Districts of Turkey
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| Districts of Turkey Türkiye'nin İlçeleri (Turkish) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Republic of Turkey |
| Number | 973 |
| Populations | 1,615 (Yalıhüyük)-Konya Province – 957,398 (Esenyurt)-Istanbul Province |
| Areas | 5.2 km2 (2 sq mi) (Güngören)-Istanbul Province – 4,314.00 km2 (1,665.645 sq mi) (Siverek)-Şanlıurfa Province |
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The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic[when?], the corresponding unit was the kaza.
Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital districts. However, many urban provinces, designated as greater municipalities, have a center consisting of multiple districts, such as the provincial capital of Ankara province, The City of Ankara, comprising nine separate districts.[1] Additionally four provinces, Kocaeli, Sakarya, İçel and Hatay have their capital district named differently from their province, as İzmit, Adapazarı, Mersin and Antakya respectively.[2]
A district may cover both rural and urban areas. In many provinces, one district of a province is designated the central district (merkez ilçe) from which the district is administered. The central district is administered by an appointed provincial deputy governor and other non-central districts by an appointed sub-governor (kaymakam) from their district center (ilçe merkezi) municipality. In these central districts the district center municipality also serves as the provincial center municipality. Both the deputy governor and sub-governors are responsible to the province governor (vali). Greater Municipalities, however, are administrated differently where a separate seat of municipality exists for the entire province, having administrative power over all districts of the province.
Local government[edit]
Municipalities (belediye) can be created in, and are subordinate to, the districts in which they are located. Each district has at least one municipality (belde) in the district center from which both the municipal government for that municipality and the district government is administered. A municipality is headed by an elected mayor (belediye başkanı) who administers the local government for defined municipal matters. More and more settlements which are outside district centers have municipalities as well, usually because their population requires one. A municipality's borders usually correspond to that of the urban settlement it covers, but may also include some undeveloped land.
Villages (köy) outside municipalities and quarters or neighborhoods (mahalle) within municipalities are the lowest level of local government, and are also the most numerous unit of local government in Turkey. They elect muhtars to care for specific administrative matters such as residence registration. The designation slightly differs (köy muhtarı for village muhtar, mahalle muhtarı for quarter muhtar) and the tasks, which are largely similar but are adapted to their locality.
Greater municipalities (büyükşehir belediyesi) exist for large cities like İstanbul and İzmir that consist of an extra administrative layer run by an elected head mayor, who oversee the municipalities and mayors within the province. Currently, 30 provinces are administrated by greater municipalities in addition to having separate municipalities for every district within the province.
