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After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the official establishment of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923, changes were made to the administrative system.Two years later, Ardahan, Beyoğlu, Çatalca, Dersim, Ergani, Gelibolu, Genç, Kozan, Oltu, Muş, Siverek and Üsküdar provinces were transformed into districts.
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.
Within this unitary framework, Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is divided into districts, for a total of 973 districts. [2] Turkey is also subdivided into 7 regions and 21 subregions for geographic, demographic and economic purposes; this does not refer to an administrative division.
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7,000. The total population of Turkey is 85,279,553 [ 1 ] according to the 2023 estimate, making it the 18th most populated country in the world.
Turkey, [a] officially the Republic of Türkiye, [b] is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west.
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (ilçeler; sing. ilçe). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, [when?] the corresponding unit was the kaza. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital districts.
According to the same data, there is an average of 111 people per km 2 in Turkey. [3] While 67.9% of the population is in the 15–64 age group, 23.6% are in the 0–14 age group. [3] Approximately 8.5% of the population consists of people aged 65 and over. [3] The median age of Turkey's population is 34. [4]
The Anatolian side of Turkey is the largest portion in the country [1] that bridges southeastern Europe and west Asia. East Thrace, the European portion of Turkey comprises 3% [2] of the landmass but over 15% [2] of the population.