Editing Provinces of Turkey

{{Short description|First-level administrative division of Turkey}}
{{Politics of Turkey}}
[[Turkey]] is divided into 81 provinces ({{langx|tr|il}}). Each province is divided into a number of [[districts of Turkey|districts]] ({{lang|tr|ilçe}}). Each provincial government is seated in the central district ({{lang|tr|merkez ilçe}}). For non-[[Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey|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]]). In the [[Ottoman Empire]], the corresponding unit was the ''[[vilayet]]''.

Each province is administered by an appointed governor ({{lang|tr|[[Wāli|vali]]}}) from the [[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Ministry of the Interior]].
[[File:Turkey Administrative Divisions.jpg|500px|thumb]]

==Background==
After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the [[Republic Day (Turkey)|official establishment of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923]], changes were made to the administrative system. Two years later, [[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]], [[Beyoğlu]], [[Çatalca]], [[Tunceli|Dersim]], [[Ergani]], [[Gelibolu]], [[:tr:Genç_(il)|Genç]], [[Kozan, Adana|Kozan]], [[Oltu]], [[Muş Province|Muş]], [[Siverek]] and [[Üsküdar]] provinces were transformed into districts. In 1927, [[Doğubayazıt]] was transformed into a district and was made a part of [[Ağrı]]. In 1929, Muş became a province again and [[Bitlis]] became a district. Four years later, [[Aksaray Province|Aksaray]], [[Osmaniye Province|Cebelibereket]], [[Hakkâri Province|Hakkâri]] and [[Şebinkarahisar District|Şebinkarahisar]] became districts, [[Mersin Province|Mersin]] and [[Silifke]] were merged to form a new province called [[İçil|İçel]], and [[Artvin Province|Artvin]] and [[Rize Province|Rize]] were merged to form a new province called [[:tr:Çoruh_vilayeti|Çoruh]], bringing the number down to fifty-six. In 1936, Rize, [[Tunceli Province|Dersim]] and Hakkâri became provinces again, in the same year Dersim was renamed Tunceli; 3 years later in 1939, [[Hatay Province|Hatay]] was [[Annexation of Hatay|annexed to Turkey]] and became a province. In 1953, it was decided that [[Uşak Province|Uşak]] would become a province and that [[Kırşehir Province|Kırşehir]] would be transformed into a district, one year later in 1954 [[Adıyaman Province|Adıyaman]], [[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]] and Sakarya gained province status. In 1956, the name of Çoruh province was changed to [[Artvin Province|Artvin]], and in 1957 Kırşehir's province status was restored. After this year, there were no changes in the number of provinces for the next 32 years until Aksaray, [[Bayburt Province|Bayburt]], [[Karaman Province|Karaman]] and [[Kırıkkale Province|Kırıkkale]] became provinces in 1989 along with [[Batman Province|Batman]] and [[Şırnak Province|Şırnak]] in 1990; [[Bartın Province|Bartın]] in 1991; [[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]] and [[Iğdır Province|Iğdır]] in 1992; [[Yalova Province|Yalova]], [[Karabük Province|Karabük]] and [[Kilis Province|Kilis]] in 1995; [[Osmaniye Province|Osmaniye]] in 1996, and [[Düzce Province|Düzce]] in 1999.

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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Provinces of Turkey<br />Türkiye'nin illeri ([[Turkish language|Turkish]])
| alt_name           = 
| map                = {{Turkey Labelled Map}}
| category           = [[Unitary state]]
| territory          = [[Turkey|Republic of Turkey]]
| start_date         = 
| current_number     = 81 Provinces
| number_date        = 
| population_range   = 83,645 ([[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]]) –  15,840,900 ([[Istanbul]])<br>as at 31 December 2021
| area_range         = {{Convert|327|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Yalova Province|Yalova]]) – {{Convert|14771|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Konya Province|Konya]]) 
| government         = Provincial government, [[Government of Turkey|National government]]
| subdivision        = [[Districts of Turkey|İlçe]] 
}}
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== List of provinces ==
Below is a list of the 81 provinces of Turkey, sorted according to their [[Vehicle registration plates of Turkey|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.

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|+ '''Provinces of the Republic of Turkey'''
!rowspan=2| 
!rowspan=2| Name
!rowspan=2| Capital
!colspan=2| Area
!rowspan=2| Population<br>census<br>22.10.2000
!rowspan=2| Population<br>census<br>2.11.2011
!rowspan=2| Population <br>estimate<br>31.12.2021<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=1595|title=İllerin aldığı, verdiği göç, net göç ve net göç hızı, 1980-2018|trans-title=Provincial in-migration, out-migration, net migration, rate of net migration, 1980-2018|language=en, tr|access-date=March 6, 2019|publisher=[[Turkish Statistical Institute]]}}<!-- Note: This is not a dead link. A spreadsheet file will be downloaded after you click the link. The population data for 2013-2014 can be seen in row 333 of the spreadsheet.--></ref>
!rowspan=2| Population density<br>(per km²)<br>2021
|-
!{{nowrap|km<sup>2</sup>}}
!sq&nbsp;mi
|-
| 01
| [[Adana Province|Adana]]
| [[Adana]]
| {{convert|14,045.56|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,849,478
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,102,375
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,263,373
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2263373/14045.56 round 1}}
|-
| 02
| [[Adıyaman Province|Adıyaman]]
| [[Adıyaman]]
| {{convert|7,606.16|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 623,811
| style="text-align:right;"| 594,163
| style="text-align:right;"| 632,148
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:632148/7606.16 round 1}}
|-
| 03
| [[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]]
| [[Afyonkarahisar]]
| {{convert|14,718.63|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 812,416
| style="text-align:right;"| 701,461
| style="text-align:right;"| 744,179
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:744179/14718.63 round 1}}
|-
| 04
| [[Ağrı Province|Ağrı]]
| [[Ağrı]]
| {{convert|11,498.67|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 528,744
| style="text-align:right;"| 553,241
| style="text-align:right;"| 524,069
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:524069/11498.67 round 1}}
|-
| 05
| [[Amasya Province|Amasya]]
| [[Amasya]]
| {{convert|5,703.78|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 365,231
| style="text-align:right;"| 323,331
| style="text-align:right;"| 335,331
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:335331/5703.78 round 1}}
|-
| 06
| [[Ankara Province|Ankara]]
| [[Ankara]]
| {{convert|25,401.94|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 4,007,860
| style="text-align:right;"| 4,868,418
| style="text-align:right;"| 5,747,325
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:5747325/25401.94 round 1}}
|-
| 07
| [[Antalya Province|Antalya]]
| [[Antalya]]
| {{convert|20,790.56|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,719,751
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,035,563
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,619,832
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2619832/20790.56 round 1}}
|-
| 08
| [[Artvin Province|Artvin]]
| [[Artvin]]
| {{convert|7,367.10|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 191,934
| style="text-align:right;"| 166,177
| style="text-align:right;"| 169,543
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:169543/7367.10 round 1}}
|-
| 09
| [[Aydın Province|Aydın]]
| [[Aydın]]
| {{convert|7,904.43|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 950,757
| style="text-align:right;"| 999,131
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,134,031
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1134031/7904.43 round 1}}
|-
| 10
| [[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]]
| [[Balıkesir]]
| {{convert|14,472.73|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,076,347
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,155,216
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,250,610
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1250610/14472.73 round 1}}
|-
| 11
| [[Bilecik Province|Bilecik]]
| [[Bilecik]]
| {{convert|4,306.77|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 194,326
| style="text-align:right;"| 203,157
| style="text-align:right;"| 228,334
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:228334/4306.77 round 1}}
|-
| 12
| [[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]]
| [[Bingöl]]
| {{convert|8,253.51|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 253,739
| style="text-align:right;"| 261,276
| style="text-align:right;"| 283,112
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:283112/8253.51 round 1}}
|-
| 13
| [[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
| [[Bitlis]]
| {{convert|7,094.50|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 388,678
| style="text-align:right;"| 336,226
| style="text-align:right;"| 352,277
