Turkey — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Turkey — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Turkey had an estimated population of 73,556,173 in 2005, with 869 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Turkey today — population now 82,319,724, against 73,556,173 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Istanbul	11,581,707
2	Ankara	3,565,745
3	Izmir	2,555,413

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 869)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	İstanbul	İstanbul	9,792,428
2	Ankara	Ankara	3,517,182
3	İzmir	İzmir	2,500,603
4	Bursa	Bursa	1,412,701
5	Adana	Adana	1,248,988
6	Gaziantep	Gaziantep	1,065,975
7	Konya	Konya	875,530
8	Antalya	Antalya	758,188
9	Diyarbakır	Diyarbakır	644,763
10	Mersin	İçel	612,210
11	Kayseri	Kayseri	592,840
12	Eskişehir	Eskişehir	514,869
13	Urfa	Şanliurfa	449,549
14	Malatya	Malatya	441,805
15	Erzurum	Erzurum	420,691
16	Samsun	Samsun	394,050
17	Kahramanmaraş	Kahramanmaraş	376,045
18	Van	Van	371,713
19	Denizli	Denizli	313,238
20	Batman	Batman	302,074
21	Elazığ	Elazığ	298,004
22	Adapazarı	Sakarya	286,787
23	Gebze	Kocaeli	281,436
24	Sivas	Sivas	264,022
25	Tarsus	İçel	256,482
26	Trabzon	Trabzon	244,083
27	Manisa	Manisa	243,971
28	Sultanbeyli	İstanbul	241,143
29	Balıkesir	Balıkesir	238,151
30	Adıyaman	Adıyaman	223,744
31	Esenyurt	İstanbul	211,330
32	Kırıkkale	Kırıkkale	211,138
33	Osmaniye	Osmaniye	202,837
34	Çorlu	Tekirdağ	202,578
35	İzmit	Kocaeli	196,571
36	Kütahya	Kütahya	185,008
37	Çorum	Çorum	183,418
38	Siverek	Şanliurfa	175,341
39	İsparta	İsparta	172,334
40	Aydın	Aydın	163,022
41	İskenderun	Hatay	159,965
42	Antakya	Hatay	154,803
43	Viranşehir	Şanliurfa	154,163
44	Uşak	Uşak	152,862
45	Aksaray	Aksaray	152,201
46	Kızıltepe	Mardin	150,174
47	Afyonkarahisar	Afyon	146,136
48	İnegöl	Bursa	133,959
49	Tokat	Tokat	129,702
50	Edirne	Edirne	126,470
51	Tekirdağ	Tekirdağ	122,287
52	Karaman	Karaman	120,399
53	Nazilli	Aydın	119,370
54	Ordu	Ordu	116,788
55	Siirt	Siirt	114,034
56	Erzincan	Erzincan	114,027
57	Alanya	Antalya	112,969
58	Turhal	Tokat	110,884
59	Derince	Kocaeli	110,521
60	Bandırma	Balıkesir	107,631
61	Turgutlu	Manisa	103,292
62	Zonguldak	Zonguldak	100,229
63	Giresun	Giresun	98,864
64	Karabük	Karabük	97,481
65	Bolu	Bolu	96,629
66	Ceyhan	Adana	96,303
67	Manavgat	Antalya	96,052
68	Kırşehir	Kırşehir	94,336
69	Polatlı	Ankara	93,262
70	Bafra	Samsun	92,944
71	Rize	Rize	92,772
72	Ereğli	Konya	92,117
73	Karaköse	Ağri	92,022
74	Erciş	Van	91,915
75	Niğde	Niğde	91,039
