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Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Template:Langx). Each province is divided into a number of districts ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}). Each provincial government is seated in the central district ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}). 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). In the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the vilayet.

Each province is administered by an appointed governor ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) from the Ministry of the Interior.

File:Turkey Administrative Divisions.jpg

BackgroundEdit

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the official establishment of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923, changes were made to the administrative system. Two years later, Ardahan, Beyoğlu, Çatalca, Dersim, Ergani, Gelibolu, Genç, Kozan, Oltu, 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, Cebelibereket, Hakkâri and Şebinkarahisar became districts, Mersin and Silifke were merged to form a new province called İçel, and Artvin and Rize were merged to form a new province called Çoruh, bringing the number down to fifty-six. In 1936, Rize, Dersim and Hakkâri became provinces again, in the same year Dersim was renamed Tunceli; 3 years later in 1939, Hatay was annexed to Turkey and became a province. In 1953, it was decided that Uşak would become a province and that Kırşehir would be transformed into a district, one year later in 1954 Adıyaman, Nevşehir and Sakarya gained province status. In 1956, the name of Çoruh province was changed to 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, Karaman and Kırıkkale became provinces in 1989 along with Batman and Şırnak in 1990; Bartın in 1991; Ardahan and Iğdır in 1992; Yalova, Karabük and Kilis in 1995; Osmaniye in 1996, and Düzce in 1999.

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List of provincesEdit

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.