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:352277/7094.50 round 1}}
|-
| 14
| [[Bolu Province|Bolu]]
| [[Bolu]]
| {{convert|8,323.39|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 270,654
| style="text-align:right;"| 276,976
| style="text-align:right;"| 320,014
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:320014/8323.39 round 1}}
|-
| 15
| [[Burdur Province|Burdur]]
| [[Burdur]]
| {{convert|7,134.95|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 256,803
| style="text-align:right;"| 250,984
| style="text-align:right;"| 273,716
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:273716/7134.95 round 1}}
|-
| 16
| [[Bursa Province|Bursa]]
| [[Bursa]]
| {{convert|10,886.38|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,125,140
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,640,128
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,147,818
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:3147818/10886.38 round 1}}
|-
| 17
| [[Çanakkale Province|Çanakkale]]
| [[Çanakkale]]
| {{convert|9,950.43|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 464,975
| style="text-align:right;"| 489,298
| style="text-align:right;"| 557,276
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:557276/9950.43 round 1}}
|-
| 18
| [[Çankırı Province|Çankırı]]
| [[Çankırı]]
| {{convert|7,491.89|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 270,355
| style="text-align:right;"| 175,716
| style="text-align:right;"| 196,515
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:196515/7491.89 round 1}}
|-
| 19
| [[Çorum Province|Çorum]]
| [[Çorum]]
| {{convert|12,796.21|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 597,065
| style="text-align:right;"| 534,825
| style="text-align:right;"| 526,282
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:526282/12796.21 round 1}}
|-
| 20
| [[Denizli Province|Denizli]]
| [[Denizli]]
| {{convert|11,804.19|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 850,029
| style="text-align:right;"| 940,532
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,051,056
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1051056/11804.19 round 1}}
|-
| 21
| [[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]]
| [[Diyarbakır]]
| {{convert|15,204.01|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,362,708
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,561,110
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,791,373
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1791373/15204.01 round 1}}
|-
| 22
| [[Edirne Province|Edirne]]
| [[Edirne]]
| {{convert|6,097.91|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 402,606
| style="text-align:right;"| 400,554
| style="text-align:right;"| 412,115
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:412115/6097.91 round 1}}
|-
| 23
| [[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]]
| [[Elazığ]]
| {{convert|9,281.45|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 569,616
| style="text-align:right;"| 559,063
| style="text-align:right;"| 588,088
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:588088/9281.45 round 1}}
|-
| 24
| [[Erzincan Province|Erzincan]]
| [[Erzincan]]
| {{convert|11,727.55|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 316,841
| style="text-align:right;"| 214,863
| style="text-align:right;"| 237,351
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:237351/11727.55 round 1}}
|-
| 25
| [[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]]
| [[Erzurum]]
| {{convert|25,330.90|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 937,389
| style="text-align:right;"| 781,626
| style="text-align:right;"| 756,893
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:756893/25330.90 round 1}}
|-
| 26
| [[Eskişehir Province|Eskişehir]]
| [[Eskişehir]]
| {{convert|13,902.03|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 706,009
| style="text-align:right;"| 778,421
| style="text-align:right;"| 898,369
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:898369/13902.03 round 1}}
|-
| 27
| [[Gaziantep Province|Gaziantep]]
| [[Gaziantep]]
| {{convert|6,844.84|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,285,249
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,739,569
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,130,432
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2130432/6844.84 round 1}}
|-
| 28
| [[Giresun Province|Giresun]]
| [[Giresun]]
| {{convert|6,831.58|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 523,819
| style="text-align:right;"| 420,433
| style="text-align:right;"| 450,154
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:450154/6831.58 round 1}}
|-
| 29
| [[Gümüşhane Province|Gümüşhane]]
| [[Gümüşhane]]
| {{convert|6,437.01|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 186,953
