Provinces of Turkey
is divided into 81 provinces. Each province is divided into a number of different districts. Each provincial government is seated in the central district. The central district usually bears the name of the province. There are only three exceptions to this naming scheme:
Each province is administered by an appointed governor from the Ministry of the Interior.
List of provinces
Below is a list of the 81 provinces of Turkey, sorted according to their license plate codes. Initially, the order of the codes matched the alphabetical order of the province names. After Zonguldak, the ordering is not alphabetical, but in the order of the creation of provinces, as these provinces were created more recently and thus their plate numbers were assigned after the initial set of codes had been assigned.| Name | Area | Population | Population | |
| 01 | Adana | 14,045.56 | 1,854,270 | 2,237,940 |
| 02 | Adıyaman | 7,606.16 | 623,811 | 626,465 |
| 03 | Afyonkarahisar | 14,718.63 | 812,416 | 729,483 |
| 04 | Ağrı | 11,498.67 | 528,744 | 536,199 |
| 05 | Amasya | 5,703.78 | 365,231 | 337,800 |
| 06 | Ankara | 25,401.94 | 4,007,860 | 5,639,076 |
| 07 | Antalya | 20,790.56 | 1,719,751 | 2,511,700 |
| 08 | Artvin | 7,367.10 | 191,934 | 170,875 |
| 09 | Aydın | 7,904.43 | 950,757 | 1,110,972 |
| 10 | Balıkesir | 14,472.73 | 1,076,347 | 1,228,650 |
| 11 | Bilecik | 4,306.77 | 194,326 | 219,427 |
| 12 | Bingöl | 8,253.51 | 253,739 | 279,812 |
| 13 | Bitlis | 7,094.50 | 388,678 | 348,115 |
| 14 | Bolu | 8,323.39 | 270,654 | 316,126 |
| 15 | Burdur | 7,134.95 | 256,803 | 270,796 |
| 16 | Bursa | 10,886.38 | 2,125,140 | 3,056,120 |
| 17 | Çanakkale | 9,950.43 | 464,975 | 542,157 |
| 18 | Çankırı | 7,491.89 | 270,355 | 195,789 |
| 19 | Çorum | 12,796.21 | 597,065 | 530,864 |
| 20 | Denizli | 11,804.19 | 950,757 | 1,037,208 |
| 21 | Diyarbakır | 15,204.01 | 1,362,708 | 1,756,353 |
| 22 | Edirne | 6,097.91 | 402,606 | 413,903 |
| 23 | Elazığ | 9,281.45 | 569,616 | 591,098 |
| 24 | Erzincan | 11,727.55 | 316,841 | 234,747 |
| 25 | Erzurum | 25,330.90 | 937,389 | 762,062 |
| 26 | Eskişehir | 13,902.03 | 706,009 | 887,475 |
| 27 | Gaziantep | 6,844.84 | 1,285,249 | 2,069,364 |
| 28 | Giresun | 6,831.58 | 523,819 | 448,400 |
| 29 | Gümüşhane | 6,437.01 | 186,953 | 164,521 |
| 30 | Hakkâri | 7,178.88 | 236,581 | 280,991 |
| 31 | Hatay | 5,831.36 | 1,253,726 | 1,628,894 |
| 32 | Isparta | 8,871.08 | 513,681 | 444,914 |
| 33 | Mersin | 15,512.25 | 1,651,400 | 1,840,425 |
| 34 | Istanbul | 5,315.33 | 10,018,735 | 15,519,267 |
| 35 | İzmir | 12,015.61 | 3,370,866 | 4,367,251 |
| 36 | Kars | 10,139.09 | 325,016 | 285,410 |
| 37 | Kastamonu | 13,157.98 | 375,476 | 379,405 |
| 38 | Kayseri | 17,109.33 | 1,060,432 | 1,407,409 |
| 39 | Kırklareli | 6,299.78 | 328,461 | 361,836 |
| 40 | Kırşehir | 6,530.32 | 253,239 | 242,938 |
