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Cities in Turkey Ranked by Population (city proper)

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Istanbul ranks #1 with 15.66 million people (2023). That is 2.7 times Ankara in second place (5.8 million people). The top five are Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bursa and Antalya. The median across all 56 is 376,925 people; Tekirdağ is last at 204,001 people.

#1
Istanbul · 15.66 million people
Median
376,925 people
Coverage
56 cities in Türkiye
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Istanbul 15.66 million; 2. Ankara 5.8 million; 3. İzmir 4.49 million; 4. Bursa 2.9 million; 5. Antalya 2.43 million; 6. Konya Province 2.3 million; 7. Konya 2.23 million; 8. Şanlıurfa 1.99 million; 9. Kocaeli Province 1.85 million; 10. Adana 1.77 million.Istanbul15.66 millionAnkara5.8 millionİzmir4.49 millionBursa2.9 millionAntalya2.43 millionKonya Province2.3 millionKonya2.23 millionŞanlıurfa1.99 millionKocaeli Province1.85 millionAdana1.77 million
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Istanbul 15.66 million; 2. Ankara 5.8 million; 3. İzmir 4.49 million; 4. Bursa 2.9 million; 5. Antalya 2.43 million; 6. Konya Province 2.3 million; 7. Konya 2.23 million; 8. Şanlıurfa 1.99 million; 9. Kocaeli Province 1.85 million; 10. Adana 1.77 million.

Full ranking

Cities in Turkey Ranked by Population (city proper)
RankCityCountryPopulation (people)Year
1IstanbulTürkiye15,655,9242023
2AnkaraTürkiye5,803,4822023
3İzmirTürkiye4,493,2422024
4BursaTürkiye2,901,3962016
5AntalyaTürkiye2,426,3562018
6Konya ProvinceTürkiye2,296,3472022
7KonyaTürkiye2,232,3742019
8ŞanlıurfaTürkiye1,985,7532017
9Kocaeli ProvinceTürkiye1,851,7902021
10AdanaTürkiye1,765,9812021
11DiyarbakırTürkiye1,732,3962018
12GaziantepTürkiye1,680,7232022
13KayseriTürkiye1,389,6802018
14SamsunTürkiye1,368,4882022
15BalıkesirTürkiye1,250,6102021
16VanTürkiye1,127,6122023
17MersinTürkiye1,040,5072022
18DenizliTürkiye1,027,7822018
19EskişehirTürkiye871,1872018
20TrabzonTürkiye824,3522023
21ErzurumTürkiye767,8482018
22KadıköyTürkiye467,9192023
23BatmanTürkiye445,8742020
24KahramanmaraşTürkiye443,5752012
25MalatyaTürkiye426,3812012
26ElazığTürkiye421,7262018
27ManisaTürkiye420,0152020
28AntakyaTürkiye377,7932018
29İzmitTürkiye376,0562022
30SivasTürkiye365,2742022
31SarıyerTürkiye350,4542022
32TarsusTürkiye346,7152020
33MerkezefendiTürkiye336,8182022
34OrtahisarTürkiye317,5202018
35AfyonkarahisarTürkiye299,6732018
36ÇorluTürkiye290,1552022
37AdapazarıTürkiye281,4892022
38İnegölTürkiye281,3842020
39KızıltepeTürkiye275,4602024
40ÇorumTürkiye269,5952022
41AdıyamanTürkiye267,1312021
42KütahyaTürkiye266,7842018
43AydınTürkiye259,0272022
44SiverekTürkiye258,2652018
45AksarayTürkiye253,1132022
46OsmaniyeTürkiye252,1862022
47İskenderunTürkiye251,6822022
48BeykozTürkiye247,8752022
49IspartaTürkiye247,5802022
50DüzceTürkiye240,6332018
51OrduTürkiye229,2142020
52UşakTürkiye228,8812020
53NiğdeTürkiye224,2892018
54SüleymanpaşaTürkiye219,2302023
55ÇerkezköyTürkiye213,2432023
56TekirdağTürkiye204,0012019

About the top 10

#4 Bursa

Bursa ranks #4 on this list with 2.9 million people (2016).

Country
Türkiye
Population
2,901,396 people (2016)
Area
11,043 km²
Density
263 people per km²
Elevation
100 m
Founded
202
Coordinates
40.19° N, 29.08° E

Also ranks #23 in founded · #98 in latitude · #170 in area.

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#6 Konya Province

Konya Province ranks #6 on this list with 2.3 million people (2022).

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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#7 Konya

Konya ranks #7 on this list with 2.23 million people (2019).

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.

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#9 Kocaeli Province

Kocaeli Province ranks #9 on this list with 1.85 million people (2021).

Country
Türkiye
Population
1,851,790 people (2021)
Area
3,397 km²
Density
545 people per km²
Elevation
3 m
Founded
1327
Coordinates
40.76° N, 29.95° E

Also ranks #21 in elevation · #52 in founded · #90 in latitude.

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#10 Adana

Adana ranks #10 on this list with 1.77 million people (2021).

Country
Türkiye
Population
1,765,981 people (2021)
Area
13,844 km²
Density
128 people per km²
Elevation
23 m
Founded
6000 BCE
Coordinates
36.99° N, 35.33° E

Also ranks #1 in founded · #122 in area · #130 in elevation.

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Source and method

Population of the city proper (the municipality itself, not the metro area), using the most recent figure recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.