Administrative divisions
81 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
AdanaAdıyamanAfyonkarahisarAksarayAmasyaAnkaraAntalyaArdahanArtvinAydınAğrıBalıkesirBartınBatmanBayburtBilecikBingölBitlisBoluBurdurBursaDenizliDiyarbakırDüzceEdirneElazığErzincanErzurumEskişehirGaziantepGiresunGümüşhaneHakkâriHatayIspartaIğdırKahramanmaraşKarabükKaramanKarsKastamonuKayseriKilisKocaeliKonyaKütahyaKırklareliKırıkkaleKırşehirMalatyaManisaMardinMersinMuğlaMuşNevşehirNiğdeOrduOsmaniyeRizeSakaryaSamsunSiirtSinopSivasTekirdağTokatTrabzonTunceliUşakVanYalovaYozgatZonguldakÇanakkaleÇankırıÇorumİstanbulİzmirŞanlıurfaŞırnak
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 785,400 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 262,200 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 81 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and SyriaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 7,200 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 2,816 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Armenia 311 km; Azerbaijan 17 km; Bulgaria 223 km; Georgia 273 km; Greece 192 km; Iran 534 km; Iraq 367 km; Syria 899 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain rangesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interiorCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropowerCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Ararat 5,137 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 1,132 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly larger than TexasCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van; landslides; flooding volcanism: limited volcanic activity; the three historically active volcanoes (Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi) have not erupted since the 19th century or earlierCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 6 nm in the Aegean Sea; exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed on with the former USSR; note: 12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean SeaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