76	Lüleburgaz	Kırklareli	90,899
77	Körfez	Kocaeli	90,580
78	Nusaybin	Mardin	88,977
79	Salihli	Manisa	88,906
80	Ereğli	Zonguldak	88,848
81	Kozan	Adana	88,115
82	Yozgat	Yozgat	87,881
83	Çanakkale	Çanakkale	87,791
84	Patnos	Ağri	87,451
85	Akhisar	Manisa	84,659
86	Amasya	Amasya	82,896
87	Muş	Muş	82,536
88	Nizip	Gaziantep	82,308
89	Kilis	Kilis	82,301
90	Fatsa	Ordu	82,160
91	Cizre	Şirnak	80,992
92	Bingöl	Bingöl	80,568
93	Elbistan	Kahramanmaraş	80,456
94	Hakkari	Hakkari	77,699
95	Ünye	Ordu	77,585
96	Kars	Kars	77,486
97	Midyat	Mardin	76,268
98	Nevşehir	Nevşehir	75,527
99	Silifke	İçel	75,315
100	Silopi	Şirnak	74,798
101	Bismil	Diyarbakır	74,493
102	Tatvan	Bitlis	73,222
103	Kahta	Adıyaman	73,105
104	Iğdir	Iğdir	72,571
105	Şirnak	Şirnak	72,418
106	Yüksekova	Hakkari	71,729
107	Çankırı	Çankırı	71,379
108	Mardin	Mardin	71,373
109	Yalova	Yalova	71,289
110	Gemlik	Bursa	71,063
111	Kastamonu	Kastamonu	70,402
112	Kadirli	Osmaniye	70,248
113	Doğubeyazıt	Ağri	70,171
114	Söke	Aydın	68,230
115	Ardeşen	Rize	67,965
116	Ödemiş	İzmir	67,153
117	Çerkezköy	Tekirdağ	67,078
118	Burdur	Burdur	66,158
119	Silvan	Diyarbakır	65,956
120	Soma	Manisa	65,934
121	Ahlat	Bitlis	64,695
122	Akşehir	Konya	64,446
123	Kuşadası	Aydın	63,177
124	Sorgun	Yozgat	62,862
125	Çubuk	Ankara	62,602
126	Kırıkhan	Hatay	60,916
127	Fethiye	Muğla	60,437
128	Kırklareli	Kırklareli	58,223
129	Düzce	Düzce	57,739
130	Bergama	İzmir	57,200
131	Anamur	İçel	57,128
132	Reyhanlı	Hatay	56,995
133	Dörtyol	Hatay	56,513
134	Gölcük	Kocaeli	56,189
135	Bolvadın	Afyon	55,870
136	Zile	Tokat	55,680
137	Bozüyük	Bilecik	55,365
138	Muştafakemalpasa	Bursa	54,490
139	Menemen	İzmir	53,489
140	Silivri	İstanbul	53,167
141	Adilcevaz	Bitlis	52,781
142	Ergani	Diyarbakır	52,684
143	Erbaa	Tokat	52,185
144	Tavşanlı	Kütahya	52,182
145	Orhangazi	Bursa	51,792
146	Seydişehir	Konya	51,089
147	Düziçi	Osmaniye	50,824
148	Merzifon	Amasya	50,658
149	Kavakli	İstanbul	50,502
150	Çarşamba	Samsun	50,459
151	Torbalı	İzmir	50,303
152	Niksar	Tokat	49,865
153	Keskin	Kırıkkale	49,679
154	Karapınar	Konya	49,509
155	Mut	İçel	49,397
156	Bitlis	Bitlis	48,234
157	Muğla	Muğla	48,183
158	Suluova	Amasya	47,572
159	Şebinkarahisar	Giresun	47,360
160	Tire	İzmir	47,220
161	Kulu	Konya	47,037
162	Suruç	Şanliurfa	46,694
163	Erdemli	İçel	46,570
164	Çumra	Konya	45,657
165	Urla	İzmir	45,199
166	Akçaabat	Trabzon	45,105
167	Akçakale	Samsun	45,021
168	Aliağa	İzmir	44,883
169	Keşan	Edirne	44,644
170	Büyükçekmece	İstanbul	44,627
171	Beyşehir	Konya	44,460
172	Birecik	Şanliurfa	44,284
173	Karacabey	Bursa	44,256
