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For non-metropolitan municipality designated provinces, the central district bears the name of the province (e.g. the city/district of Rize is the central district of Rize Province). In the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the vilayet. Each province is administered by an appointed governor from the Ministry of the Interior.
Delice River - tributary; Devrez River - tributary; Gök River - tributary (also known as Gökırmak and in Classical times, Amnias) Sakarya River is the third longest river in Turkey, also known as Sangarius. 824 km Seydisuyu; Porsuk River; Ankara River; Harşit River in Gümüşhane and Giresun; Yeşilırmak 'Green River' (Classical Iris). 418 km
Throughout the map, Colton identifies various cities, towns, forts, rivers, desert oases, and an assortment of additional topographical details. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. Dated and copyrighted to J. H. Colton, 1855. Published from Colton's 172 William Street Office in New York City.
The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge), which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. [1] The regions are subdivided into 31 sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further divided into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre), as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.
From west to east, the main rivers of the region are the Sakarya (824 km), the Kızılırmak River (1355 km, the longest river of Turkey), the Yeşilırmak (418 km) and the Çoruh (376 km). [ 13 ] Year-round high [ 12 ] precipitation—up to 2200mm [ 17 ] —generate dense forests, with oak , beech family trees, hazel (Corylus avellana ...
Date: 29 May 2021: Source: Giannetto, Daniela, and Deniz Innal. 2021. "Status of Endemic Freshwater Fish Fauna Inhabiting Major Lakes of Turkey under the Threats of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Disturbances: A Review" Water 13, no. 11: 1534.
Turkey is home to millions of refugees from the Syrian civil war. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has declared a disaster zone in 10 provinces, imposing a state of emergency in the region for ...
The Euphrates is formed by the union of two branches, the Karasu or Kara River (the western Euphrates), which rises in eastern Turkey north of Erzurum, and the Murat (the eastern Euphrates). These rivers merge in the Elazığ Province of Turkey, where the river is dammed in several places such as the Keban Dam , the Karakaya Dam , Atatürk Dam ...