List of Provinces of Turkey facts for kids
Turkey is a large country that is organized into smaller parts to help manage everything. Think of it like how your school might have different classes or grades. In Turkey, these smaller parts are called provinces. These provinces help the government manage different areas, making sure services like schools, hospitals, and roads are available to everyone.
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Understanding Turkey's Provinces
What is a Province?
A province is like a big administrative area within a country. It's a bit like a state in the USA or a county in the UK, but with its own specific role in Turkey. Each province has a main city, which is usually the capital of that province. This city is where the local government for the province is located.
How Turkey is Organized
Turkey is divided into seven main geographical areas called regions. These regions help group together parts of the country that have similar features, like their climate or geography. For example, some regions might be along the coast, while others are more mountainous.
Inside these seven regions, the country is further divided into 81 different provinces. Each province has its own unique features, from busy cities to quiet rural areas. The capital city of Turkey, Ankara, is also the center of the Ankara Province. Similarly, Istanbul, one of the world's largest cities, is the main city of Istanbul Province.
The 81 Provinces of Turkey
Here is an alphabetical list of all eighty-one provinces that make up Turkey:
- Adana Province
- Adıyaman Province
- Afyonkarahisar Province
- Ağrı Province
- Aksaray Province
- Amasya Province
- Ankara Province
- Antalya Province
- Ardahan Province
- Artvin Province
- Aydın Province
- Balıkesir Province
- Bartın Province
- Batman Province
- Bayburt Province
- Bilecik Province
- Bingöl Province
- Bitlis Province
- Bolu Province
- Burdur Province
- Bursa Province
- Çanakkale Province
- Çankırı Province
- Çorum Province
- Denizli Province
- Diyarbakır Province
- Düzce Province
- Edirne Province
- Elazığ Province
- Erzincan Province
- Erzurum Province
- Eskişehir Province
- Gaziantep Province
- Giresun Province
- Gümüşhane Province
- Hakkâri Province
- Hatay Province
- Iğdır Province
- Isparta Province
- Istanbul Province
- Izmir Province
- Kahramanmaraş Province
- Karabük Province
- Karaman Province
- Kars Province
- Kastamonu Province
- Kayseri Province
- Kilis Province
- Kırıkkale Province
- Kırklareli Province
- Kırşehir Province
- Kocaeli Province
- Konya Province
- Kütahya Province
- Malatya Province
- Manisa Province
- Mardin Province
- Mersin Province
- Muğla Province
- Muş Province
- Nevşehir Province
- Niğde Province
- Ordu Province
- Osmaniye Province
- Rize Province
- Sakarya Province
- Samsun Province
- Şanlıurfa Province
- Siirt Province
- Sinop Province
- Sivas Province
- Şırnak Province
- Tekirdağ Province
- Tokat Province
- Trabzon Province
- Tunceli Province
- Uşak Province
- Van Province
- Yalova Province
- Yozgat Province
- Zonguldak Province
