Provinces of Turkey
| Provinces of Turkey Türkiye'nin illeri (Turkish) | |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Turkish Republic |
| Found in | Regions |
| Number | 81 |
| Populations | 83,645 (Tunceli) – 15,840,900 (Istanbul) as at 31 December 2021 |
| Areas | 850 km2 (327 sq mi) (Yalova) – 38,260 km2 (14,771 sq mi) (Konya) |
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Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Turkish: il). Each province is divided into a number of districts (ilçe). Each provincial government is seated in the central district (merkez ilçe). For non-metropolitan municipality designated provinces, the central district bears the name of the province (e.g. the city/district of Rize is the central district of Rize Province). In the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the vilayet.
Each province is administered by an appointed governor (vali) from the Ministry of the Interior.