Administrative divisions of Turkey
Türkiye is divided into 81 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Turkey
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istanbul | 10,061,000 |
| 2 | AnkaraCapital | 3,716,000 |
| 3 | İzmir | 2,587,000 |
| 4 | Bursa | 1,492,000 |
| 5 | Adana | 1,293,000 |
| 6 | Gaziantep | 1,044,000 |
| 7 | Konya | 919,000 |
| 8 | Tarsus | 894,318 |
| 9 | Antalya | 783,000 |
| 10 | Trabzon | 764,714 |
Istanbul is the largest urban area in Türkiye with about 10,061,000 people; the capital, Ankara, has about 3,716,000.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Türkiye: ≈ 5,106 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Ceyhan
- Simav
- Kelkit
- Dicle
- Evros
- Kiz?lirmak
- Firat
- Sakarya
- Kura
- Byk Menderes
- Aras
- Murat
🏞️ Lakes
- Eğirdir
- Beyşehir
- Saksak Dagi
- Ataturk Barajt
- Keban Baraji
- Lake Tuz
- Lake Van
Ethnic groups in Turkey
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 6-11% (2016 est.)
Regionally, Turkish is the most common ethnic group across most of the 81 divisions, while Kurdish predominates in 15 divisions (Sirnak, Hakkari, Iğdir, Agri, Van, Mardin, …).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2016 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Turkey
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 81 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Turkey
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages
Regionally, Turkish is the most common language group across most of the 81 divisions, while Kurdish predominates in 15 divisions (Sirnak, Hakkari, Iğdir, Agri, Van, Mardin, …).
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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VietnamSources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.