| 41 | Kocaeli | 3,625.29 | 1,206,085 | 1,953,035 |
| 42 | Konya | 40,813.52 | 2,192,166 | 2,232,374 |
| 43 | Kütahya | 12,013.57 | 656,903 | 579,257 |
| 44 | Malatya | 12,102.70 | 853,658 | 800,165 |
| 45 | Manisa | 13,228.50 | 1,260,169 | 1,440,611 |
| 46 | Kahramanmaraş | 14,456.74 | 1,002,384 | 1,154,102 |
| 47 | Mardin | 8,806.04 | 705,098 | 838,778 |
| 48 | Muğla | 12,949.21 | 715,328 | 983,142 |
| 49 | Muş | 8,067.16 | 453,654 | 408,809 |
| 50 | Nevşehir | 5,391.64 | 309,914 | 303,010 |
| 51 | Niğde | 7,365.29 | 348,081 | 362,861 |
| 52 | Ordu | 5,952.49 | 887,765 | 754,198 |
| 53 | Rize | 3,921.98 | 365,938 | 343,212 |
| 54 | Sakarya | 4,880.19 | 756,168 | 1,029,650 |
| 55 | Samsun | 9,364.10 | 1,209,137 | 1,348,542 |
| 56 | Siirt | 5,473.29 | 263,676 | 330,280 |
| 57 | Sinop | 5,816.55 | 225,574 | 218,243 |
| 58 | Sivas | 28,567.34 | 755,091 | 638,956 |
| 59 | Tekirdağ | 6,342.30 | 623,591 | 1,055,412 |
| 60 | Tokat | 10,072.62 | 828,027 | 612,747 |
| 61 | Trabzon | 4,664.04 | 975,137 | 808,974 |
| 62 | Tunceli | 7,685.66 | 93,584 | 84,660 |
| 63 | Şanlıurfa | 19,336.21 | 1,443,422 | 2,073,614 |
| 64 | Uşak | 5,363.09 | 322,313 | 370,509 |
| 65 | Van | 19,414.14 | 877,524 | 1,136,757 |
| 66 | Yozgat | 14,074.09 | 682,919 | 421,200 |
| 67 | Zonguldak | 3,309.86 | 615,599 | 596,053 |
| 68 | Aksaray | 7,965.51 | 396,084 | 416,567 |
| 69 | Bayburt | 3,739.08 | 97,358 | 84,843 |
| 70 | Karaman | 8,868.90 | 243,210 | 253,279 |
| 71 | Kırıkkale | 4,569.76 | 383,508 | 283,017 |
| 72 | Batman | 4,659.21 | 456,734 | 608,659 |
| 73 | Şırnak | 7,151.57 | 353,197 | 529,615 |
| 74 | Bartın | 2,080.36 | 184,178 | 198,249 |
| 75 | Ardahan | 4,967.63 | 133,756 | 97,319 |
| 76 | Iğdır | 3,587.81 | 168,634 | 199,442 |
| 77 | Yalova | 850.46 | 168,593 | 270,976 |
| 78 | Karabük | 4,108.80 | 225,102 | 248,958 |
| 79 | Kilis | 1,427.76 | 114,724 | 142,490 |
| 80 | Osmaniye | 3,195.99 | 458,782 | 538,759 |
| 81 | Düzce | 2,592.95 | 314,266 | 392,166 |
Codes
The province's ISO code suffix number, the first two digits of the vehicle registration plates of Turkey, and the first digits of the postal codes in Turkey are the same. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics codes are different.| Name | Phone prefix | ||
| Adana | TR-01 | TR621 | 322 |
| Adıyaman | TR-02 | TRC12 | 416 |
| Afyonkarahisar | TR-03 | TR332 | 272 |
| Ağrı | TR-04 | TRA21 | 472 |
| Aksaray | TR-68 | TR712 | 382 |
| Amasya | TR-05 | TR834 | 358 |
| Ankara | TR-06 | TR510 | 312 |
| Antalya | TR-07 | TR611 | 242 |
| Ardahan | TR-75 | TRA24 | 478 |
| Artvin | TR-08 | TR905 | 466 |
| Aydın | TR-09 | TR321 | 256 |
| Balıkesir | TR-10 | TR221 | 266 |
| Bartın | TR-74 | TR813 | 378 |
| Batman | TR-72 | TRC32 | 488 |
| Bayburt | TR-69 | TRA13 | 458 |
| Bilecik | TR-11 | TR413 | 228 |