| style="text-align:right;"| 129,045
| style="text-align:right;"| 150,119
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:150119/6437.01 round 1}}
|-
| 30
| [[Hakkâri Province|Hakkâri]]
| [[Hakkâri (city)|Hakkâri]]
| {{convert|7,178.88|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 236,581
| style="text-align:right;"| 271,405
| style="text-align:right;"| 278,218
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:278218/7178.88 round 1}}
|-
| 31
| [[Hatay Province|Hatay]]
| [[Antakya]]
| {{convert|5,831.36|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,253,726
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,472,282
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,670,712
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1670712/5831.36 round 1}}
|-
| 32
| [[Isparta Province|Isparta]]
| [[Isparta]]
| {{convert|8,871.08|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 513,681
| style="text-align:right;"| 412,039
| style="text-align:right;"| 445,678
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:445678/8871.08 round 1}}
|-
| 33
| [[Mersin Province|Mersin]]
| [[Mersin]]
| {{convert|15,512.25|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,651,400
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,660,522
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,891,145
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1891145/15512.25 round 1}}
|-
| 34
| colspan="2"| [[Istanbul]]
| {{convert|5,315.33|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 10,018,735
| style="text-align:right;"| 13,565,798
| style="text-align:right;"| 15,840,900
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:15840900/5315.33 round 1}}
|-
| 35
| [[İzmir Province|İzmir]]
| [[İzmir]]
| {{convert|12,015.61|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,370,866
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,952,036
| style="text-align:right;"| 4,425,789
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:4425789/12015.61 round 1}}
|-
| 36
| [[Kars Province|Kars]]
| [[Kars]]
| {{convert|10,139.09|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 325,016
| style="text-align:right;"| 306,238
| style="text-align:right;"| 281,077
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:281077/10139.09 round 1}}
|-
| 37
| [[Kastamonu Province|Kastamonu]]
| [[Kastamonu]]
| {{convert|13,157.98|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 375,476
| style="text-align:right;"| 360,694
| style="text-align:right;"| 375,592
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:375592/13157.98 round 1}}
|-
| 38
| [[Kayseri Province|Kayseri]]
| [[Kayseri]]
| {{convert|17,109.33|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,060,432
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,251,907
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,434,357
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1434357/17109.33 round 1}}
|-
| 39
| [[Kırklareli Province|Kırklareli]]
| [[Kırklareli]]
| {{convert|6,299.78|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 328,461
| style="text-align:right;"| 340,977
| style="text-align:right;"| 366,363
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:366363/6299.78 round 1}}
|-
| 40
| [[Kırşehir Province|Kırşehir]]
| [[Kırşehir]]
| {{convert|6,530.32|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 253,239
| style="text-align:right;"| 221,935
| style="text-align:right;"| 242,944
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:242944/6530.32 round 1}}
|-
| 41
| [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]]
| [[İzmit]]
| {{convert|3,625.29|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,206,085
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,595,643
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,033,441
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2033441/3625.29 round 1}}
|-
| 42
| [[Konya Province|Konya]]
| [[Konya]]
| {{convert|40,813.52|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,192,166
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,033,227
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,277,017
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2277017/40813.52 round 1}}
|-
| 43
| [[Kütahya Province|Kütahya]]
| [[Kütahya]]
| {{convert|12,013.57|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 656,903
| style="text-align:right;"| 564,403
| style="text-align:right;"| 578,640
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:578640/12013.57 round 1}}
|-
| 44
| [[Malatya Province|Malatya]]
| [[Malatya]]
| {{convert|12,102.70|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 853,658
| style="text-align:right;"| 749,225
| style="text-align:right;"| 808,692
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:808692/12102.70 round 1}}
|-
| 45
| [[Manisa Province|Manisa]]
| [[Manisa]]
