Provinces of Turkey

01 - Adana
Adana is located at the south of Turkey. The
city is located near Mediterranean Sea. Adana is most famous for its cuisine
and kebaps. Adana kebap is worldwide famous. Also Taşköprü is a historical sign
of the city. It was built in Roman times. The bridge is the oldest bridge which
is still being used... Read More...
02 - Adıyaman
Adıyaman (the ancient Perre or Pordonnium) is a
city in southeastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Province. It is one of the
fastest-growing cities in Turkey. The population rose from 100,045 (1990) to
178,538 (2000) (census figures)... Read More...
03 - Afyon
Afyonkarahisar is located on an intersection
which connects north to south, west to east. Town is a potential tourism centre
with its rich historical background... Read More...
04 - Ağrı
Ağrı ,taking place on a 1650 meter high plateau,
named after the majestic mountain that can be seen from the city centre. Ağrı
is a gateway of east where you can have an overall view of Türkiye from the
highest point. Ağrı hosted various nations and civilisations throughout
history. It is one of the important tourism centres of the east with suitable
tracks of the legendary mountain for mountain climbing and trekking in summers,
skiing in winters... Read More...
05 - Amasya
Amasya is connected to its neighbour provinces
Samsun, Çorum and Tokat with a governmental roadway. At the same time it is on
the Europe – Iran international (E-5) High way. Nearest arrival points for sea
way and air way are at the Samsun province which is 130 kilometre far away from
Amasya... Read More...
06 - Ankara
The history of Ankara and its
surroundings stretches back to the Hatti civilisation of the Bronze Age. Two
thousand years before the time of Jesus, the Hittites become the dominant power
of the region, and were then followed by the Phyrgians, Lydians and Persians.
In the 3rd Century BC, a Celtic race known as the Galatians made Ankara their
capital city. The name Ankara comes from the word ‘Ancyra’, which means
‘anchor.’... Read More...
07 - Antalya
Because of the archaeological
and natural riches of the area, Antalya is also known as the Turkish Riviera.
The sun, sea, nature and history combine to form a very popular resort,
highlighted by some of the cleanest beaches in the Mediterranean. The 630km shoreline
of the province is liberally scattered with ancient cities, harbours, memorial
tombs and beaches, secluded coves and lush forests, many of which are easily
accessible from the city... Read More...
08 - Artvin
Artvin is an authentic tourism place that
contains various tourism values with festivals, it’s traditional architecture,
historical churches, fauna and flora riches, castles and arched bridges, green
plateaus, black roses, crater lakes placed at highs of mountains, natural
virgin forests, mountains heights to 3900 meter arrange order by following each
other, perpendicular sloped long valleys and Çoruh river divide province in two
parts... Read More...
09 - Aydın
Heir to Anatolia’s rich historical heritage and
natural beauty, Aydın was conquered by the Trallians who founded the city of
Tralles here on top of the old city. Known by such descriptive terms as
‘Flowered’ and ‘Mighty’, when the city was leveled by an earthquake, the
emperor Andronik rebuilt the city and named it Andropolis after himself. After
passing into the hands of the Selçuks, the city was called Aydın Güzelhisarı.
During the Ottoman empire it was called “Nefs-i Güzel Hisar der Liva-i Aydın.”... ReadMore...
10 - Balıkesir
Balıkesir has shores that clean sea water
reach’s the sanded beaches, and those shores surrounded by green olive trees.
Ayvalık, Burhaniye, Ören, Edremit, Akçay and Altınoluk are attractive holiday
place for whom want to rest in enjoyable environment or whom interested by
archeological places... ReadMore...
11 - Bilecik
Province of Bilecik is located at the southeast
of Marmara Region at the intersection locality of Marmara Region, Black Sea
Region, Central Anatolia Region and Aegean Region. The oldest known names of
the province are Agrilion and Belekoma. Province of Bilecik is the land where
the Ottoman Empire is founded. The province is founded around the Sakarya river
and is known with the riches of small ponds and creeks and carries the traces
of ancient ages... Read More...
