Cities in Turkey Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Erzurum ranks #1 with 1,900 m above sea level. Van is second with 1,730 m above sea level, 9.8% behind. The top five are Erzurum, Van, Sivas, Niğde and Elazığ. The median across all 55 is 193 m above sea level; Trabzon is last at 0 m above sea level.
- #1
- Erzurum · 1,900 m above sea level
- Median
- 193 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 55 cities in Türkiye
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erzurum | Türkiye | 1,900 |
| 2 | Van | Türkiye | 1,730 |
| 3 | Sivas | Türkiye | 1,285 |
| 4 | Niğde | Türkiye | 1,229 |
| 5 | Elazığ | Türkiye | 1,067 |
| 6 | Kayseri | Türkiye | 1,050 |
| 7 | Isparta | Türkiye | 1,035 |
| 8 | Afyonkarahisar | Türkiye | 1,021 |
| 9 | Konya | Türkiye | 1,019 |
| 10 | Konya Province | Türkiye | 1,016 |
| 11 | Aksaray | Türkiye | 980 |
| 12 | Kütahya | Türkiye | 970 |
| 13 | Malatya | Türkiye | 954 |
| 14 | Ankara | Türkiye | 938 |
| 15 | Uşak | Türkiye | 890 |
| 16 | Gaziantep | Türkiye | 850 |
| 17 | Çorum | Türkiye | 801 |
| 18 | Siverek | Türkiye | 800 |
| 19 | Eskişehir | Türkiye | 788 |
| 20 | Adıyaman | Türkiye | 683 |
| 21 | Diyarbakır | Türkiye | 675 |
| 22 | Batman | Türkiye | 540 |
| 23 | Merkezefendi | Türkiye | 530 |
| 24 | Şanlıurfa | Türkiye | 515 |
| 25 | Kızıltepe | Türkiye | 498 |
| 26 | Denizli | Türkiye | 324 |
| 27 | İnegöl | Türkiye | 293 |
| 28 | Çorlu | Türkiye | 193 |
| 29 | Düzce | Türkiye | 160 |
| 30 | Osmaniye | Türkiye | 125 |
| 31 | Beykoz | Türkiye | 124 |
| 32 | İzmit | Türkiye | 100 |
| 33 | Bursa | Türkiye | 100 |
| 34 | Istanbul | Türkiye | 100 |
| 35 | Manisa | Türkiye | 71 |
| 36 | Balıkesir | Türkiye | 70 |
| 37 | Kahramanmaraş | Türkiye | 67 |
| 38 | Antakya | Türkiye | 67 |
| 39 | Aydın | Türkiye | 65 |
| 40 | Kadıköy | Türkiye | 60 |
| 41 | Sarıyer | Türkiye | 59 |
| 42 | Ortahisar | Türkiye | 50 |
| 43 | Tekirdağ | Türkiye | 37 |
| 44 | Adapazarı | Türkiye | 31 |
| 45 | Antalya | Türkiye | 30 |
| 46 | Süleymanpaşa | Türkiye | 30 |
| 47 | Adana | Türkiye | 23 |
| 48 | Tarsus | Türkiye | 23 |
| 49 | Samsun | Türkiye | 20 |
| 50 | Mersin | Türkiye | 10 |
| 51 | Ordu | Türkiye | 5 |
| 52 | İskenderun | Türkiye | 4 |
| 53 | Kocaeli Province | Türkiye | 3 |
| 54 | İzmir | Türkiye | 2 |
| 55 | Trabzon | Türkiye | 0 |
About the top 10
#1 Erzurum
Erzurum ranks #1 on this list with 1,900 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 767,848 people (2018)
- Area
- 24,741 km²
- Density
- 31 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,900 m
- Coordinates
- 39.91° N, 41.28° E
#2 Van
Van ranks #2 on this list with 1,730 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 1,127,612 people (2023)
- Area
- 1,938 km²
- Density
- 582 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,730 m
- Coordinates
- 38.50° N, 43.42° E
Also ranks #16 in elevation · #118 in latitude · #333 in area.
#3 Sivas
Sivas ranks #3 on this list with 1,285 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 365,274 people (2022)
- Elevation
- 1,285 m
- Coordinates
- 39.75° N, 37.02° E
#4 Niğde
Niğde ranks #4 on this list with 1,229 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 224,289 people (2018)
- Area
- 2,303 km²
- Density
- 97 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,229 m
- Coordinates
- 37.97° N, 34.68° E
#5 Elazığ
Elazığ ranks #5 on this list with 1,067 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 421,726 people (2018)
- Area
- 2,221 km²
- Density
- 190 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Coordinates
- 38.67° N, 39.22° E
#6 Kayseri
Kayseri ranks #6 on this list with 1,050 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 1,389,680 people (2018)
- Elevation
- 1,050 m
- Coordinates
- 38.72° N, 35.49° E
Also ranks #58 in elevation · #117 in latitude · #427 in elevation.
#7 Isparta
Isparta ranks #7 on this list with 1,035 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 247,580 people (2022)
- Elevation
- 1,035 m
- Coordinates
- 37.77° N, 30.55° E
#8 Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar ranks #8 on this list with 1,021 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 299,673 people (2018)
- Elevation
- 1,021 m
- Coordinates
- 38.76° N, 30.54° E
#9 Konya
Konya ranks #9 on this list with 1,019 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 2,232,374 people (2019)
- Area
- 41,001 km²
- Density
- 54 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,019 m
- Founded
- 699 BCE
- Coordinates
- 37.85° N, 32.52° E
Also ranks #10 in founded · #15 in area · #61 in elevation.
#10 Konya Province
Konya Province ranks #10 on this list with 1,016 m above sea level.
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 2,296,347 people (2022)
- Area
- 40,838 km²
- Density
- 56 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1,016 m
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 32.49° E
Also ranks #16 in area · #63 in elevation · #131 in latitude.
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Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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