| {{convert|13,228.50|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,260,169
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,337,731
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,456,626
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1456626/13228.50 round 1}}
|-
| 46
| [[Kahramanmaraş Province|Kahramanmaraş]]
| [[Kahramanmaraş]]
| {{convert|14,456.74|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,002,384
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,052,336
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,171,298
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1171298/14456.74 round 1}}
|-
| 47
| [[Mardin Province|Mardin]]
| [[Mardin]]
| {{convert|8,806.04|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 705,098
| style="text-align:right;"| 758,181
| style="text-align:right;"| 862,757
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:862757/8806.04 round 1}}
|-
| 48
| [[Muğla Province|Muğla]]
| [[Muğla]]
| {{convert|12,949.21|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 715,328
| style="text-align:right;"| 837,804
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,021,141
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1021141/12949.21 round 1}}
|-
| 49
| [[Muş Province|Muş]]
| [[Muş]]
| {{convert|8,067.16|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 453,654
| style="text-align:right;"| 412,430
| style="text-align:right;"| 405,228
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:405228/8067.16 round 1}}
|-
| 50
| [[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]]
| [[Nevşehir]]
| {{convert|5,391.64|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 309,914
| style="text-align:right;"| 284,150
| style="text-align:right;"| 308,003
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:308003/5391.64 round 1}}
|-
| 51
| [[Niğde Province|Niğde]]
| [[Niğde]]
| {{convert|7,365.29|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 348,081
| style="text-align:right;"| 337,456
| style="text-align:right;"| 363,725
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:363725/7365.29 round 1}}
|-
| 52
| [[Ordu Province|Ordu]]
| [[Ordu]]
| {{convert|5,952.49|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 887,765
| style="text-align:right;"| 712,998
| style="text-align:right;"| 760,872
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:760872/5952.49 round 1}}
|-
| 53
| [[Rize Province|Rize]]
| [[Rize]]
| {{convert|3,921.98|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 365,938
| style="text-align:right;"| 322,367
| style="text-align:right;"| 345,662
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:345662/3921.98 round 1}}
|-
| 54
| [[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]]
| [[Adapazarı]]
| {{convert|4,880.19|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 756,168
| style="text-align:right;"| 886,382
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,060,876
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1060876/4880.19 round 1}}
|-
| 55
| [[Samsun Province|Samsun]]
| [[Samsun]]
| {{convert|9,364.10|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,209,137
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,250,598
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,371,274
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1371274/9364.10 round 1}}
|-
| 56
| [[Siirt Province|Siirt]]
| [[Siirt]]
| {{convert|5,473.29|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 263,676
| style="text-align:right;"| 309,599
| style="text-align:right;"| 331,980
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:331980/5473.29 round 1}}
|-
| 57
| [[Sinop Province|Sinop]]
| [[Sinop, Turkey|Sinop]]
| {{convert|5,816.55|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 225,574
| style="text-align:right;"| 203,288
| style="text-align:right;"| 218,408
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:218408/5816.55 round 1}}
|-
| 58
| [[Sivas Province|Sivas]]
| [[Sivas]]
| {{convert|28,567.34|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 755,091
| style="text-align:right;"| 627,195
| style="text-align:right;"| 636,121
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:636121/28567.34 round 1}}
|-
| 59
| [[Tekirdağ Province|Tekirdağ]]
| [[Tekirdağ]]
| {{convert|6,342.30|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 623,591
| style="text-align:right;"| 824,223
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,113,400
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1113400/6342.30 round 1}}
|-
| 60
| [[Tokat Province|Tokat]]
| [[Tokat]]
| {{convert|10,072.62|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 828,027
| style="text-align:right;"| 592,481
| style="text-align:right;"| 602,567
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:602567/10072.62 round 1}}
|-
| 61
| [[Trabzon Province|Trabzon]]
