| Description | Letter | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most populous city in Turkey | İ | İstanbul | 100%
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| Capital of Turkey | A | Ankara | 99%
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| It was known as "Smyrna" in the classical antiquity | İ | İzmir | 93%
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| Turkey's biggest international sea resort, located on the Turkish Riviera | A | Antalya | 81%
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| Namesake of the largest lake in Turkey, only three letters | V | Van | 80%
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| City near the largest oil field in Turkey, namesake of a famous DC superhero | B | Batman | 79%
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| Coastal city with namesake of a South Korean company, without its last letter | S | Samsun | 74%
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| Ancient city that was destroyed by Greeks in "The Iliad" | T | Troy | 70%
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| Most populous city located entirely on the European side of Turkey | E | Edirne | 65%
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| Served as the first capital of the Ottoman Empire | B | Bursa | 62%
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| Most populous Turkish city on the Tigris River | D | Diyarbakır | 49%
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| Eastern terminus of the Dardanelles Strait, namesake of a peninsula | G | Gelibolu | 49%
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| Where the Persian poet, Rumi, died and is buried | K | Konya | 48%
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| Emerged as a hub for international cotton trade during the American Civil War | A | Adana | 43%
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| Turkey made its bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics with this city in Eastern Anatolia | E | Erzurum | 37%
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| Located near "Göbekli Tepe", home to world's oldest known megaliths | Ş | Şanlıurfa | 33%
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| Famous seaside resort located near the Greek island of Kos | B | Bodrum | 31%
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| Roman city that had a population of around a half million at the time of Jesus | A | Antioch | 30%
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| Modern-day city that lies on the ruins of the above | A | Antakya | 22%
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| Center of Cappadocia for tourists, located among the "fairy chimney" formations | G | Göreme | 15%
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