Geographical regions of Turkey
Regions and subregions
- Aegean region
- *Aegean Section
- **Edremit Area
- **Bakirçay Area
- **Gediz Area
- **Ä°zmir Area
- **Küçük Menderes Area
- **Büyük Menderes Area
- **Mentese 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 Area
- Central Anatolia Region
- * Konya Section
- ** Plateau
- ** Konya - EreÄŸli Vicinity
- * Upper Sakarya Section
- ** Ankara Area
- ** Porsuk Gully Area
- ** Sündiken Mountains Area
- ** Upper Sakarya Area
- ** Konya - EreÄŸli Vicinity
- * Middle Kizilirmak Section
- * Upper Kizilirmak Section
- Eastern Anatolia region
- * Upper Euphrates Section
- * Erzurum - Kars Section
- * Upper Murat - Van Section
- ** Upper Murat Area
- ** Van Area
- * Hakkâri 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 - Kahramanmaras Area
- * Antalya Section
- **Antalya Area
- **Göller Area
- **Taseli - Mut Area
- **Teke Area
- Southeastern Anatolia Region
- *Middle Euphrates Section
- **Gaziantep Area
- **Şanlıurfa Area
- * Tigris Section
- **Diyarbakır Area
- **Mardin - Midyat Area
Distinctions of the regions
The Aegean Region has:- the longest coastline
- highest annual precipitation
- largest forest area
- fewest sunshine hours
- most landslides
- lowest annual precipitation,
- most erosion
- largest area
- highest elevation
- lowest annual temperature
- coldest winters
- highest temperature difference between seasons
- most volcanic activity
- smallest population
- highest mineral resources
- smallest area
- lowest elevation
- most climate diversity
- highest energy consumption,
- coolest summers,
- largest population
- highest annual temperature
- mildest winters
- wettest winters,
- most greenhouse farming