Turkey — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
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 87,926,082, against 73,556,173 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 73,556,173 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 69,329,557 | 87,926,082 | +27% |
The two sources differ by 6% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
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) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İstanbul | İstanbul | 9,792,428 | 15,701,602 now |
| 2 | Ankara | Ankara | 3,517,182 | 3,517,182 now |
| 3 | İzmir | İzmir | 2,500,603 | 2,938,292 now |
| 4 | Bursa | Bursa | 1,412,701 | 3,101,833 now |
| 5 | Adana | Adana | 1,248,988 | 1,816,750 now |
| 6 | Gaziantep | Gaziantep | 1,065,975 | 2,222,415 now |
| 7 | Konya | Konya | 875,530 | 1,433,861 now |
| 8 | Antalya | Antalya | 758,188 | 1,335,002 now |
| 9 | Diyarbakır | Diyarbakır | 644,763 | 1,833,684 now |
| 10 | Mersin | İçel | 612,210 | 537,842 now |
| 11 | Kayseri | Kayseri | 592,840 | 1,452,458 now |
| 12 | Eskişehir | Eskişehir | 514,869 | 921,630 now |
| 13 | Urfa | Şanliurfa | 449,549 | — |
| 14 | Malatya | Malatya | 441,805 | 750,491 now |
| 15 | Erzurum | Erzurum | 420,691 | 767,848 now |
| 16 | Samsun | Samsun | 394,050 | 394,050 now |
| 17 | Kahramanmaraş | Kahramanmaraş | 376,045 | 384,953 now |
| 18 | Van | Van | 371,713 | 525,016 now |
| 19 | Denizli | Denizli | 313,238 | 313,238 now |
| 20 | Batman | Batman | 302,074 | 452,157 now |
| 21 | Elazığ | Elazığ | 298,004 | 443,363 now |
| 22 | Adapazarı | Sakarya | 286,787 | 286,787 now |
| 23 | Gebze | Kocaeli | 281,436 | 281,436 now |
| 24 | Sivas | Sivas | 264,022 | — |
| 25 | Tarsus | İçel | 256,482 | 350,732 now |
| 26 | Trabzon | Trabzon | 244,083 | — |
| 27 | Manisa | Manisa | 243,971 | — |
| 28 | Sultanbeyli | İstanbul | 241,143 | 358,201 now |
| 29 | Balıkesir | Balıkesir | 238,151 | — |
| 30 | Adıyaman | Adıyaman | 223,744 | 290,883 now |
| 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 | 399,045 now |
| 43 | Viranşehir | Şanliurfa | 154,163 | — |
| 44 | Uşak | Uşak | 152,862 | 369,433 now |
| 45 | Aksaray | Aksaray | 152,201 | 327,575 now |
| 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 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
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.