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Istanbul, Turkey's economic and cultural capital, is the largest city with a population of 15.84 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021. Ankara, the capital of Turkey and Turkey's second-largest city, has a population of 5.7 million in its metropolitan area as of 2021.
The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [3] and is the most populous city in Europe [c] and the world's sixteenth-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium in the 7th century BCE by Greek settlers from Megara . [ 9 ]
Erzurum (Armenian: Կարին, romanized: Karin; [1] Kurdish: Erzîrom [2]) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010. It is the site of ancient Theodosiopolis.
Most years, Antalya competes with Istanbul for the title of ‘most visited Turkish city’. Though just a fraction of the size, Antalya, the capital of the country’s Turquoise Coast, punches ...
The city was occupied by Italy for three years (1919-22) in the aftermath of World War I, but was recaptured by a newly independent Turkey in the Turkish War of Independence. [citation needed] Large-scale development beginning in the 1970s transformed Antalya from a pastoral town into one of Turkey's largest metropolitan areas.
Bursa has two public universities and one private university. Uludağ University, founded in 1975, is the oldest institution of higher education in the city. Founded first as the Bursa University then renamed Uludağ University in 1982, [34] the university has a student body of 47,000, one of the largest in Turkey.
Ankara [b] is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province. [5] [4] Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul by population, first by urban area (4,130 km 2), and third by metro area (25,632 km 2).
Largest cities or towns in Turkey. TÜİK's address-based calculation from December 2017. Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop. Istanbul Ankara: 1: Istanbul: