Biggest Turkic-Speaking Cities Quiz

Name the biggest urban areas in the world where at least one Turkic language is the most commonly-spoken language.
Urban area population, not city proper / within city limits
According to citypopulation.de, 2023 January data
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Population
City
16.0 mil
Istanbul
5.20 mil
Ankara
4.72 mil
Ürümqi
3.60 mil
Tashkent
3.02 mil
Izmir
2.67 mil
Baku
2.55 mil
Almaty
2.17 mil
Bursa
1.91 mil
Tabriz
1.78 mil
Adana
1.71 mil
Gaziantep
1.57 mil
Kazan
1.53 mil
Ashgabat
1.39 mil
Antalya
1.37 mil
Konya
1.36 mil
Astana
1.28 mil
Shymkent
1.16 mil
Bishkek
1.13 mil
Kayseri
1.09 mil
Diyarbakir
1.04 mil
Mersin
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4 Comments
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Level 60
Apr 28, 2022
Ufa?
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Level 87
Oct 26, 2022
Yeah, I think Ufa is just barely large enough to be included here. If Wikipedia is to be believed it's pretty much 50-50 divided between Turkic and Slavic speakers, much like Kazan which is already on the list.
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Level 39
Aug 25, 2025
What about Dushanbe?
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Level 18
Nov 23, 2025
nvm they have significant population on dushanbe