Provinces of Turkey

Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish, singular is il (see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i).

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Province - Turkey - Turkish - Turkish alphabet

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Each province is divided into subprovinces (ilçeler in Turkish; singular ilçe). Provincial capital, also called the central subprovince usually bears the same name as the province; the exceptions are Hatay (cap: Antakya), Kocaeli (cap: İzmit), and Sakarya (cap: Adapazarı).

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• Population data according to 2000 census.
• Ordering is according to traffic plate numbers of provinces, rather than alphabetical
 
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