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Provinces of the Republic of Turkey
Name Capital Area Population
census
22.10.2000 		Population
census
2.11.2011 		Population
estimate
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Population density
(per km²)
2021
Template:Nowrap sq mi
01 Adana Adana Template:Convert 1,849,478 2,102,375 2,263,373 {{#expr:2263373/14045.56 round 1}}
02 Adıyaman Adıyaman Template:Convert 623,811 594,163 632,148 {{#expr:632148/7606.16 round 1}}
03 Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar Template:Convert 812,416 701,461 744,179 {{#expr:744179/14718.63 round 1}}
04 Ağrı Ağrı Template:Convert 528,744 553,241 524,069 {{#expr:524069/11498.67 round 1}}
05 Amasya Amasya Template:Convert 365,231 323,331 335,331 {{#expr:335331/5703.78 round 1}}
06 Ankara Ankara Template:Convert 4,007,860 4,868,418 5,747,325 {{#expr:5747325/25401.94 round 1}}
07 Antalya Antalya Template:Convert 1,719,751 2,035,563 2,619,832 {{#expr:2619832/20790.56 round 1}}
08 Artvin Artvin Template:Convert 191,934 166,177 169,543 {{#expr:169543/7367.10 round 1}}
09 Aydın Aydın Template:Convert 950,757 999,131 1,134,031 {{#expr:1134031/7904.43 round 1}}
10 Balıkesir Balıkesir Template:Convert 1,076,347 1,155,216 1,250,610 {{#expr:1250610/14472.73 round 1}}
11 Bilecik Bilecik Template:Convert 194,326 203,157 228,334 {{#expr:228334/4306.77 round 1}}
12 Bingöl Bingöl Template:Convert 253,739 261,276 283,112 {{#expr:283112/8253.51 round 1}}
13 Bitlis Bitlis Template:Convert 388,678 336,226 352,277 {{#expr:352277/7094.50 round 1}}
14 Bolu Bolu Template:Convert 270,654 276,976 320,014 {{#expr:320014/8323.39 round 1}}
15 Burdur Burdur Template:Convert 256,803 250,984 273,716 {{#expr:273716/7134.95 round 1}}
16 Bursa Bursa Template:Convert 2,125,140 2,640,128 3,147,818 {{#expr:3147818/10886.38 round 1}}
17 Çanakkale Çanakkale Template:Convert 464,975 489,298 557,276 {{#expr:557276/9950.43 round 1}}
18 Çankırı Çankırı Template:Convert 270,355 175,716 196,515 {{#expr:196515/7491.89 round 1}}
19 Çorum Çorum Template:Convert 597,065 534,825 526,282 {{#expr:526282/12796.21 round 1}}
20 Denizli Denizli Template:Convert 850,029 940,532 1,051,056 {{#expr:1051056/11804.19 round 1}}
21 Diyarbakır Diyarbakır Template:Convert 1,362,708 1,561,110 1,791,373 {{#expr:1791373/15204.01 round 1}}
22 Edirne Edirne Template:Convert 402,606 400,554 412,115 {{#expr:412115/6097.91 round 1}}
23 Elazığ Elazığ Template:Convert 569,616 559,063 588,088 {{#expr:588088/9281.45 round 1}}
24 Erzincan Erzincan Template:Convert 316,841 214,863 237,351 {{#expr:237351/11727.55 round 1}}
25 Erzurum Erzurum Template:Convert 937,389 781,626 756,893 {{#expr:756893/25330.90 round 1}}
26 Eskişehir Eskişehir Template:Convert 706,009 778,421 898,369 {{#expr:898369/13902.03 round 1}}
27 Gaziantep Gaziantep Template:Convert 1,285,249 1,739,569 2,130,432 {{#expr:2130432/6844.84 round 1}}
28 Giresun Giresun Template:Convert 523,819 420,433 450,154 {{#expr:450154/6831.58 round 1}}
29 Gümüşhane Gümüşhane Template:Convert 186,953 129,045 150,119 {{#expr:150119/6437.01 round 1}}
30 Hakkâri Hakkâri Template:Convert 236,581 271,405 278,218 {{#expr:278218/7178.88 round 1}}
31 Hatay Antakya Template:Convert 1,253,726 1,472,282 1,670,712 {{#expr:1670712/5831.36 round 1}}
32 Isparta Isparta Template:Convert 513,681 412,039 445,678 {{#expr:445678/8871.08 round 1}}
33 Mersin Mersin Template:Convert 1,651,400 1,660,522 1,891,145 {{#expr:1891145/15512.25 round 1}}
34 Istanbul Template:Convert 10,018,735 13,565,798 15,840,900 {{#expr:15840900/5315.33 round 1}}
35 İzmir İzmir Template:Convert 3,370,866 3,952,036 4,425,789 {{#expr:4425789/12015.61 round 1}}
36 Kars Kars Template:Convert 325,016 306,238 281,077 {{#expr:281077/10139.09 round 1}}
37 Kastamonu Kastamonu Template:Convert 375,476 360,694 375,592 {{#expr:375592/13157.98 round 1}}
38 Kayseri Kayseri Template:Convert 1,060,432 1,251,907 1,434,357 {{#expr:1434357/17109.33 round 1}}
39 Kırklareli Kırklareli Template:Convert 328,461 340,977 366,363 {{#expr:366363/6299.78 round 1}}
40 Kırşehir Kırşehir Template:Convert 253,239 221,935 242,944 {{#expr:242944/6530.32 round 1}}