List of districts with population[edit]
The districts and their populations (as of December 31, 2019) are listed below, by region and by province (with capital district in bold text).
Aegean Region[edit]
Aydın Subregion[edit]
Aydın Province[edit]
- Population: 1,110,972
Denizli Province[edit]
- Population: 1,037,208
Muğla Province[edit]
- Population: 983,142
İzmir Subregion[edit]
İzmir Province[edit]
- Population: 4,367,251
- İzmir: 2,972,900
- Northern districts
- Southern districts
Manisa Subregion[edit]
Afyonkarahisar Province[edit]
- Population: 729,483
Kütahya Province[edit]
- Population: 579,257
Manisa Province[edit]
- Population: 1,440,611
Uşak Province[edit]
- Population: 370,509
Central Anatolia[edit]
Kayseri Subregion[edit]
Kayseri Province[edit]
- Population: 1,407,409
Sivas Province[edit]
- Population: 638,956
Yozgat Province[edit]
- Population: 421,200
- Akdağmadeni: 42,621
- Aydıncık: 10,079
- Boğazlıyan: 34,269
- Çandır: 4,450
- Çayıralan: 12,563
- Çekerek: 19,467
- Kadışehri: 11,277
- Saraykent: 12,486
- Sarıkaya: 32,489
- Şefaatli: 15,371
- Sorgun: 79,533
- Yenifakılı: 5,386
- Yerköy: 35,476
- Yozgat: 106,280
Kırıkkale Subregion[edit]
Aksaray Province[edit]
- Population: 416,367
Kırıkkale Province[edit]
- Population: 283,017
Kırşehir Province[edit]
- Population: 242,938
Nevşehir Province[edit]
- Population: 303,010
Niğde Province[edit]
- Population: 362,861
Central-Eastern Anatolia[edit]
Malatya Subregion[edit]
Bingöl Province[edit]
- Population: 279,812
Elazığ Province[edit]
- Population: 591,098
Malatya Province[edit]
- Population: 800,615
Tunceli Province[edit]
- Population: 84,660
Van Subregion[edit]
Bitlis Province[edit]
- Population: 348,115
Hakkâri Province[edit]
- Population: 280,991
Muş Province[edit]
- Population: 408,809
Van Province[edit]
- Population: 1,136,757
Eastern Black Sea Region[edit]
Ordu Subregion[edit]
Giresun Province[edit]
- Population: 448,400
Gümüşhane Province[edit]
- Population: 164,521
Ordu Province[edit]
- Population: 754,198
Trabzon Subregion[edit]
Artvin Province[edit]
- Population: 170,815
Rize Province[edit]
- Population: 343,212
- Ardeşen: 41,106
- Çamlıhemşin: 7,147
- Çayeli: 44,351
- Derepazarı: 7,653
- Fındıklı: 16,678
- Güneysu: 15,596
- Hemşin: 2,478
- İkizdere: 7,135
- İyidere: 8,554
- Kalkandere: 13,708
- Pazar: 31,190
- Rize: 147,411
Trabzon Province[edit]
- Population: 808,974
Eastern Marmara Region[edit]
Bursa Subregion[edit]
Bilecik Province[edit]
- Population: 219,427
Bursa Province[edit]
- Population: 3,056,120
Eskişehir Province[edit]
- Population: 887,475
- Alpu: 10,974
- Beylikova: 6,400
- Çifteler: 14,878
- Odunpazarı: 413,461
- Tepebaşı: 370,150
- Günyüzü: 5,671
- Han: 2,117
- İnönü: 6,514
- Mahmudiye: 7,808
- Mihalgazi: 3,137
- Mihalıççık: 8,171
- Sarıcakaya: 4,854
- Seyitgazi: 13,009
- Sivrihisar: 20,330
Kocaeli Subregion[edit]
Bolu Province[edit]
- Population: 316,126
Düzce Province[edit]
- Population: 392,166
Kocaeli Province[edit]
- Population: 1,953,035
Sakarya Province[edit]
- Population: 1,029,650
Yalova Province[edit]
- Population: 270,976
Istanbul Region[edit]
Istanbul Subregion[edit]
Istanbul Province[edit]
- Population: 15,519,267
