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Istanbul Province is a province
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
 located in north-west Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. It has an area of 5,196 km² and a population of 12,573,836 (2007 est). The population was 10,018,735 in 2000. It is surrounded by the provinces of Tekirdag
Tekirdag Province

Tekirdag province is in Trakya , the northwestern part of Turkey. The capital city is Tekirdag. It is famous for its meatball called "Tekirdag k?fte" and the Turkish Alcoholic beverage called Raki ....
 to the west, Kocaeli to the east, the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 to the north and the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts....
 to the south. The Bosphorus (Bogaziçi) Strait divides the province in two parts: the Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an side and the Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
n side.






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Istanbul Province is a province
Provinces of Turkey

Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called iller in Turkish language .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
 located in north-west Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
. It has an area of 5,196 km² and a population of 12,573,836 (2007 est). The population was 10,018,735 in 2000. It is surrounded by the provinces of Tekirdag
Tekirdag Province

Tekirdag province is in Trakya , the northwestern part of Turkey. The capital city is Tekirdag. It is famous for its meatball called "Tekirdag k?fte" and the Turkish Alcoholic beverage called Raki ....
 to the west, Kocaeli to the east, the Black Sea
Black Sea

The Black Sea is an inland sea sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolia and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean Sea and Aegean Seas and various straits....
 to the north and the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara

The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts....
 to the south. The Bosphorus (Bogaziçi) Strait divides the province in two parts: the Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an side and the Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
n side. The capital of the province is the city of Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
 which covers much of the province.

Cities

Rank City 1990 Census 2000 Census 2007 Census 2008 Estimate
1 Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
 		 8.629.431 10.803.468 12.757.327 15.000.144
2 Sultanbeyli
Sultanbeyli

Sultanbeyli is a grey windswept working class suburb, slum, of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side, far from the city, inland from Kartal and Pendik....
 		 82.298 175.700 272.758 283.962
3 Esenyurt
Esenyurt

Esenyurt is a fast growing municipality in the European part of the Turkey Istanbul Province. It is situated just west of Istanbul, in the district of B?y?k?ekmece, and had a population of 253,084 in 2007....
 		 70.280 148.981 253.084 263.837
4 Beylikdüzü 2.500 39.884 112.131 122.452
5 Samandira 22.888 67.438 112.653 117.933
6 Sarigazi 22.125 48.466 76.855 80.911
7 Çekmeköy 13.523 37.502 70.683 75.423
8 Kiraç
Kiraç

Ali Tufan Kira? , better known as Kira?, 1972 is an Anatolian rock-Turkish pop music singer-songwriter.He has contributed albums such as Kayip Sehir, Zaman and many others....
 		 2.239 28.810 63.293 68.219
9 Arnavutköy
Arnavutköy

Arnavutk?y is a historic neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, famous for its wooden Ottoman architecture mansions and fish restaurants as well as the prestigious Robert College campus with its centennial buildings....
 		 21.143 45.557 62.492 64.911
10 Silivri
Silivri

Silivri is a district of Istanbul along the Sea of Marmara in Turkey, used mainly as holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city.The largest town in the district is Silivri itself - see Silivri for the history of this ancient town....
 		 26.049 44.530 62.247 64.376
11 Yakuplu 2.841 31.676 51.862 54.746
12 Yenidogan 1.200 28.447 49.593 52.614
13 Gürpinar
Gürpinar

G?rpinar is a district of Van Province and south of Van, Turkey. Its old name and Armenian name is "Have-tzor" or "Hayots-tzor". The Kurdish name is "Payizava"....
 		 10.191 31.068 45.682 47.770
14 Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece

B?y?k?ekmece is a...
 		 22.394 35.860 44.287 45.575
15 Tasdelen 9.747 28.216 39.774 41.425
16 Mimarsinan 7.690 25.828 39.244 41.156
17 Tepecik 12.240 18.798 33.192 35.248
18 Çatalca
Çatalca

?atalca is a rural district of Istanbul Province, in Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in ?atalca are either farmers or those visiting vacation homes....
 		 11.550 15.779 27.807 28.763
19 Bahçesehir 2.500 19.018 25.116 25.987
20 Bogazköy 4.495 15.850 22.410 23.347
21 Kumburgaz 7.118 10.352 20.883 22.387
22 Alemdag 6.684 15.277 21.292 22.151
23 Hadimköy 6.486 14.278 19.733 20.512
24 Çavusbasi 4.693 15.753 19.539 20.080
25 Tasoluk 2.527 20.000 13.068 13.688
26 Selimpasa 8.401 9.151 11.955 12.356
27 Orhanli 2.735 6.048 11.314 11.819
28 Bolluca 2.409 7.320 10.875 11.373
29 Haraççi 2.671 8.520 10.266 10.713
30 Bahçeköy 4.072 6.107 9.847 10.381


Districts

  • Adalar
  • Avcilar
    Avcilar

    Avcilar is a district of Istanbul,Turkey out of town on the European side of the city, just to the west of the K???k?ekmece inlet of the Sea of Marmara....
  • Bagcilar
    Bagcilar

