Turkey

EuropeCapital: AnkaraMost important metro: Istanbul

2026 population

86.1M

Rank #18 globally

Area

784k km²

Metros tracked

80% of population in metros

Composite score

149.1

Rank #17 globally

56 tracked metros

Rank	Metro	Population	Score	Tier
#22	Istanbul▲ Largest	16.3M	65.3	World City
#153	Ankara★ Capital	5.8M	18.4	Regional Hub
#206	Izmir	4.4M	13.4	Regional Hub
#443	Antalya	2.1M	5.2	Established City
#454	Bursa	3.1M	5.1	Established City
#474	Muğla	983K	4.8	Emerging City
#600	Gaziantep	2.1M	3.4	Emerging City
#620	Konya	2.2M	3.3	Emerging City
#654	Adana	2.2M	3.0	Emerging City
#782	İzmit	1.1M	2.3	Emerging City
#855	Kayseri	1.4M	2.0	Emerging City
#909	Trabzon	809K	1.8	Emerging City
#913	Mersin	1.8M	1.8	Emerging City
#957	Alanya	378K	1.6	Emerging City
#1008	Samsun	732K	1.5	Emerging City
#1207	Rize	343K	1.1	Emerging City
#1223	Diyarbakır	1.8M	1.1	Emerging City
#1229	Çanakkale	539K	1.1	Emerging City
#1323	Manisa	1.4M	1.0	Emerging City
#1430	Denizli	1.0M	0.8	Local City
#1432	Adapazarı	513K	0.8	Local City
#1534	Tekirdağ	204K	0.7	Local City
#1840	Malatya	800K	0.5	Local City
#1878	Erzurum	762K	0.5	Local City
#1882	Ordu	754K	0.5	Local City
#1911	Sivas	639K	0.5	Local City
#1919	Van	616K	0.5	Local City
#1932	Zonguldak	596K	0.4	Local City
#1936	Elâzığ	591K	0.4	Local City
#1939	Kutahya	579K	0.4	Local City
#1944	Antakya	566K	0.4	Local City
#1956	Şırnak	530K	0.4	Local City
#2011	Kahramanmaraş	1.2M	0.4	Local City
#2081	Bolu	316K	0.4	Local City
#2102	Çorum	297K	0.3	Local City
#2132	Bandırma	263K	0.3	Local City
#2162	Şanlıurfa	982K	0.3	Local City
#2184	Balıkesir	965K	0.3	Local City
#2199	Nevşehir	205K	0.3	Local City
#2343	Iğdır	140K	0.3	Local City
#2349	Eskişehir	887K	0.3	Local City
#2888	Afyonkarahisar	729K	0.2	Local City
#2918	Tokat	613K	0.2	Local City
#2920	Batman	609K	0.2	Local City
#2980	Giresun	448K	0.1	Local City
#2993	Yozgat	422K	0.1	Local City
#3045	Bitlis	348K	0.1	Local City
#3058	Siirt	330K	0.1	Local City
#3079	Adıyaman	309K	0.1	Local City
#3084	Aksaray	302K	0.1	Local City
#3091	Aydın	294K	0.1	Local City
#3094	İskenderun	291K	0.1	Local City
#3125	Isparta	264K	0.1	Local City
#3137	Uşak	257K	0.1	Local City
#3147	Karabük	248K	0.1	Local City
#3149	Düzce	247K	0.1	Local City