12 - Bingöl
The province is located at the Upper Fırat
section of the Eastern Anatolia Region. The name of this region was mentioned
in the legends and is called as “Bingöl”. This province is interesting and
attractive with its castles, ski center and floating island... ReadMore...
13 - Bitlis
Province of Bitlis was located at the Eastern
Anatolia Region and is surrounded by Siirt from south, by Muş from west, by
Ağrı from north and by Van Lake from east. It is an important city with its
castles and Turkish Islam creations... ReadMore...
14 - Bolu
Bolu province is the city where the shades of
green and blue embraces each other, sleeping and waking together, where the
wind still whispers one of the most dramatic legends at the peaks of the high
mountains, where numerous civilizations was founded and developed, leaving
plenty of creations and artwork behind... ReadMore...
15 - Burdur
Highway The province of Burdur is located at the
western Mediterranean Region and is connected to the Aegean Region over the
Afyon province and to the Central Anatolian Region over the Isparta province... ReadMore...
16 - Bursa
Bursa is located in the northwest of the
Anatolian peninsula and southeast of the Marmara Sea. The shores of the Marmara
Sea are 135 km away. The most important peak in the province is Uludağ, which
is a ski resort and national park. The most significant lakes are Lake Iznik
and Lake Uluabat... Read More...
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17 - Çanakkale
The city, which is the cradle of Trojan, Assos
like former civilization centers, and where Gallipoli Peninsula Historical
National Park, various martyr, monument and graves are present, the most bloody
fights of Çanakkale wars are occurred, and Aegean and Marmara seas are
connected and Europe and Asia is met at its coasts has an important place in
inland and foreign tourism... Read
More...
18 - Çankırı
It is ideal for people who wants to be alone in
the nature with its snow covered high mountains for the half of the year;
forests covering its one third lands; plateaus appropriate for camping,
caravans,horseback riding, photography and hunting and such touristic activities;
rich thermal springs and mineral springs, cultural values of centuries mingle
with the tenderness and traditional hospitality of the citizens... Read
More...
19 - Çorum
Opening gate of Black Sea Region to Interior
Anatolia Region, Çorum offers tourism services in large scale together with the
5 thousand years of history within the unique natural beauties... Read
More...
20 - Denizli
21 - Diyarbakır
22 - Edirne
23 - Elazığ
24 - Erzincan
25 - Erzurum
26 - Eskişehir
27 - Gaziantep
28 - Giresun
29 - Gümüşhane
30 - Hakkari
31 - Hatay
32 - Isparta
33 - İçel (Mersin)
34 - İstanbul
35 - İzmir
36 - Kars
37 - Kastamonu
38 - Kayseri
39 - Kırklareli
40 - Kırşehir
41 - Kocaeli
42 - Konya
43 - Kütahya
44 - Malatya
45 - Manisa
46 - KahramanMaraş
47 - Mardin
48 - Muğla
49 - Muş
50 - Nevşehir
51 - Niğde
52 - Ordu
53 - Rize
54 - Sakarya
55 - Samsun
56 - Siirt
57 - Sinop
58 - Sivas
59 - Tekirdağ
60 - Tokat
61 - Trabzon
62 - Tunceli
63 - Şanlıurfa
64 - Uşak
65 - Van
66 - Yozgat
67 - Zonguldak
68 - Aksaray
69 - Bayburt
70 - Karaman
71 - Kırıkkale
72 - Batman
73 - Şırnak
74 - Bartın
75 - Ardahan
76 - Iğdır
77 - Yalova
78 - Karabük
79 - Kilis
80 - Osmaniye
81 - Düzce
Money: Turkish Lira (formerly New Turkish Lira)
Population: 79,51 million (2016)
Geographical size: 814,578sq km – of which 790,200 is in Asia, 24,378 is in Europe.
Religion: 99.8% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 0.2% Christianity and others
Capital: Ankara (Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, but Ankara is the capital)
National flag: White crescent moon and white star on a red background
Telephone: Country code +90
Istanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents, Europe and Asia
Turkey shares a border with eight countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq and Syria
Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides – the Black Sea in the north, Mediterranean in the south and the Aegean Sea in the west.
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