincan	TR-24	TRA12	446
Erzurum	TR-25	TRA11	442
Eskisehir	TR-26	TR412	222
Gaziantep	TR-27	TRC11	342
Giresun	TR-28	TR903	454
Gümüşhane	TR-29	TR906	456
Hakkari	TR-30	TRB24	438
Hatay	TR-31	TR631	326
Iğdır	TR-76	TRA23	476
Isparta	TR-32	TR612	246
Istanbul-I (Thrace)	TR-34	TR100	212
Istanbul-II (Anatolia)	TR-34	TR100	216
İzmir	TR-35	TR310	232
Kahramanmaraş	TR-46	TR632	344
Karabük	TR-78	TR812	370
Karaman	TR-70	TR522	338
Kars	TR-36	TRA22	474
Kastamonu	TR-37	TR821	366
Kayseri	TR-38	TR721	352
Kilis	TR-79	TRC13	348
Kırıkkale	TR-71	TR711	318
Kırklareli	TR-39	TR213	288
Kırşehir	TR-40	TR715	386
Kocaeli (İzmit)	TR-41	TR421	262
Konya	TR-42	TR521	332
Kütahya	TR-43	TR333	274
Malatya	TR-44	TRB11	422
Manisa	TR-45	TR331	236
Mardin	TR-47	TRC31	482
Mersin	TR-33	TR622	324
Muğla	TR-48	TR323	252
Muş	TR-49	TRB22	436
Nevşehir	TR-50	TR714	384
Niğde	TR-51	TR713	388
Ordu	TR-52	TR902	452
Osmaniye	TR-80	TR633	328
Rize	TR-53	TR904	464
Sakarya (Adapazarı)	TR-54	TR422	264
Samsun	TR-55	TR831	362
Şanlıurfa	TR-63	TRC21	414
Siirt	TR-56	TRC34	484
Sinop	TR-57	TR823	368
Sivas	TR-58	TRC33	346
Şırnak	TR-73	TR722	486
Tekirdağ	TR-59	TR211	282
Tokat	TR-60	TR832	356
Trabzon	TR-61	TR901	462
Tunceli	TR-62	TRB14	428
Uşak	TR-64	TR334	276
Van	TR-65	TRB21	432
Yalova	TR-77	TR425	226
Yozgat	TR-66	TR723	354
Zonguldak	TR-67	TR811	372

Governors[]

Province	Name	Since
Adana	Hüseyin Avni Coş	2011
Adıyaman		2008
Afyonkarahisar	İrfan Balkanlıoğlu	2010
Ağrı	Ali Yerlikaya	2010
Aksaray		2008
Amasya		2011
Ankara		2010
Antalya		2010
Ardahan		2009
Artvin		2009
Aydın	Kerem Al	2011
Balıkesir	Yılmaz Arslan	2009
Bartın		2008
Batman		2009
Bayburt	Hasan İpek	2011
Bilecik		2010
Bingöl		2010
Bitlis		2008
Bolu		2010
Burdur		2010
Bursa		2007
Çanakkale		2011
Çankırı		2008
Çorum		2010
Denizli		2008
Diyarbakır		2010
Düzce	Vasip Şahin	2010
Edirne		2010
Elazığ		2008
Erzincan		2008
Erzurum	Sebahattin Öztürk	2009
Eskişehir		2008
Gaziantep		2011
Giresun		2011
Gümüşhane		2011
Hakkari		2008
Hatay		2009
Iğdır		2010
Isparta	Memduh Oğuz	2010
Istanbul	Hüseyin Avni Mutlu	2010
İzmir		2007
Kahramanmaraş		2010
Karabük		2018
Karaman		2010
Kars		2009
Kastamonu	Erdoğan Bektaş	2010
Kayseri		2007
Kilis	Yusuf Odabaş	2011
Kırıkkale		2009
Kırklareli		2009
Kırşehir		2009
Kocaeli		2010
Konya		2009
Kütahya		2010
Malatya		2009
Manisa		2011
Mardin		2011
Mersin (İçel)	Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu	2010
Muğla	Fatih Şahin	2010
Muş		2008
Nevşehir		2020
Niğde		2009
Ordu		2008
Osmaniye		2009
Rize		2009
Sakarya		2010
Samsun		2010
Siirt		2010
Şırnak	Vahdettin Özkan	2010
Sinop	Ahmet Cengiz	2010
Sivas		2009
Tekirdağ		2009
Tokat		2009
Trabzon		2009
Tunceli		2014
Şanlıurfa		2009
Uşak		2009
Van		2009
Yalova		2011
Yozgat		2010
Zonguldak		2011

Defunct provinces[]

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

References[]

^ There were 4. The city of Mersin was previously the central district of İçel province.
^ "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.

[oldProv-1] There were 4. The city of Mersin was previously the central district of İçel province.

[2] "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.

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