41 Kocaeli İzmit Template:Convert 1,206,085 1,595,643 2,033,441 {{#expr:2033441/3625.29 round 1}}
42 Konya Konya Template:Convert 2,192,166 2,033,227 2,277,017 {{#expr:2277017/40813.52 round 1}}
43 Kütahya Kütahya Template:Convert 656,903 564,403 578,640 {{#expr:578640/12013.57 round 1}}
44 Malatya Malatya Template:Convert 853,658 749,225 808,692 {{#expr:808692/12102.70 round 1}}
45 Manisa Manisa Template:Convert 1,260,169 1,337,731 1,456,626 {{#expr:1456626/13228.50 round 1}}
46 Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş Template:Convert 1,002,384 1,052,336 1,171,298 {{#expr:1171298/14456.74 round 1}}
47 Mardin Mardin Template:Convert 705,098 758,181 862,757 {{#expr:862757/8806.04 round 1}}
48 Muğla Muğla Template:Convert 715,328 837,804 1,021,141 {{#expr:1021141/12949.21 round 1}}
49 Muş Muş Template:Convert 453,654 412,430 405,228 {{#expr:405228/8067.16 round 1}}
50 Nevşehir Nevşehir Template:Convert 309,914 284,150 308,003 {{#expr:308003/5391.64 round 1}}
51 Niğde Niğde Template:Convert 348,081 337,456 363,725 {{#expr:363725/7365.29 round 1}}
52 Ordu Ordu Template:Convert 887,765 712,998 760,872 {{#expr:760872/5952.49 round 1}}
53 Rize Rize Template:Convert 365,938 322,367 345,662 {{#expr:345662/3921.98 round 1}}
54 Sakarya Adapazarı Template:Convert 756,168 886,382 1,060,876 {{#expr:1060876/4880.19 round 1}}
55 Samsun Samsun Template:Convert 1,209,137 1,250,598 1,371,274 {{#expr:1371274/9364.10 round 1}}
56 Siirt Siirt Template:Convert 263,676 309,599 331,980 {{#expr:331980/5473.29 round 1}}
57 Sinop Sinop Template:Convert 225,574 203,288 218,408 {{#expr:218408/5816.55 round 1}}
58 Sivas Sivas Template:Convert 755,091 627,195 636,121 {{#expr:636121/28567.34 round 1}}
59 Tekirdağ Tekirdağ Template:Convert 623,591 824,223 1,113,400 {{#expr:1113400/6342.30 round 1}}
60 Tokat Tokat Template:Convert 828,027 592,481 602,567 {{#expr:602567/10072.62 round 1}}
61 Trabzon Trabzon Template:Convert 975,137 757,857 816,684 {{#expr:816684/4664.04 round 1}}
62 Tunceli Tunceli Template:Convert 93,584 84,896 83,645 {{#expr:83645/7685.66 round 1}}
63 Şanlıurfa Şanlıurfa Template:Convert 1,443,422 1,701,127 2,143,020 {{#expr:2143020/19336.21 round 1}}
64 Uşak Uşak Template:Convert 322,313 340,636 373,183 {{#expr:373183/5363.09 round 1}}
65 Van Van Template:Convert 877,524 1,059,734 1,141,015 {{#expr:1141015/19414.14 round 1}}
66 Yozgat Yozgat Template:Convert 682,919 465,214 418,500 {{#expr:418500/14074.09 round 1}}
67 Zonguldak Zonguldak Template:Convert 615,599 614,775 589,684 {{#expr:589684/3309.86 round 1}}
68 Aksaray Aksaray Template:Convert 396,084 379,163 429,069 {{#expr:429069/7965.51 round 1}}
69 Bayburt Bayburt Template:Convert 97,358 76,859 85,042 {{#expr:85042/3739.08 round 1}}
70 Karaman Karaman Template:Convert 243,210 234,441 258,838 {{#expr:258838/8868.90 round 1}}
71 Kırıkkale Kırıkkale Template:Convert 383,508 276,847 275,968 {{#expr:275968/4569.76 round 1}}
72 Batman Batman Template:Convert 456,734 520,883 626,319 {{#expr:626319/4659.21 round 1}}
73 Şırnak Şırnak Template:Convert 353,197 453,828 546,589 {{#expr:546589/7151.57 round 1}}
74 Bartın Bartın Template:Convert 184,178 187,129 201,711 {{#expr:201711/2080.36 round 1}}
75 Ardahan Ardahan Template:Convert 133,756 107,776 94,932 {{#expr:94932/4967.63 round 1}}
76 Iğdır Iğdır Template:Convert 168,634 187,842 203,159 {{#expr:203159/3587.81 round 1}}
77 Yalova Yalova Template:Convert 168,593 205,664 291,001 {{#expr:291001/850.46 round 1}}
78 Karabük Karabük Template:Convert 225,102 220,401 249,287 {{#expr:249287/4108.80 round 1}}
79 Kilis Kilis Template:Convert 114,724 124,276 145,826 {{#expr:145826/1427.76 round 1}}
80 Osmaniye Osmaniye Template:Convert 458,782 483,639 553,012 {{#expr:553012/3195.99 round 1}}
81 Düzce Düzce Template:Convert 314,266 342,281 400,976 {{#expr:400976/2592.95 round 1}}

CodesEdit

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 provincesEdit

File:Anavatan 1927.jpg
A 1927 map of the provinces of Turkey which was published before the alphabet reform

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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