Cities of Turkey

Tokat

Tokat
Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey, at the mid Black Sea region of Anatolia. The city of Tokat has a population of 593.990, (2015 census). Landmarks The most important landmark here is the Ottoman Citadel of 28 towers, founded on a rocky hill overlooking the town. The Garipler Mosque dating to…
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Sivas

Sivas
Sivas  is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. According to the 2007 Turkish census, its population was 296402. The city lies at an elevation of 4,193 feet (1,285 m) in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, and is a moderately-sized trade center and industrial city, although the economy has traditionally been based…
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Nevşehir

Nevşehir
History Historically, Nevşehir was a small village, called Nyssa, founded on the slopes of Mount Kahveci, in the valley of Kızılırmak (the ancient Halys) by the Hittites. It later came under the rule of the Assyrians, who were taken over by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in 546 BC. In 333 BC Alexander the…
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Kırklareli

Kırklareli
Kırklareli (see also its other names) is the capital of Kırklareli Province in the European part of Turkey, known as Eastern Thrace. In the city, the ongoing archeological excavations state that the area was the first organized settlement on the continental Europe. Name It is not clearly known when the city was founded under what…
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Kars

Kars
Kars is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. Population:  142,145 (1990); 130,361 (2000), 292,666 (2015) History The early history of Kars is little known, beyond the fact that it had its own dynasty of Armenian rulers and was the capital of a region known as Vanand. At some point in…
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İzmir

İzmir
İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. It is located in the Gulf of İzmir, by the Aegean Sea. It is the capital of İzmir Province. The city of İzmir is composed of 9 metropolitan districts (Balçova, Bornova, Buca, Çiğli, Gaziemir, Güzelbahçe, Karşıyaka, Konak,…
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Hatay (Antakya)

Hatay (Antakya)
Antakya is the seat of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, near the border with Syria. In ancient times the city was known as Antioch and has historical significance for Christianity, being the place where the followers of Jesus Christ were called Christians for the very first time. The city and its massive walls also…
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Gaziantep

Gaziantep
Gaziantep, previously and as still used informally; Antep), is the capital city of Gaziantep Province in Turkey. The city has two central districts under its administration, Şahinbey and Şehitkamil, and the metropolitan area has a a total population of 1,931,836 (2015) and an area of 2,138 km². Known by the ancient Greeks and the Romans…
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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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