| Bingöl | TR-12 | TRB13 | 426 |
| Bitlis | TR-13 | TRB23 | 434 |
| Bolu | TR-14 | TR424 | 374 |
| Burdur | TR-15 | TR613 | 248 |
| Bursa | TR-16 | TR411 | 224 |
| Çanakkale | TR-17 | TR222 | 286 |
| Çankırı | TR-18 | TR822 | 376 |
| Çorum | TR-19 | TR833 | 364 |
| Denizli | TR-20 | TR322 | 258 |
| Diyarbakır | TR-21 | TRC22 | 412 |
| Düzce | TR-81 | TR423 | 380 |
| Edirne | TR-22 | TR212 | 284 |
| Elazığ | TR-23 | TRB12 | 424 |
| Erzincan | TR-24 | TRA12 | 446 |
| Erzurum | TR-25 | TRA11 | 442 |
| Eskisehir | TR-26 | TR412 | 222 |
| Gaziantep | TR-27 | TRC11 | 342 |
| Giresun | TR-28 | TR903 | 454 |
| Gümüşhane | TR-29 | TR906 | 456 |
| Hakkari | TR-30 | TRB24 | 438 |
| Hatay | TR-31 | TR631 | 326 |
| Iğdır | TR-76 | TRA23 | 476 |
| Isparta | TR-32 | TR612 | 246 |
| Istanbul-I | TR-34 | TR100 | 212 |
| Istanbul-II | TR-34 | TR100 | 216 |
| İzmir | TR-35 | TR310 | 232 |
| Kahramanmaraş | TR-46 | TR632 | 344 |
| Karabük | TR-78 | TR812 | 370 |
| Karaman | TR-70 | TR522 | 338 |
| Kars | TR-36 | TRA22 | 474 |
| Kastamonu | TR-37 | TR821 | 366 |
| Kayseri | TR-38 | TR721 | 352 |
| Kilis | TR-79 | TRC13 | 348 |
| Kırıkkale | TR-71 | TR711 | 318 |
| Kırklareli | TR-39 | TR213 | 288 |
| Kırşehir | TR-40 | TR715 | 386 |
| Kocaeli | TR-41 | TR421 | 262 |
| Konya | TR-42 | TR521 | 332 |
| Kütahya | TR-43 | TR333 | 274 |
| Malatya | TR-44 | TRB11 | 422 |
| Manisa | TR-45 | TR331 | 236 |
| Mardin | TR-47 | TRC31 | 482 |
| Mersin | TR-33 | TR622 | 324 |
| Muğla | TR-48 | TR323 | 252 |
| Muş | TR-49 | TRB22 | 436 |
| Nevşehir | TR-50 | TR714 | 384 |
| Niğde | TR-51 | TR713 | 388 |
| Ordu | TR-52 | TR902 | 452 |
| Osmaniye | TR-80 | TR633 | 328 |
| Rize | TR-53 | TR904 | 464 |
| Sakarya | TR-54 | TR422 | 264 |
| Samsun | TR-55 | TR831 | 362 |
| Şanlıurfa | TR-63 | TRC21 | 414 |
| Siirt | TR-56 | TRC34 | 484 |
| Sinop | TR-57 | TR823 | 368 |
| Sivas | TR-58 | TRC33 | 346 |
| Şırnak | TR-73 | TR722 | 486 |
| Tekirdağ | TR-59 | TR211 | 282 |
| Tokat | TR-60 | TR832 | 356 |
| Trabzon | TR-61 | TR901 | 462 |
| Tunceli | TR-62 | TRB14 | 428 |
| Uşak | TR-64 | TR334 | 276 |
| Van | TR-65 | TRB21 | 432 |
| Yalova | TR-77 | TR425 | 226 |
| Yozgat | TR-66 | TR723 | 354 |
| Zonguldak | TR-67 | TR811 | 372 |
Governors
| Province | Name | Since |
| Adana | Hüseyin Avni Coş | 2011 |
| Adıyaman | Ramazan Sodan | 2008 |
| Afyonkarahisar | İrfan Balkanlıoğlu | 2010 |
| Ağrı | Ali Yerlikaya | 2010 |
| Aksaray | Orhan Alimoğlu | 2008 |
| Amasya | Abdil Celil Öz | 2011 |
| Ankara | Alâaddin Yüksel | 2010 |
| Antalya | Ahmet Altıparmak | 2010 |
| Ardahan | Mustafa Tekmen | 2009 |
| Artvin | Mustafa Yemlihalıoğlu | 2009 |
| Aydın | Kerem Al | 2011 |
| Balıkesir | Yılmaz Arslan | 2009 |
| Bartın | Halil Işık | 2008 |
| Batman | Ahmet Turhan | 2009 |
| Bayburt | Hasan İpek | 2011 |
| Bilecik | Halil İbrahim Akpınar | 2010 |
