Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
1
|
11,174,000
|
Istanbul
|
2
|
3,517,000
|
Ankara
|
3
|
2,501,000
|
Izmir
|
4
|
1,413,000
|
Bursa
|
5
|
1,249,000
|
Adana
|
6
|
1,066,000
|
Gaziantep
|
7
|
876,000
|
Konya
|
8
|
758,000
|
Antalya
|
9
|
645,000
|
Diyarbakir
|
10
|
593,000
|
Kayseri
|
11
|
577,000
|
Bahçelievler
|
12
|
573,000
|
Umraniye
|
13
|
538,000
|
Mersin
|
14
|
515,000
|
Eskisehir
|
15
|
450,000
|
Sanliurfa
|
16
|
442,000
|
Malatya
|
17
|
437,000
|
Sultangazi
|
18
|
421,000
|
Erzurum
|
19
|
394,000
|
Samsun
|
20
|
382,000
|
Batman
|
21
|
376,000
|
Kahramanmaras
|
22
|
372,000
|
Van
|
23
|
362,000
|
Atasehir
|
24
|
313,000
|
Denizli
|
25
|
300,000
|
Batikent
|
26
|
298,000
|
Elazig
|
27
|
287,000
|
Adapazari
|
28
|
287,000
|
Sultanbeyli
|
29
|
264,000
|
Sivas
|
30
|
256,000
|
Tarsus
|
31
|
244,000
|
Trabzon
|
32
|
244,000
|
Manisa
|
33
|
238,000
|
Balikesir
|
34
|
224,000
|
Adiyaman
|
35
|
211,000
|
Kirikkale
|
36
|
210,000
|
Antakya
|
37
|
203,000
|
Osmaniye
|
38
|
203,000
|
Çorlu
|
39
|
197,000
|
Izmit
|
40
|
185,000
|
Kütahya
|
41
|
183,000
|
Çorum
|
42
|
175,000
|
Siverek
|
43
|
172,000
|
Isparta
|
44
|
163,000
|
Aydin
|
45
|
160,000
|
Iskenderun
|
46
|
154,000
|
Viransehir
|
47
|
153,000
|
Usak
|
48
|
152,000
|
Aksaray
|
49
|
150,000
|
Kiziltepe
|
50
|
146,000
|
Afyonkarahisar
|
|
Rank
|
Population
|
City
|
51
|
134,000
|
Inegol
|
52
|
130,000
|
Tokat
|
53
|
126,000
|
Edirne
|
54
|
122,000
|
Tekirdag
|
55
|
120,000
|
Karaman
|
56
|
119,000
|
Nazilli
|
57
|
117,000
|
Ordu
|
58
|
114,000
|
Siirt
|
59
|
114,000
|
Erzincan
|
60
|
113,000
|
Alanya
|
61
|
111,000
|
Turhal
|
62
|
108,000
|
Bandirma
|
63
|
103,000
|
Turgutlu
|
64
|
101,000
|
Mustafakemalpasa
|
65
|
100,000
|
Zonguldak
|
66
|
99,000
|
Manavgat
|
67
|
99,000
|
Giresun
|
68
|
97,000
|
Karabük
|
69
|
97,000
|
Bolu
|
70
|
96,000
|
Ceyhan
|
71
|
94,000
|
Kirsehir
|
72
|
93,000
|
Polatli
|
73
|
93,000
|
Rize
|
74
|
92,000
|
Eregli
|
75
|
92,000
|
Agri
|
76
|
92,000
|
Ercis
|
77
|
91,000
|
Nigde
|
78
|
91,000
|
Lüleburgaz
|
79
|
91,000
|
Körfez
|
80
|
89,000
|
Nusaybin
|
81
|
89,000
|
Salihli
|
82
|
88,000
|
Kozan
|
83
|
88,000
|
Yozgat
|
84
|
87,000
|
Çanakkale
|
85
|
84,000
|
Çerkezköy
|
86
|
83,000
|
Amasya
|
87
|
83,000
|
Mus
|
88
|
82,000
|
Nizip
|
89
|
82,000
|
Fatsa
|
90
|
81,000
|
Cizre
|
91
|
80,000
|
Bingöl
|
92
|
78,000
|
Hakkari
|
93
|
78,000
|
Ünye
|
94
|
77,000
|
Kars
|
95
|
76,000
|
Midyat
|
96
|
76,000
|
Igdir
|
97
|
75,000
|
Silifke
|
98
|
73,000
|
Belek
|
99
|
73,000
|
Tatvan
|
100
|
72,000
|
Yüksekova
|
|
In addition, please accept these alternative city names as well:
1. 'Antep' for Gaziantep
2. 'Urfa' for Şanlıurfa
3. 'Maraş' for Kahramanmaraş
The prefixes of these southeastern Turkish cities were added by the National Assembly after the Turkish War of Independence because their citizens' resistance against the French army. (Gaziantep means 'Antep the Veteran,' Şanlıurfa means 'Urfa the Glorious' and Kahramanmaraş means 'Maraş the Hero.')
In addition, please accept these alternative city names as well:
1. 'Antep' for Gaziantep
2. 'Urfa' for Şanlıurfa
3. 'Maraş' for Kahramanmaraş
The prefixes of these southeastern Turkish cities were added by the National Assembly after the Turkish War of Independence because their citizens' resistance against the French army. (Gaziantep means 'Antep the Veteran,' Şanlıurfa means 'Urfa the Glorious' and Kahramanmaraş means 'Maraş the Hero.')