    Bagcilar is a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey. Located behind Bahcelievler on the European side of the city, between the two major ring roads, the TEM and the E5....
  • Bahçelievler
    Bahçelievler

    Bah?elievler is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the Highway E-5, Turkey that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of the city, covers 5% of Istanbul's land area and is home to over 570,000 people....
  • Bakirköy
    Bakirköy

    Bakirk?y is a large, densely populated middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on its European side, between the E5 main road and on the coast of the Sea of Marmara....
  • Bayrampasa
    Bayrampasa

    Bayrampasa is a working class residential and industrial suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the European side of the city. Population 240,000 . Area 8 km?....
  • Besiktas
    Besiktas

    This article is about a district in Istanbul. For the sports club, see Besiktas J.K.Besiktas is a metropolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the European side of the city, by the coast of the Bosphorus....
  • Beykoz
    Beykoz

    Beykoz is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey at the upper end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. Beykoz includes everything from the streams of K???ksu and G?ksu up to the opening of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, and the villages in the hinterland as far as the river of Riva....
  • Beyoglu
    Beyoglu

    Beyoglu is a district located on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn. It was known as Pera ,in the Middle Ages, and this name remained in common use until the early 20th century and the establishment of the Turkish Republic....
  • Büyükçekmece
    Büyükçekmece

    B?y?k?ekmece is a...
  • Çatalca
    Çatalca

    ?atalca is a rural district of Istanbul Province, in Thrace, on the ridge between the Marmara and the Black Sea. Most people living in ?atalca are either farmers or those visiting vacation homes....
  • Eminönü
    Eminönü

    Emin?n? was a district of Istanbul in Turkey. This is the heart of the Walls of Constantinople, the focus of a history of incredible richness....
  • Esenler
    Esenler

    Esenler is a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of Gaziosmanpasa, G?ng?ren and Bagcilar....
  • Eyüp
    Eyüp

    Eyup is a district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey, up where theKagithane and Alibey streams meet at the head of the Golden Horn, Ey?p is of great historical importance, especially for Islam....
  • Fatih
    Fatih

    Fatih is one of the largest and central districts of Istanbul, Turkey, in the heart of the city. Since it constitutes the old quarter of the city conquered by Mehmed II the Conqueror, even today it is also called as the "real Istanbul" or the "first Istanbul"....
  • Gaziosmanpasa
    Gaziosmanpasa

    Gaziosmanpasa is an impoverished working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. With a population of 1,000,000 plus, it is one of the most populous districts....
  • Güngören
    Güngören

    G?ng?ren is a small industrial and working class residential district of Istanbul, near Bakirk?y. The district was the site of the 2008 Istanbul bombings....
  • Kadiköy
    Kadiköy

    Kadik?y is a large and populous cosmopolitan district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus....
  • Kagithane
    Kagithane

    Kagithane is a working class district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey in a valley inland from the upmarket Etiler. Built along a stream that runs into the Golden Horn and although very central, it is one of the most miserable residential districts of Istanbul....
  • Kartal
    Kartal

    Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now....
  • Küçükçekmece
    Küçükçekmece

    K???k?ekmece is a large, crowded suburb on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey 23 km out of the city, beyond Atat?rk International Airport. Population 600,000....
  • Maltepe
    Maltepe

    Maltepe is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey between Kadik?y and Kartal on the Marmara sea. Its neighbours are Kadik?y to the west and Kartal to the east....
  • Pendik
    Pendik

    Pendik is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Its population is 600,000 and its mayor is Erol Kaya....
  • Sariyer
    Sariyer

    Sariyer is the northernmost district of Istanbul on the European side of the city. With a long shore along the water, the district boasts both a beautiful coastline and a lush forest....
  • Silivri
  • Sultanbeyli
    Sultanbeyli

    Sultanbeyli is a grey windswept working class suburb, slum, of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side, far from the city, inland from Kartal and Pendik....
  • Sile
    Sile

    Sile is a small holiday town on the Black Sea, 70 km from the city of Istanbul, Turkey. In 2000 the population was 32,923, of which 10,571 lived in the town of Sile, and the remainder lived in surrounding villages, including Agva ....
  • Sisli
    Sisli

    Sisli is a crowded central district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a business, shopping and residential area north of Taksim Square, the entertainment heart of the city....
  • Tuzla
    Tuzla (district)

    Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern limit of the city....
  • Ümraniye
    Ümraniye

    ?mraniye is a very large working class district of Istanbul, Turkey with a population of over 250,000. It became district in 1987 by secession from ?sk?dar....
  • Üsküdar
    Üsküdar

    ?sk?dar is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus right opposite the heart of the great city, next to Kadik?y....
  • Zeytinburnu
    Zeytinburnu

    Zeytinburnu is a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on its European side, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the Walls of Constantinople, beyond the fortress of Yedikule....


    • See also

    • List of Governors of Istanbul Province


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