Population, Regions, and Provinces of Modern Turkey (2017)
Below are Turkey’s official population figures from 2017. It is important to note that the unofficial population of some of the larger cities and provinces are much greater. The list of regions and provinces are ordered by official population size.
Regions
İstanbul – 15,113,400
Central Turkey – 12,674,900
Mediterranean Turkey – 10,121,000
Aegean Turkey – 10,120,300
Marmara Turkey – 9,471,200 (excluding İstanbul)
Southeast Turkey – 8,675,700
Black Sea Turkey – 7,522,700
Eastern Turkey – 6,066,800
Provinces
İstanbul – 15,113,400
Ankara – 5,413,000 (Central)
İzmir – 4,205,600 (Aegean)
Bursa – 2,874,500 (Marmara)
Antalya – 2,338,500 (Mediterranean)
Adana – 2,211,000 (Mediterranean)
Konya – 2,116,100 (Central)
Gaziantep – 2,004,600 (Southeast)
Şanlıurfa – 2,002,500 (Southeast)
Kocaeli – 1,796,800 (Marmara)
Mersin – 1,749,300 (Mediterranean)
Diyarbakır – 1,707,200 (Southeast)
Hatay – 1,538,100 (Mediterranean)
Kayseri – 1,375,400 (Central)
Manisa – 1,364,600 (Aegean)
Samsun – 1,255,700 (Black Sea)
Balıkesir – 1,177,600 (Marmara)
Van – 1,112,000 (Eastern)
Kahramanmaraş – 1,088,000 (Mediterranean)
Aydın – 1,036,200 (Aegean)
Denizli – 977,900 (Aegean)
Sakarya – 960,000 (Marmara)
Tekirdağ – 954,000 (Marmara)
Muğla – 906,500 (Aegean)
Eskişehir – 846,200 (Central)
Mardin – 796,700 (Southeastern)
Erzurum – 788,500 (Eastern)
Malatya – 787,700 (Eastern)
Trabzon – 761,500 (Black Sea)
Ordu – 752,600 (Black Sea)
Afyon – 708,800 (Aegean)
Sivas – 608,700 (Central)
Adıyaman – 601,400 (Southeast)
Tokat – 595,500 (Black Sea)
Batman – 593,000 (Southeastern)
Zonguldak – 581,000 (Black Sea)
Elazığ – 574,200 (Eastern)
Ağrı – 572,300 (Eastern)
Kütahya – 571,700 (Marmara)
Şırnak – 517,800 (Southeast)
Osmaniye – 514,000 (Mediterranean)
Çanakkale – 513,700 (Marmara)
Çorum – 502,800 (Black Sea)
Isparta – 422,100 (Mediterranean)
Muş – 420,400 (Eastern)
Edirne – 408,300 (Marmara)
Giresun – 407,700 (Black Sea)
Yozgat – 391,700 (Central)
Aksaray – 381,600 (Central)
Düzce – 367,200 (Black Sea)
Kastamonu – 358,000 (Black Sea)
Uşak – 349,000 (Aegean)
Bitlis – 348,900 (Eastern)
Kırklareli – 347,200 (Marmara)
Niğde – 338,900 (Central)
Rize – 325,800 (Black Sea)
Siirt – 325,300 (Southeastern)
Amasya – 318,300 (Black Sea)
Bolu – 297,900 (Black Sea)
Kars – 296,700 (Eastern)
Hakkari – 291,200 (Eastern)
Nevşehir – 284,500 (Central)
Kırıkkale – 268,900 (Marmara)
Bingöl – 266,800 (Eastern)
Burdur – 260,000 (Mediterranean)
Karaman – 239,300 (Central)
Karabük – 232,900 (Black Sea)
Erzincan – 227,500 (Eastern)
Yalova – 226,100 (Marmara)
Kırşehir – 215,800 (Central)
Bilecik – 213,000 (Marmara)
Sinop – 198,300 (Black Sea)
Iğdır – 197,400 (Eastern)
Çankırı – 194,800 (Central)
Bartın – 189,600 (Black Sea)
Artvin – 165,600 (Black Sea)
Gümüşhane – 137,500 (Black Sea)
Kilis – 127,200 (Southeast)
Ardahan – 100,000 (Eastern)
Tunceli – 83,200 (Southeast)
Bayburt – 74,800 (Black Sea)