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Elazığ

Elazığ
Elazığ  is a city in the Elazığ Province of eastern Turkey and the seat of the province. It has a population of 266,495 (2000 census). The city is 1067 meters above sea level. It occupies the location of what the Turkish, Zaza and Kurdish-speaking inhabitants of the region called Mezre or Mezra, meaning simply "a…
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Bursa

Bursa
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province. With a population of 1,562,828 (2007), it is Turkey's fourth largest city, as well as one of the most industrialized and culturally charged metropolitan centers in the country. The city is frequently cited as "Yeşil Bursa" (meaning "Green Bursa") in a reference…
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Bingöl

Bingöl
Bingöl(hazargol) (Turkish for: a thousand lakes) is a city in Eastern Turkey. Until 1950, it was known as Çabakcur, which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name. Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination. In 2000, it had a population…
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Istanbul

Istanbul
Istanbul is Europe's most populous city (the world's 3rd largest city proper and 20th largest urban area) and Turkey's cultural and financial center. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country.…
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Balıkesir

Balıkesir
Balıkesir is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 649,623 inhabitants. Its main exports are olive-based products. It is a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists, who use it as a base to explore the nearly countryside which is renowned for its beauty, especially the nearby Mount…
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Antalya

Antalya
Antalya  is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It is the capital city of Antalya Province. The population of the city is 775.157 (2007 census). The population of Antalya is 798.507 (2008 estimate). The city of Antalya corresponds to the lands of ancient Pamphylia to the east and Lycia to the west.…
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Adana

Adana
Adana  is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. The city administrates two districts, Seyhan and Yüreğir, with a total population of 1,530,257 and an area of 1,945 km². It is the fifth most populous city of Turkey (after Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Bursa). For most Turkish people, the word 'Adana' associates with Kebab, şalgam,…
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Ağrı

Ağrı
Agri, formerly Karaköse or Karakilise, is the capital of Ağrı Province at the eastern end of Turkey, near the border with Iran. Economy and infrastructure This is a very poor region with extremely cold winters, most live by grazing animals on the mountainside. Very few students manage to get to university, people get married in…
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Denizli

Denizli
Denizli is a growing industrial city in the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters, in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region. The city has a population of about 400,000 (2006 census) and is the capital city of…
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President Erdoğan’s visit to…

President Erdoğan’s visit to…
President Erdoğan’s visit to the Russian Federation President Erdoğan paid a visit to St.Petersburg on 9 August 2016 upon the invitation of President Putin of the Russian Federation. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu also accompanied President Erdoğan during the visit. In the meetings, bilateral relations between Turkey and the Russian Federation as well as regional and international…
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