| [[Trabzon]]
| {{convert|4,664.04|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 975,137
| style="text-align:right;"| 757,857
| style="text-align:right;"| 816,684
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:816684/4664.04 round 1}}
|-
| 62
| [[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]]
| [[Tunceli]]
| {{convert|7,685.66|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 93,584
| style="text-align:right;"| 84,896
| style="text-align:right;"| 83,645
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:83645/7685.66 round 1}}
|-
| 63
| [[Şanlıurfa Province|Şanlıurfa]]
| [[Urfa|Şanlıurfa]]
| {{convert|19,336.21|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,443,422
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,701,127
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,143,020
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:2143020/19336.21 round 1}}
|-
| 64
| [[Uşak Province|Uşak]]
| [[Uşak]]
| {{convert|5,363.09|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 322,313
| style="text-align:right;"| 340,636
| style="text-align:right;"| 373,183
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:373183/5363.09 round 1}}
|-
| 65
| [[Van Province|Van]]
| [[Van, Turkey|Van]]
| {{convert|19,414.14|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 877,524
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,059,734
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,141,015
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:1141015/19414.14 round 1}}
|-
| 66
| [[Yozgat Province|Yozgat]]
| [[Yozgat]]
| {{convert|14,074.09|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 682,919
| style="text-align:right;"| 465,214
| style="text-align:right;"| 418,500
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:418500/14074.09 round 1}}
|-
| 67
| [[Zonguldak Province|Zonguldak]]
| [[Zonguldak]]
| {{convert|3,309.86|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 615,599
| style="text-align:right;"| 614,775
| style="text-align:right;"| 589,684
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:589684/3309.86 round 1}}
|-
| 68
| [[Aksaray Province|Aksaray]]
| [[Aksaray]]
| {{convert|7,965.51|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 396,084
| style="text-align:right;"| 379,163
| style="text-align:right;"| 429,069
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:429069/7965.51 round 1}}
|-
| 69
| [[Bayburt Province|Bayburt]]
| [[Bayburt]]
| {{convert|3,739.08|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 97,358
| style="text-align:right;"| 76,859
| style="text-align:right;"| 85,042
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:85042/3739.08 round 1}}
|-
| 70
| [[Karaman Province|Karaman]]
| [[Karaman]]
| {{convert|8,868.90|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 243,210
| style="text-align:right;"| 234,441
| style="text-align:right;"| 258,838
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:258838/8868.90 round 1}}
|-
| 71
| [[Kırıkkale Province|Kırıkkale]]
| [[Kırıkkale]]
| {{convert|4,569.76|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 383,508
| style="text-align:right;"| 276,847
| style="text-align:right;"| 275,968
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:275968/4569.76 round 1}}
|-
| 72
| [[Batman Province|Batman]]
| [[Batman, Turkey|Batman]]
| {{convert|4,659.21|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 456,734
| style="text-align:right;"| 520,883
| style="text-align:right;"| 626,319
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:626319/4659.21 round 1}}
|-
| 73
| [[Şırnak Province|Şırnak]]
| [[Şırnak]]
| {{convert|7,151.57|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 353,197
| style="text-align:right;"| 453,828
| style="text-align:right;"| 546,589
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:546589/7151.57 round 1}}
|-
| 74
| [[Bartın Province|Bartın]]
| [[Bartın]]
| {{convert|2,080.36|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 184,178
| style="text-align:right;"| 187,129
| style="text-align:right;"| 201,711
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:201711/2080.36 round 1}}
|-
| 75
| [[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]]
| [[Ardahan]]
| {{convert|4,967.63|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 133,756
| style="text-align:right;"| 107,776
| style="text-align:right;"| 94,932
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:94932/4967.63 round 1}}
|-
| 76
| [[Iğdır Province|Iğdır]]
| [[Iğdır]]
| {{convert|3,587.81|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 168,634
| style="text-align:right;"| 187,842
| style="text-align:right;"| 203,159
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:203159/3587.81 round 1}}
|-
| 77
| [[Yalova Province|Yalova]]
| [[Yalova]]
| {{convert|850.46|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 168,593
