Geographical regions of Turkey

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Turkey was divided into 7 regions (Turkish: Bölge) and 21 subregions (Turkish: Bölüm), which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. Regions as defined in this context are merely for geographic, demographic and economic purposes and do not refer to an administrative division.

Regions and subregions

Census-defined georaphical regions of Turkey

• Aegean Region

Aegean Subregion, Inner Western Anatolia Subregion

• Black Sea Region

Western Black Sea Subregion, Central Black Sea Subregion, Eastern Black Sea Subregion

• Central Anatolia Region

Konya Subregion, Upper Sakarya Subregion, Middle Kızılırmak Subregion, Upper Kızılırmak Subregion

• Eastern Anatolia Region

Upper Euphrates Subregion, Erzurum-Kars Subregion, Upper Murat-Van Subregion, Hakkari Subregion

• Marmara Region

Yıldız Subregion, Ergene Subregion, Çatalca-Kocaeli Subregion, Southern Marmara Subregion

• Mediterranean Region

Adana Subregion, Antalya Subregion

• Southeastern Anatolia Region

Middle Euphrates Subregion, Tigris Subregion