- Anatolian Side
- European Side
- Arnavutköy: 282,488
- Avcılar: 448,882
- Bağcılar: 745,125
- Bahçelievler: 611,059
- Bakırköy: 229,239
- Başakşehir: 460,259
- Bayrampaşa: 274,735
- Beşiktaş: 182,649
- Beylikdüzü: 352,412
- Beyoğlu: 233,323
- Büyükçekmece: 254,103
- Çatalca: 73,718
- Esenler: 450,344
- Esenyurt: 954,579
- Eyüpsultan: 400,513
- Fatih: 443,090
- Gaziosmanpaşa: 491,962
- Güngören: 289,441
- Kağıthane: 448,025
- Küçükçekmece: 792,821
- Sarıyer: 347,214
- Silivri: 193,680
- Sultangazi: 534,565
- Şişli: 279,817
- Zeytinburnu: 293,574
Mediterranean Region[edit]
Adana Subregion[edit]
Adana Province[edit]
- Population: 2,237,940
Mersin Province[edit]
- Population: 1,840,425
Antalya Subregion[edit]
Antalya Province[edit]
- Population: 2,511,700
- Akseki: 11,484
- Alanya: 327,503
- Aksu: 73,220
- Döşemealtı: 65,794
- Kepez: 556,033
- Konyaaltı: 190,043
- Muratpaşa: 510,368
- Demre: 26,362
- Elmalı: 38,972
- Finike: 48,534
- Gazipaşa: 50,555
- Gündoğmuş: 7,737
- İbradı: 3,032
- Kaş: 59,716
- Kemer: 46,143
- Korkuteli: 55,352
- Kumluca: 70,423
- Manavgat: 241,011
- Serik: 129,418
Burdur Province[edit]
- Population: 270,796
Isparta Province[edit]
- Population: 444,914
Hatay Subregion[edit]
Hatay Province[edit]
- Population: 1,628,894
Kahramanmaraş Province[edit]
- Population: 1,154,102
- Afşin: 80,447
- Andırın: 32,503
- Çağlayancerit: 23,133
- Ekinözü: 11,221
- Elbistan: 141,538
- Göksun: 52,255
- Dulkadiroğlu: 222,673
- Onikişubat: 431,848
- Nurhak: 12,279
- Pazarcık: 69,097
- Türkoğlu: 77,112
Osmaniye Province[edit]
- Population: 538,759
- Bahçe: 22,155
- Düziçi: 84,133
- Hasanbeyli: 4,782
- Kadirli: 125,083
- Osmaniye: 268,647
- Sumbas: 13,840
- Toprakkale: 20,119
Northeast Anatolia[edit]
Ağrı Subregion[edit]
Ağrı Province[edit]
- Population: 536,199
Ardahan Province[edit]
- Population: 97,319
Iğdır Province[edit]
- Population: 199,442
- Aralık: 21,313
- Iğdır: 140,267
- Karakoyunlu: 13,925
- Tuzluca: 23,937
Kars Province[edit]
- Population: 285,410
Erzurum Subregion[edit]
Bayburt Province[edit]
Erzincan Province[edit]
- Population: 234,747
Erzurum Province[edit]
- Population: 762,062
- Aşkale: 23,152
- Aziziye: 63,502
- Çat: 16,708
- Palandöken: 172,332
- Yakutiye: 186,993
- Hınıs: 26,212
- Horasan: 38,837
- İspir: 14,959
- Karaçoban: 23,322
- Karayazı: 27,762
- Köprüköy: 15,784
- Narman: 13,326
- Oltu: 30,511
- Olur: 6,469
- Pasinler: 28,691
- Pazaryolu: 3,975
- Şenkaya: 17,511
- Tekman: 25,723
- Tortum: 18,135
- Uzundere: 8,153
Southeastern Anatolia[edit]
Gaziantep Subregion[edit]
Adıyaman Province[edit]
- Population: 626,465
Gaziantep Province[edit]
- Population: 2,069,364
Kilis Province[edit]
Mardin Subregion[edit]
Batman Province[edit]
- Population: 608,659
Mardin Province[edit]
- Population: 838,778
Şırnak Province[edit]
- Population: 529,615
- Beytüşşebap: 16,330
- Cizre: 148,697
- Güçlükonak: 12,295
- İdil: 76,895
- Silopi: 136,749
- Şırnak: 93,989
- Uludere: 44,660
Siirt Province[edit]
- Population: 330,280
Şanlıurfa Subregion[edit]
Diyarbakır Province[edit]
- Population: 1,756,353
Şanlıurfa Province[edit]
- Population: 2,073,614
Western Anatolia[edit]
Ankara Subregion[edit]
Ankara Province[edit]
- Population: 5,639,076
- Akyurt: 36,123
- Altındağ: 389,510
- Çankaya: 944,609
- Etimesgut: 587,052
- Gölbaşı: 138,944
- Keçiören: 939,161
