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Cities in Turkey Ranked by Population density

Population divided by land area, both as recorded in Wikidata for the city proper. Cities without a recorded area are left out. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Kadıköy ranks #1 with 11,637 people per km². That is 2.4 times İzmir in second place (4,760 people per km²). The top five are Kadıköy, İzmir, Istanbul, Sarıyer and Antalya. The median across all 43 is 279.7 people per km²; Erzurum is last at 31 people per km².

#1
Kadıköy · 11,637 people per km²
Median
279.7 people per km²
Coverage
43 cities in Türkiye
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Population densityBar chart of the top 10: 1. Kadıköy 11,637; 2. İzmir 4,760; 3. Istanbul 2,930; 4. Sarıyer 1,980; 5. Antalya 1,712; 6. Ortahisar 1,351; 7. Samsun 1,297; 8. Denizli 1,287; 9. İskenderun 1,019; 10. Merkezefendi 1,002.Kadıköy11,637İzmir4,760Istanbul2,930Sarıyer1,980Antalya1,712Ortahisar1,351Samsun1,297Denizli1,287İskenderun1,019Merkezefendi1,002
Top 10: Population density (people per km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Kadıköy 11,637; 2. İzmir 4,760; 3. Istanbul 2,930; 4. Sarıyer 1,980; 5. Antalya 1,712; 6. Ortahisar 1,351; 7. Samsun 1,297; 8. Denizli 1,287; 9. İskenderun 1,019; 10. Merkezefendi 1,002.

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Cities in Turkey Ranked by Population density
RankCityCountryPopulation density (people per km²)
1KadıköyTürkiye11,637
2İzmirTürkiye4,760
3IstanbulTürkiye2,930
4SarıyerTürkiye1,980
5AntalyaTürkiye1,712
6OrtahisarTürkiye1,351
7SamsunTürkiye1,297
8DenizliTürkiye1,287
9İskenderunTürkiye1,019
10MerkezefendiTürkiye1,002
11BalıkesirTürkiye860.1
12BeykozTürkiye799.6
13ÇorluTürkiye709.4
14ÇerkezköyTürkiye654.1
15VanTürkiye581.8
16Kocaeli ProvinceTürkiye545.1
17ŞanlıurfaTürkiye541.3
18AdapazarıTürkiye500.9
19MalatyaTürkiye462.4
20DüzceTürkiye325.6
21EskişehirTürkiye325.3
22İnegölTürkiye279.7
23BursaTürkiye262.7
24AnkaraTürkiye226.4
25GaziantepTürkiye219.9
26SüleymanpaşaTürkiye208.2
27KızıltepeTürkiye194.5
28ElazığTürkiye189.9
29TekirdağTürkiye183.5
30TrabzonTürkiye176
31AdıyamanTürkiye168.9
32AydınTürkiye163.7
33TarsusTürkiye154.8
34KahramanmaraşTürkiye147
35AdanaTürkiye127.6
36NiğdeTürkiye97.4
37OsmaniyeTürkiye66.9
38MersinTürkiye65.6
39SiverekTürkiye65.6
40Konya ProvinceTürkiye56.2
41KonyaTürkiye54.4
42ManisaTürkiye31.5
43ErzurumTürkiye31

About the top 10

#1 Kadıköy

Kadıköy ranks #1 on this list with 11,637 people per km².

Country
Türkiye
Population
467,919 people (2023)
Area
40.2 km²
Density
11,637 people per km²
Elevation
60 m
Founded
1930
Coordinates
40.99° N, 29.04° E

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#4 Sarıyer

Sarıyer ranks #4 on this list with 1,980 people per km².

Country
Türkiye
Population
350,454 people (2022)
Area
177 km²
Density
1,980 people per km²
Elevation
59 m
Founded
1930
Coordinates
41.17° N, 29.05° E

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#6 Ortahisar

Ortahisar ranks #6 on this list with 1,351 people per km².

Country
Türkiye
Population
317,520 people (2018)
Area
235 km²
Density
1,351 people per km²
Elevation
50 m
Coordinates
41.00° N, 39.72° E

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#9 İskenderun

İskenderun ranks #9 on this list with 1,019 people per km².

Country
Türkiye
Population
251,682 people (2022)
Area
247 km²
Density
1,019 people per km²
Elevation
4 m
Coordinates
36.59° N, 36.17° E

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#10 Merkezefendi

Merkezefendi ranks #10 on this list with 1,002 people per km².

Country
Türkiye
Population
336,818 people (2022)
Area
336 km²
Density
1,002 people per km²
Elevation
530 m
Founded
2012
Coordinates
37.78° N, 29.08° E

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Source and method

Population divided by land area, both as recorded in Wikidata for the city proper. Cities without a recorded area are left out.

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.