174	Şereflikoçhisar	Ankara	44,101
175	Milas	Muğla	43,193
176	Sandıklı	Afyon	42,981
177	Besnı	Adıyaman	41,892
178	Edremit	Balıkesir	40,777
179	Gönen	Balıkesir	40,763
180	İslahiye	Gaziantep	40,762
181	Alasehir	Manisa	40,735
182	Bilecik	Bilecik	40,285
183	Afşin	Kahramanmaraş	39,613
184	Üzümlü	Erzincan	39,591
185	Karasu	Sakarya	39,508
186	Bodrum	Muğla	39,317
187	Yalvaç	İsparta	39,145
188	Beypazarı	Ankara	38,769
189	Samandağ	Hatay	38,414
190	Burhaniye	Balıkesir	38,083
191	Vakfıkebir	Trabzon	37,728
192	Sungurlu	Çorum	37,526
193	Bartın	Bartın	37,427
194	Muradiye	Van	37,129
195	Beşikdüzü	Trabzon	36,987
196	Serik	Antalya	36,925
197	Talas	Kayseri	36,890
198	Bulancak	Giresun	36,863
199	Uzunköprü	Edirne	36,470
200	Osmancık	Çorum	36,443
201	Kestel	Bursa	36,185
202	Boğazılıyan	Yozgat	36,106
203	Develi	Kayseri	35,868
204	Hınıs	Erzurum	35,472
205	Dinar	Afyon	35,359
206	Yerköy	Yozgat	35,294
207	Didim	Aydın	35,292
208	Hendek	Sakarya	35,257
209	Safranbolu	Karabük	35,242
210	Ayvalık	Balıkesir	35,193
211	Akçakoca	Bolu	35,151
212	Simav	Kütahya	34,909
213	Sinop	Sinop	34,834
214	Göksun	Kahramanmaraş	34,243
215	Çay	Afyon	34,215
216	Marmaris	Muğla	33,731
217	Şarkikaraağaç	İsparta	32,771
218	Bor	Niğde	32,435
219	Gümüşhane	Gümüşhane	32,250
220	Kumru	Ordu	32,174
221	Kurtalan	Siirt	32,114
222	Yeşilli	Mardin	32,072
223	Of	Trabzon	31,951
224	İmamoğlu	Adana	31,916
225	Ceylanpınar	Şanliurfa	31,488
226	Bulanık	Muş	31,430
227	Bayburt	Bayburt	31,258
228	Ortaköy	Aksaray	31,144
229	Kula	Manisa	31,100
230	Mimarsinan	İstanbul	31,002
231	Biga	Çanakkale	30,852
232	Karamürsel	Kocaeli	30,525
233	Kemalpaşa	İzmir	30,411
234	Görele	Giresun	30,381
235	Kumluca	Antalya	30,339
236	Araklı	Trabzon	29,917
237	Karakoçan	Elazığ	29,735
238	Kozluk	Batman	29,502
239	Gürpınar	İstanbul	29,411
240	Bucak	Burdur	29,234
241	Hasköy	Muş	29,181
242	Selçuk	İzmir	29,101
243	Tunceli	Tunceli	29,062
244	Yakuplu	İstanbul	28,811
245	Yenişehir	Bursa	28,656
246	Sarıkaya	Yozgat	28,631
247	Kaman	Kırşehir	28,605
248	Gerede	Bolu	28,582
249	Bozyazı	İçel	28,456
250	Terme	Samsun	28,397
251	Gölbaşı	Adıyaman	28,078
252	Kiraç	İstanbul	27,954
253	Boyabat	Sinop	27,717
254	Malkara	Tekirdağ	27,427
255	Ilgın	Konya	27,423
256	Gölköy	Ordu	27,405
257	Kırkağaç	Manisa	27,053
258	Eskil	Aksaray	27,047
259	Kemer	Antalya	27,042
260	Alaca	Çorum	27,019
261	Babaeski	Kırklareli	26,724
262	Kulp	Diyarbakır	26,569
263	Erzin	Hatay	26,316
264	Çan	Çanakkale	26,201
265	Malazgirt	Muş	26,108
266	Güroymak	Bitlis	25,826
267	Suşehri	Sivas	25,820
