The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge) which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. These seven regions are subdivided into twenty one sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further split into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre) as defined by microclimate and bounded by local geographic formations.
"Regions" as defined in this context are merely for geographic, demographic, and economic purposes, and do not refer to an administrative division.
Regions and subregions
Aegean Region
Aegean Section
Edremit Area
Bakırçay Area
Gediz Area
İzmir Area
Küçük Menderes Area
Büyük Menderes Area
Menteşe Area
Inner Western Anatolia Section
Black Sea Region
Western Black Sea Section
Inner Black Sea Area
Küre Mountains Area
Central Black Sea Section
Canik Mountains Area
Inner Central Black Sea Area
Eastern Black Sea Section
Eastern Black Sea Coast Area
Upper Kelkit - Çoruh Gully
Central Anatolia Region
Konya Section
Obruk Plateau
Konya - Ereğli Vicinity
Upper Sakarya Section
Ankara Area
Porsuk Gully
Sündiken Mountain Chain Area
Upper Sakarya Area
Konya - Ereğli Vicinity
Middle Kızılırmak Section
Upper Kızılırmak Section
Eastern Anatolia Region
Upper Euphrates Section
Erzurum - Kars Section
Upper Murat - Van Section
Upper Murat Area
Van Area
Hakkari Section
Marmara Region
Çatalca - Kocaeli Section
Adapazarı Area
Istanbul Area
Ergene Section
Southern Marmara Section
Biga - Gallipoli Area
Bursa Area
Karesi Area
Samanlı Area
Yıldız Section
Mediterranean Region
Adana Section
Çukurova - Taurus Mountains Area
Antakya - Kahramanmaraş Area
Antalya Section
Antalya Area
Göller Area
Taşeli - Mut Area
Teke Area
Southeastern Anatolia Region
Middle Euphrates Section
Gaziantep Area
Şanlıurfa Area
Tigris Section
Diyarbakır Area
Mardin - Midyat Area
The Aegean Region has:
the longest coastline
The Black Sea Region has:
highest annual precipitation
largest forest area
fewest sunshine hours
most landslides
The Central Anatolia Region has:
lowest annual precipitation,
most erosion
The Eastern Anatolia Region has:
largest area
highest altitude
lowest annual temperature
coldest winters
highest temperature difference between seasons
most volcanic activity
smallest population
highest mineral resources
The Marmara Region has:
smallest area
lowest altitude‹See TfD›
most climate diversity
highest energy consumption,
coolest summers,
largest population
The Mediterranean Region has:
highest annual temperature
mildest winters
wettest winters,
most greenhouse farming
The Southeastern Anatolia Region has:
hottest summers
driest summers
smallest forest area
most sunshine hours