List of city nicknames in Turkey
This partial list of city nicknames in Turkey compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Turkey are known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
- Adıyaman
- *"The Land of the Great Statues"
- Ankara
- *"Heart of Turkey"
- Ardahan
- *"Hidden Gem in Northeastern Turkey"
- Batman
- *"City of Festivals"
- Bingöl
- *"City of Thousand Lakes"
- Bitlis
- *"City of Five Minarets"
- Bursa
- *"Green Bursa"
- Dersim
- *"Silver Gate"
- Diyarbakır
- *"Amad" and "City of Watermelons"
- Erzincan
- *"Gem of Eastern Turkey"
- Hakkâri
- *"City of Pomegranates"
- Iğdır
- *"Jewel of Eastern Anatolia"
- Istanbul
- *"Augusta Antonina"
- *"New Rome" / "Second Rome"
- *"Dersaadet"
- *"Derâliye" Der being the Persian word for door
- *"Bâb-ı Âlî"
- *"Pâyitaht"
- *"Asitane".
- İzmir
- *"Pearl of Aegean"
- *"Gâvur İzmir"
- Kars
- *"Bride of Turkey"
- Mardin
- *"City of Historical Texture and Architecture"
- Muş
- *"City of Tulips"
- Siirt
- *"City of Vibrant Nightlife"
- Şanlıurfa
- *"City of Prophet Ibrahim " and "Realm of Prophets"
- Şırnak
- *"City of Noah's Ark"
- Van
- *"Pearl of the East"