268	Çinar	Diyarbakır	25,433
269	Elmadağ	Ankara	25,394
270	Sapanca	Sakarya	25,224
271	Gelibolu	Çanakkale	25,178
272	Kağızman	Kars	25,157
273	Vezirköprü	Samsun	25,155
274	Akyazı	Sakarya	25,068
275	Yahyalı	Kayseri	25,019
276	Susurluk	Balıkesir	24,816
277	Devrek	Zonguldak	24,559
278	Çayeli	Rize	24,556
279	Pasinler	Erzurum	24,553
280	Gürsu	Bursa	24,510
281	Artvin	Artvin	24,266
282	Tosya	Kastamonu	24,013
283	Kazan	Ankara	23,889
284	Derik	Mardin	23,875
285	Kelkit	Gümüşhane	23,870
286	Pazarcık	Kahramanmaraş	23,850
287	Emet	Kütahya	23,812
288	Şarkışla	Sivas	23,800
289	Ferizli	Sakarya	23,740
290	Sarıkamış	Kars	23,665
291	Muratlı	Tekirdağ	23,636
292	Oltu	Erzurum	23,504
293	Mudanya	Bursa	23,161
294	Çınarcik	Yalova	23,155
295	Akdağmadeni	Yozgat	23,048
296	Kovancılar	Elazığ	22,976
297	İdil	Şirnak	22,960
298	Erdek	Balıkesir	22,678
299	Genç	Bingöl	22,493
300	İznik	Bursa	22,230

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	İstanbul	11,581,707
2	Ankara	4,383,400
3	İzmir	3,731,863
4	Konya	2,450,952
5	Bursa	2,374,307
6	Antalya	2,081,238
7	Adana	1,996,235
8	İçel	1,877,605
9	Şanliurfa	1,684,249
10	Diyarbakır	1,495,693
11	Gaziantep	1,437,844
12	Kocaeli	1,350,456
13	Manisa	1,299,232
14	Hatay	1,281,697
15	Samsun	1,211,141
16	Balıkesir	1,116,014
17	Kayseri	1,091,608
18	Trabzon	1,068,151
19	Kahramanmaraş	1,055,182
20	Aydın	1,009,186
21	Van	1,008,908
22	Erzurum	979,667
23	Malatya	924,511
24	Ordu	908,207
25	Denizli	880,913
26	Tokat	875,651
27	Afyon	840,448
28	Muğla	795,551
29	Mardin	778,562
30	Sakarya	769,329
31	Sivas	738,433
32	Eskişehir	730,855
33	Yozgat	730,400
34	Tekirdağ	710,421
35	Kütahya	690,039
36	Adıyaman	678,008
37	Elazığ	605,379
38	Zonguldak	592,123
39	Çorum	585,451
40	Ağri	572,139
41	İsparta	550,818
42	Giresun	530,247
43	Osmaniye	500,480
44	Batman	499,676
45	Muş	489,955
46	Çanakkale	476,138
47	Aksaray	433,123
48	Bitlis	415,272
49	Şirnak	403,579
50	Edirne	397,459
51	Kırıkkale	395,952
52	Rize	370,368
53	Niğde	368,374
54	Amasya	364,211
55	Kastamonu	352,939
56	Uşak	335,471
57	Kırklareli	334,222
58	Düzce	331,847
59	Erzincan	320,505
60	Nevşehir	316,641
61	Kars	311,063
62	Çankırı	276,718
63	Siirt	272,559
64	Bolu	271,496
65	Hakkari	270,322
66	Bingöl	255,718
67	Karaman	255,206
68	Burdur	255,008
69	Kırşehir	249,007
70	Sinop	221,325
71	Karabük	214,403
72	Bilecik	201,563
73	Gümüşhane	194,068
74	Yalova	185,107
75	Artvin	180,934
76	Iğdir	180,547
77	Bartın	172,988
78	Ardahan	129,441
79	Kilis	113,934
80	Tunceli	92,700
81	Bayburt	92,034

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.