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Census-defined regions of Turkey
Census-defined regions of Turkey

The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions (bölge), which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime The President of Turkey ( Cumhurbaşkanı) is the Head of state of the Republic of Turkey. This is a complete list of Presidents of Turkey consisting of the eleven Heads of state in the country's inception following the Turkish War of Independence Abdullah Gül PhD GCB, (born October 29, 1950) is the 11th President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. "Erdoğan" redirects here For the Turkish Helicopter Erdoğan see Kamov Ka-50. The cabinet (Council of Ministers of Turkey comprises the heads of the major ministries Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral Köksal Toptan (1943 Rize) is a Turkish politician and served as government minister in three cabinets Political parties in Turkey lists political parties in Turkey. Turkey elects on the national level a Legislature. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) has 550 members elected for The 2000 Turkish presidential election consisted of a first round election on 27 April, 2000 followed by a second round vote on 1 May and a third on The 2007 Turkish presidential election refers to two attempts to elect the country's 11th president, to succeed Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Turkey 's 8th general election was held on October 14, 1973 to select 450 MPs for the new term of TBMM. Turkey 's 9th general election was held on June 5, 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right wing party AP and the left Turkey 's 10th general election was held on November 6, 1983. Turkey 's 11th general election was held on October 29, 1987. Turkey's 12th general election was held on October 20, 1991. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader Turkey's 13th general election was held on Sunday December 24, 1995, triggered after the newly-reformed Republican People's Party (CHP withdrew from a Turkey's 14th general election was held on Sunday April 18, 1999 and was the first election in Turkish history to combine local council and parliamentary elections Turkey's 15th general election was held on November 3, 2002 following the collapse of the DSP-MHP-ANAP coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. Turkey's 16th general election was held on July 22 2007 and resulted in a resounding victory for the incumbent Justice and Development Party. Foreign relations of the Republic of Turkey are the Turkish government's policies in its external relations with the International community. Turkey's application to acceede to the European Union (previously the European Communities) was made on 14 April 1987 Per article 118 of the Turkish Constitution, the National Security Council ( Turkish: Milli Güvenlik Kurulu (MGK is set up as an advisory organ composed The basics of the legal system in the Republic of Turkey are laid out in Articles 138 to 160 of the 1982 Constitution. The current Constitution of Turkey, ratified in 1982 establishes the organization of the government of the Republic of Turkey and sets out the principles and rules of the Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of International law treaties which takes precedence over domestic legislation, according to the 1982 Constitution Secularism in Turkey was introduced with the Turkish Constitution of 1924 and later the Atatürk's Reforms set the administrative and political requirements to create Law enforcement in Turkey is carried out by several departments and agencies all acting under the command of the Prime Minister of Turkey or mostly the Minister of the Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The First Geography Congress, which was held in Ankara in 1941 separated Turkey into seven geographical regions, which are still used today Regions as defined in this context is merely for statistical purposes and do not refer to an administrative division. Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection analysis interpretation or explanation and presentation of Data. Each region is listed below, with corresponding provinces within the region:


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Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)

Aegean Region
Aegean Region

Black Sea Region (Karadeniz Bölgesi)

Black Sea Region
Black Sea Region

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Central Anatolia Region
Central Anatolia Region

Eastern Anatolia Region (Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

East Anatolia Region
East Anatolia Region

Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)

Marmara Region
Marmara Region

Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)

Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Region

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

Southeastern Anatolia Region
Southeastern Anatolia Region

See also


Afyonkarahisar (also called more simply Afyon) is a province in western Turkey. Aydın is a province of southwestern Turkey, located in the Aegean Region. Denizli is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast İzmir is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast whose capital is the city of Izmir. Kütahya is a province of Turkey. It is 11889 km² in size and the population is 684082 (2006 est Manisa Province is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west Aydın to the south Denizli to Muğla is a province of Turkey, as the country's south-western corner on the Aegean Sea. Uşak (from Uşşak meaning "lovers" is a province in western Turkey. Amasya is a province of Turkey, situated on the Yeşil River in the Black Sea Region to the north of the country Artvin is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the north-eastern corner of the country on the border with Georgia (country. Bartın is a small province in northern Turkey on the Black Sea, surrounding the city of Bartın Bayburt Province is a political province in the north-east of Turkey with capital Bayburt. Bolu is a province in north western in the Black Sea region of Turkey, midpoint between the large cities of Istanbul and Ankara. Çorum is a province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast Düzce is a province in northwestern Turkey. It is on the coastline of the Black Sea and is traversed by the main Highway between İstanbul Giresun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Its adjacent provinces are Trabzon to the east Gümüşhane to the south-west Gümüşhane Province is a province in northern Turkey, bordering Bayburt to the east Trabzon to the north Giresun and Erzincan Karabük is a province in northern central Turkey. The main city is Karabük which is located about 200 km north of Ankara and about Kastamonu is one of the provinces of Turkey, in the Black Sea region to the north of the country Ordu is a province of Turkey, located on the Black Sea coast Its adjacent provinces are Samsun to the northwest Tokat to the Rize is a province of north-east Turkey, on the eastern Black Sea coast between Trabzon and Artvin. Samsun is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1209137 (2000 Sinop is a province of Turkey, along the Black Sea. It is located between 41 and 42 degrees North latitude and between 34 and 35 degrees East longitude Tokat is a province in northern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Amasya to the northwest Yozgat to the southwest Sivas to the Trabzon is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast Located in a strategically important region Trabzon is of the oldest Trade Port Zonguldak is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. Aksaray is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south Niğde to the southeast Nevşehir Ankara Province (Ankara ili in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital the city of Ankara. Çankırı is a province of Turkey, which lies close to the capital Ankara. Eskişehir (literal meaning old town) is a province in northwestern Turkey. Karaman is a province of central Turkey. It has an area of 9163 km². The Kayseri Province, in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. Kırıkkale is a province of Turkey. It is located on the crossroads of major highways east of Ankara leading east to the Black Sea region Kırşehir Province is located in central Turkey, forming part of the central Anatolian region Konya is a Province of Turkey located in central Anatolia. The provincial Capital is the City of Konya. Nevşehir is a province in central Turkey with its capital in Nevşehir. Niğde is a small rural province in the southern part of Central Anatolia Turkey. The province of Sivas is located at the eastern part of the Central Anatolian region of Turkey; it is the second largest province in Turkey Yozgat is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Çorum to the northwest Kırıkkale to the west Kırşehir to Ağrı ( Armenian: Արարատի is a province on the eastern borders of Turkey, bordering Iran to the east Kars to the North Erzurum Ardahan Province is a province in the far north-east of Turkey, at the very end of the country where Turkey borders with Georgia and Armenia. Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. Bitlis is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Elazığ Province is a Province of Turkey with its seat in the City of Elazığ. Erzincan Province is a Province on the Eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake The Province of Erzurum ( Arzen in antiquity Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Hakkâri is a province in the southeast corner of Turkey, located at the juncture of Iraq and Iran. Iğdır (Iğdır Îdir Իգդիր İğdır Игдир ایگدیر is a province in eastern Turkey, located along the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan Kars is a province (il of Turkey, located in the northeastern part of the country Malatya Province is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area Muş is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8196 km² in area and has a population of 488997 (2006 est Tunceli ( Zazaki: Dêrsım, is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Van is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border Balıkesir is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Bilecik is a province in midwest Turkey, neighboring Bursa to the east Kocaeli and Sakarya to the north Bolu to the west Eskişehir Bursa is a province in western Turkey, along the Sea of Marmara. Çanakkale is a province of Turkey, located in the northwestern part of the country Edirne is the westernmost province of Turkey, located in Eastern Thrace along the Greek border Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. Kırklareli is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. Kocaeli is a province of Turkey. Its capital is İzmit, which is sometimes referred to as Kocaeli itself Sakarya is a city and province of the same name in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. Tekirdağ province is in Trakya ( Thrace) the northwestern part of Turkey. Yalova Province is a province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. The Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi is one of the seven geographical regions of Turkey. Adana Province is a province with a surface area of 14030 km² located in the Mediterranean region of southern Turkey. Antalya Province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South Denizli to the West Afyon Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast with Syria to the south and east Isparta is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest Burdur to the southwest Antalya Kahramanmaraş (or simply Maraş) is a province of Turkey. Its provincial capital is Kahramanmaraş city, the traffic code is 46 Mersin province is in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. Osmaniye is a Turkish province located in southern Turkey. It became a province in 1996. Adıyaman is a province in south-central Turkey. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province. Batman (short for the Bati Raman mountains is a Turkish province in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Anatolia. Diyarbakır is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15355 km² and the population is 1494321 Gaziantep is a province in south-central Turkey. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep which had a population of 853513 as of 2000 History There is evidence of human occupation from 4000 years ago in the Middle Bronze Age. Mardin Province ( Syriac: ܡܶܪܕܺܝܢ Merdin; Kurdish: Mêrdîn Arabic: مردين Mardīn) is a province of Turkey Şanlıurfa ( Syriac: Urhoy,: urfa,: ar-Rûha is a province in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey. Siirt (Sêrt is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast Şırnak is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. It has a population of 403607 (2006 est Turkey is divided into 81 provinces called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 923 Districts ( ilçeler; sing
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