| style="text-align:right;"| 205,664
| style="text-align:right;"| 291,001
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:291001/850.46 round 1}}
|-
| 78
| [[Karabük Province|Karabük]]
| [[Karabük]]
| {{convert|4,108.80|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 225,102
| style="text-align:right;"| 220,401
| style="text-align:right;"| 249,287
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:249287/4108.80 round 1}}
|-
| 79
| [[Kilis Province|Kilis]]
| [[Kilis]]
| {{convert|1,427.76|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 114,724
| style="text-align:right;"| 124,276
| style="text-align:right;"| 145,826
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:145826/1427.76 round 1}}
|-
| 80
| [[Osmaniye Province|Osmaniye]]
| [[Osmaniye]]
| {{convert|3,195.99|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 458,782
| style="text-align:right;"| 483,639
| style="text-align:right;"| 553,012
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:553012/3195.99 round 1}}
|-
| 81
| [[Düzce Province|Düzce]]
| [[Düzce]]
| {{convert|2,592.95|km2|sqmi|disp=table|sortable=on}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 314,266
| style="text-align:right;"| 342,281
| style="text-align:right;"| 400,976
| style="text-align:right;"| {{#expr:400976/2592.95 round 1}}
|}
{{Clear}}

== 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
![[ISO 3166-2:TR|ISO 3166-2]]
![[NUTS:TR|NUTS]]
![[Telephone numbers in Turkey|Phone<br>prefix]]
!Statistical Region<br>(NUTS-1)
|-
|[[Adana Province|Adana]]
|TR-01
|TR621
|322
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Adıyaman Province|Adıyaman]]
|TR-02
|TRC12
|416
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Afyonkarahisar Province|Afyonkarahisar]]
|TR-03
|TR332
|272
|Aegean
|-
|[[Ağrı Province|Ağrı]]
|TR-04
|TRA21
|472
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Aksaray Province|Aksaray]]
|TR-68
|TR712
|382
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Amasya Province|Amasya]]
|TR-05
|TR834
|358
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Ankara Province|Ankara]]
|TR-06
|TR510
|312
|West Anatolia
|-
|[[Antalya Province|Antalya]]
|TR-07
|TR611
|242
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Ardahan Province|Ardahan]]
|TR-75
|TRA24
|478
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Artvin Province|Artvin]]
|TR-08
|TR905
|466
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Aydın Province|Aydın]]
|TR-09
|TR321
|256
|Aegean
|-
|[[Balıkesir Province|Balıkesir]]
|TR-10
|TR221
|266
|West Marmara
|-
|[[Bartın Province|Bartın]]
|TR-74
|TR813
|378
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Batman Province|Batman]]
|TR-72
|TRC32
|488
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Bayburt Province|Bayburt]]
|TR-69
|TRA13
|458
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Bilecik Province|Bilecik]]
|TR-11
|TR413
|228
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]]
|TR-12
|TRB13
|426
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Bitlis Province|Bitlis]]
|TR-13
|TRB23
|434
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Bolu Province|Bolu]]
|TR-14
|TR424
|374
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Burdur Province|Burdur]]
|TR-15
|TR613
|248
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Bursa Province|Bursa]]
|TR-16
|TR411
|224
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Çanakkale Province|Çanakkale]]
|TR-17
|TR222
|286
|West Marmara
|-
|[[Çankırı Province|Çankırı]]
|TR-18
|TR822
|376
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Çorum Province|Çorum]]
|TR-19
|TR833
|364
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Denizli Province|Denizli]]
|TR-20
|TR322
|258
|Aegean
|-
|[[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]]
|TR-21
|TRC22
|412
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Düzce Province|Düzce]]
|TR-81
|TR423
|380
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Edirne Province|Edirne]]
|TR-22
|TR212
|284
|West Marmara
|-
|[[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]]
|TR-23
|TRB12
|424
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Erzincan Province|Erzincan]]
|TR-24
|TRA12
|446
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]]
|TR-25
|TRA11
|442
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Eskişehir Province|Eskişehir]]
|TR-26
|TR412
|222
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Gaziantep Province|Gaziantep]]
|TR-27
|TRC11
|342
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Giresun Province|Giresun]]
|TR-28
|TR903
|454
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Gümüşhane Province|Gümüşhane]]
|TR-29
|TR906
|456
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Hakkari Province|Hakkari]]
|TR-30
|TRB24
|438
