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Census-defined regions of Turkey

The provinces of Turkey are organized into 7 census-defined regions (bölge), which were originally defined at the First Geography Congress in 1941. Regions as defined in this context is merely for statistical purposes and do not refer to an administrative division. Each region is listed below, with corresponding provinces within the region. However the official boundaries of the regions and the provinces do not overlap. Provinces, by custom, are accepted to be located in the regions where most of their territory remains.

Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)

Aegean Region

• Afyonkarahisar Province
• Aydın Province
• Denizli Province
• İzmir Province
• Kütahya Province
• Manisa Province
• Muğla Province
• Uşak Province

Black Sea Region (Karadeniz Bölgesi)

Black Sea Region

Eastern Black Sea Region (Doğukaradeniz Bölgesi)

• Amasya Province
• Artvin Province
• Bayburt Province
• Çorum Province
• Giresun Province
• Gümüşhane Province
• Ordu Province
• Rize Province
• Samsun Province
• Sinop Province
• Tokat Province
• Trabzon Province

Western Black Sea Region (Batıkaradeniz Bölgesi)

• Bartın Province
• Bolu Province
• Düzce Province
• Karabük Province
• Kastamonu Province
• Zonguldak Province

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

Central Anatolia Region

• Aksaray Province
• Ankara Province
• Çankırı Province
• Eskişehir Province
• Karaman Province
• Kayseri Province
• Kırıkkale Province
• Kırşehir Province
• Konya Province
• Nevşehir Province
• Niğde Province
• Sivas Province
• Yozgat Province

Eastern Anatolia Region (Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

East Anatolia Region

• Ağrı Province
• Ardahan Province
• Bingöl Province
• Bitlis Province
• Elazığ Province
• Erzincan Province
• Erzurum Province
• Hakkâri Province
• Iğdır Province
• Kars Province
• Malatya Province
• Muş Province
• Tunceli Province
• Van Province

Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)

Marmara Region

• Balıkesir Province
• Bilecik Province
• Bursa Province
• Çanakkale Province
• Edirne Province
• İstanbul Province
• Kırklareli Province
• Kocaeli Province
• Sakarya Province
• Tekirdağ Province
• Yalova Province

Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)

Mediterranean Region

• Adana Province
• Antalya Province
• Burdur Province
• Hatay Province
• Isparta Province
• Kahramanmaraş Province
• Mersin Province
• Osmaniye Province

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

Southeastern Anatolia Region

• Adıyaman Province
• Batman Province
• Diyarbakır Province
• Gaziantep Province
• Kilis Province
• Mardin Province
• Şanlıurfa Province
• Siirt Province
• Şırnak Province

See also

• Provinces of Turkey
• Districts of Turkey

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