- Mamak: 665,978
- Pursaklar: 150,488
- Sincan: 535,637
- Yenimahalle: 687,093
- Ayaş: 13,900
- Bala: 30,280
- Beypazarı: 48,371
- Çamlıdere: 9,825
- Çubuk: 90,764
- Elmadağ: 45,557
- Evren: 3,097
- Güdül: 8,892
- Haymana: 30,930
- Kahramankazan: 54,806
- Kalecik: 13,234
- Kızılcahamam: 28,350
- Nallıhan: 27,579
- Polatlı: 125,075
- Şereflikoçhisar: 33,821
Konya Subregion[edit]
Karaman Province[edit]
- Population: 253,279
- Ayrancı: 7,965
- Başyayla: 3,650
- Ermenek: 28,565
- Karaman: 197,276
- Kazımkarabekir: 4,328
- Sarıveliler: 11,495
Konya Province[edit]
- Population: 2,232,374
- Ahırlı: 4,753
- Akören: 5,838
- Akşehir: 93,885
- Altınekin: 14,351
- Beyşehir: 74,469
- Bozkır: 25,894
- Cihanbeyli: 51,748
- Çeltik: 9,713
- Çumra: 67,282
- Derbent: 4,267
- Derebucak: 6,031
- Doğanhisar: 15,810
- Emirgazi: 8,535
- Ereğli: 146,998
- Güneysınır: 9,288
- Hadim: 12,015
- Halkapınar: 4,066
- Hüyük: 15,652
- Ilgın: 54,228
- Kadınhanı: 32,144
- Karapınar: 49,978
- Karatay: 338,976
- Meram: 344,546
- Selçuklu: 662,808
- Kulu: 50,825
- Sarayönü: 27,026
- Seydişehir: 64,822
- Taşkent: 6,296
- Tuzlukçu: 6,529
- Yalıhüyük: 1,629
- Yunak: 21,972
Western Black Sea Region[edit]
Kastamonu Subregion[edit]
Çankırı Province[edit]
- Population: 195,789
- Atkaracalar: 5,534
- Bayramören: 2,924
- Çankırı: 97,882
- Çerkeş: 16,792
- Eldivan: 6,460
- Ilgaz: 14,098
- Kızılırmak: 7,304
- Korgun: 4,626
- Kurşunlu: 8,466
- Orta: 11,978
- Şabanözü: 11,869
- Yapraklı: 7,856
Kastamonu Province[edit]
- Population: 379,405
- Abana: 4,113
- Ağlı: 3,094
- Araç: 18,670
- Azdavay: 7,324
- Bozkurt: 9,468
- Cide: 22,196
- Çatalzeytin: 7,055
- Daday: 8,319
- Devrekani: 12,658
- Doğanyurt: 5,651
- Hanönü: 4,060
- İhsangazi: 5,381
- İnebolu: 20,980
- Kastamonu: 152,553
- Küre: 5,774
- Pınarbaşı: 5,841
- Seydiler: 4,019
- Şenpazar: 4,523
- Taşköprü: 37,815
- Tosya: 39,916
Sinop Province[edit]
- Population: 218,243
Samsun Subregion[edit]
Amasya Province[edit]
- Population: 337,800
Çorum Province[edit]
- Population: 530,864
Samsun Province[edit]
- Population: 1,348,542
Tokat Province[edit]
- Population: 612,747
Zonguldak Subregion[edit]
Bartın Province[edit]
- Population: 198,249
- Amasra: 14,151
- Bartın: 155,765
- Kurucaşile: 6,621
- Ulus: 21,712
Karabük Province[edit]
- Population: 248,458
Zonguldak Province[edit]
- Population: 596,053
Western Marmara Region[edit]
Balıkesir Subregion[edit]
Balıkesir Province[edit]
- Population: 1,228,620
- Ayvalık: 70,720
- Altıeylül: 181,206
- Karesi: 183,084
- Balya: 12,937
- Bandırma: 156,787
- Bigadiç: 49,926
- Burhaniye: 60,490
- Dursunbey: 35,122
- Edremit: 155,837
- Erdek: 32,120
- Gömeç: 14,195
- Gönen: 74,183
- Havran: 27,857
- İvrindi: 32,492
- Kepsut: 23,142
- Manyas: 18,936
- Marmara: 9,730
- Savaştepe: 17,844
- Sındırgı: 33,253
- Susurluk: 38,704
Çanakkale Province[edit]
- Population: 542,157
Tekirdağ Subregion[edit]
Edirne Province[edit]
- Population: 413,903
Kırklareli Province[edit]
- Population: 361,836
- Babaeski: 47,944
- Demirköy: 8,856
- Kırklareli: 103,042
- Kofçaz: 2,308
- Lüleburgaz: 149,184
- Pehlivanköy: 3,505
- Pınarhisar: 18,456
- Vize: 28,541
Tekirdağ Province[edit]
- Population: 1,055,412
See also[edit]
- List of regions in Turkey
- List of provinces in Turkey
- List of cities and towns in Turkey
- List of villages in Turkey