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Hatay Province|Hatay]]
|TR-31
|TR631
|326
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Iğdır Province|Iğdır]]
|TR-76
|TRA23
|476
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Isparta Province|Isparta]]
|TR-32
|TR612
|246
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Istanbul|Istanbul-I (Thrace)]]
|TR-34
|TR100
|212
|Istanbul
|-
|[[Istanbul|Istanbul-II (Anatolia)]]
|TR-34
|TR100
|216
|Istanbul
|-
|[[İzmir Province|İzmir]]
|TR-35
|TR310
|232
|Aegean
|-
|[[Kahramanmaraş Province|Kahramanmaraş]]
|TR-46
|TR632
|344
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Karabük Province|Karabük]]
|TR-78
|TR812
|370
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Karaman Province|Karaman]]
|TR-70
|TR522
|338
|West Anatolia
|-
|[[Kars Province|Kars]]
|TR-36
|TRA22
|474
|Northeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Kastamonu Province|Kastamonu]]
|TR-37
|TR821
|366
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Kayseri Province|Kayseri]]
|TR-38
|TR721
|352
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Kilis Province|Kilis]]
|TR-79
|TRC13
|348
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Kırıkkale Province|Kırıkkale]]
|TR-71
|TR711
|318
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Kırklareli Province|Kırklareli]]
|TR-39
|TR213
|288
|West Marmara
|-
|[[Kırşehir Province|Kırşehir]]
|TR-40
|TR715
|386
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Kocaeli (İzmit) Province|Kocaeli (İzmit)]]
|TR-41
|TR421
|262
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Konya Province|Konya]]
|TR-42
|TR521
|332
|West Anatolia
|-
|[[Kütahya Province|Kütahya]]
|TR-43
|TR333
|274
|Aegean
|-
|[[Malatya Province|Malatya]]
|TR-44
|TRB11
|422
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Manisa Province|Manisa]]
|TR-45
|TR331
|236
|Aegean
|-
|[[Mardin Province|Mardin]]
|TR-47
|TRC31
|482
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Mersin Province|Mersin]]
|TR-33
|TR622
|324
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Muğla Province|Muğla]]
|TR-48
|TR323
|252
|Aegean
|-
|[[Muş Province|Muş]]
|TR-49
|TRB22
|436
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Nevşehir Province|Nevşehir]]
|TR-50
|TR714
|384
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Niğde Province|Niğde]]
|TR-51
|TR713
|388
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Ordu Province|Ordu]]
|TR-52
|TR902
|452
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Osmaniye Province|Osmaniye]]
|TR-80
|TR633
|328
|Mediterranean
|-
|[[Rize Province|Rize]]
|TR-53
|TR904
|464
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Sakarya (Adapazarı) Province|Sakarya (Adapazarı)]]
|TR-54
|TR422
|264
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Samsun Province|Samsun]]
|TR-55
|TR831
|362
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Şanlıurfa Province|Şanlıurfa]]
|TR-63
|TRC21
|414
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Siirt Province|Siirt]]
|TR-56
|TRC34
|484
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Sinop Province|Sinop]]
|TR-57
|TR823
|368
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Sivas Province|Sivas]]
|TR-58
|TRC33
|346
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Şırnak Province|Şırnak]]
|TR-73
|TR722
|486
|Southeast Anatolia
|-
|[[Tekirdağ Province|Tekirdağ]]
|TR-59
|TR211
|282
|West Marmara
|-
|[[Tokat Province|Tokat]]
|TR-60
|TR832
|356
|West Black Sea
|-
|[[Trabzon Province|Trabzon]]
|TR-61
|TR901
|462
|East Black Sea
|-
|[[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]]
|TR-62
|TRB14
|428
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Uşak Province|Uşak]]
|TR-64
|TR334
|276
|Aegean
|-
|[[Van Province|Van]]
|TR-65
|TRB21
|432
|Central East Anatolia
|-
|[[Yalova Province|Yalova]]
|TR-77
|TR425
|226
|East Marmara
|-
|[[Yozgat Province|Yozgat]]
|TR-66
|TR723
|354
|Central Anatolia
|-
|[[Zonguldak Province|Zonguldak]]
|TR-67
|TR811
|372
|West Black Sea
|}

== Defunct provinces ==
[[File:Anavatan 1927.jpg|thumb|325px|A 1927 map of the provinces of Turkey which was published before the alphabet reform]]

* [[Çatalca]], now part of [[Istanbul|Istanbul Province]]
* [[Gelibolu]], now part of [[Çanakkale Province]]
* [[İçel]] ([[Silifke]]), now part of [[Mersin Province]]
* [[Kozan, Adana|Kozan]], now part of [[Adana Province]]
* [[Şebinkarahisar]], now part of [[Giresun Province]]
* [[Maden, Elazığ|Elazığ Madeni]], now part of [[Elazığ Province]]
* [[Genç, Bingöl|Genç]], now part of [[Bingöl Province]]
* [[Doğubayazıt]], now part of [[Ağrı Province]]
* [[Siverek]], now part of [[Şanlıurfa Province]]

== See also ==
* [[Provinces of Turkey by population]]
* [[Regions of Turkey]]
* [[Districts of Turkey]]
* [[Villages of Turkey]]
* [[Metropolitan centers in Turkey]]

==References==
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