| Bingöl | Mustafa Hakan Güvençer | 2010 |
| Bitlis | Nurettin Yılmaz | 2008 |
| Bolu | İbrahim Özçimen | 2010 |
| Burdur | Süleyman Tapsız | 2010 |
| Bursa | Şahabettin Harput | 2007 |
| Çanakkale | Güngör Azim Tuna | 2011 |
| Çankırı | Şemsettin Uzun | 2008 |
| Çorum | Nurullah Çakır | 2010 |
| Denizli | Yavuz Erkmen | 2008 |
| Diyarbakır | Mustafa Toprak | 2010 |
| Düzce | Vasip Şahin | 2010 |
| Edirne | Gökhan Sözer | 2010 |
| Elazığ | Muammer Erol | 2008 |
| Erzincan | Abdulkadir Demir | 2008 |
| Erzurum | Sebahattin Öztürk | 2009 |
| Eskişehir | Mehmet Kılıçlar | 2008 |
| Gaziantep | Erdal Ata | 2011 |
| Giresun | Dursun Ali Şahin | 2011 |
| Gümüşhane | Yusuf Mayda | 2011 |
| Hakkari | Muammer Türker | 2008 |
| Hatay | Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz | 2009 |
| Iğdır | Amir Çiçek | 2010 |
| Isparta | Memduh Oğuz | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Hüseyin Avni Mutlu | 2010 |
| İzmir | Mustafa Cahit Kıraç | 2007 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Şükrü Kocatepe | 2010 |
| Karabük | İzzettin Küçük | 2010 |
| Karaman | Süleyman Kahraman | 2010 |
| Kars | Ahmet Kara | 2009 |
| Kastamonu | Erdoğan Bektaş | 2010 |
| Kayseri | Mevlüt Bilici | 2007 |
| Kilis | Yusuf Odabaş | 2011 |
| Kırıkkale | Hakan Yusuf Güner | 2009 |
| Kırklareli | Cengiz Aydoğdu | 2009 |
| Kırşehir | Mehmet Ufuk Erden | 2009 |
| Kocaeli | Ercan Topaca | 2010 |
| Konya | Aydın Nezih Doğan | 2009 |
| Kütahya | Kenan Çiftçi | 2010 |
| Malatya | Ulvi Saran | 2009 |
| Manisa | Halil İbrahim Daşöz | 2011 |
| Mardin | Turhan Ayvaz | 2011 |
| Mersin | Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu | 2010 |
| Muğla | Fatih Şahin | 2010 |
| Muş | Erdoğan Bektaş | 2008 |
| Nevşehir | Abdurrahman Savaş | 2010 |
| Niğde | Alim Barut | 2009 |
| Ordu | Ali Kaban | 2008 |
| Osmaniye | Celalettin Cerrah | 2009 |
| Rize | Seyfullah Hacımüftüoğlu | 2009 |
| Sakarya | Mustafa Büyük | 2010 |
| Samsun | Hüseyin Aksoy | 2010 |
| Siirt | Musa Çolak | 2010 |
| Şırnak | Vahdettin Özkan | 2010 |
| Sinop | Ahmet Cengiz | 2010 |
| Sivas | Ali Kolat | 2009 |
| Tekirdağ | Zübeyir Kemelek | 2009 |
| Tokat | Şerif Yılmaz | 2009 |
| Trabzon | Recep Kızılcık | 2009 |
| Tunceli | Osman Kaymak | 2014 |
| Şanlıurfa | Nuri Okutan | 2009 |
| Uşak | Özdemir Çakacak | 2009 |
| Van | Münir Karaloğlu | 2009 |
| Yalova | Osman Çapalı | 2011 |
| Yozgat | Necati Şentürk | 2010 |
| Zonguldak | Erol Ayyıldız | 2011 |
Defunct provinces
- Çatalca, now part of Istanbul Province
- Gelibolu, now part of Çanakkale Province
- İçel, now part of Mersin Province
- Kozan, now part of Adana Province
- Şebinkarahisar, now part of Giresun Province
- Elazığ Madeni, now part of Elazığ Province
- Genç, now part of Bingöl Province
- Doğubeyazıt, now part of Ağrı Province
- Siverek, now part of Şanlıurfa Province