Most Urban Cities in Turkey

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in Turkey

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 65.6
Aksaray, 75
253,113 residents
Density 12,655,650
Population 253,113
#2
Score 47.7
Sivas, 58
365,274 residents
Density 9,131,850
Population 365,274
#3
Score 26.1
Kayseri, 38
1,389,680 residents
Density 4,482,839
Population 1,389,680
#4
Score 17.7
Karaman, 78
168,299 residents
Density 3,365,980
Population 168,299
#5
Score 16.3
Batman, 76
445,874 residents
Density 2,972,493
Population 445,874
#6
Score 15.5
Zeytinburnu, 34
288,743 residents
Density 2,887,430
Population 288,743
#7
Score 14.7
Antakya, 31
377,793 residents
Density 2,698,521
Population 377,793
#8
Score 14.5
Esenler, 34
520,235 residents
Density 2,601,175
Population 520,235
#9
Score 11
Ereğli, 71
145,389 residents
Density 2,076,986
Population 145,389
#10
Score 10.7
Diyarbakır, 21
1,732,396 residents
Density 1,332,612
Population 1,732,396
#11
Score 10.5
İzmit, 41
196,571 residents
Density 1,965,710
Population 196,571
#12
Score 10.4
Melikgazi, 38
555,671 residents
Density 1,792,487
Population 555,671

Full Ranking

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1 Aksaray 75 65.6
2 Sivas 58 47.7
3 Kayseri 38 26.1
4 Karaman 78 17.7
5 Batman 76 16.3
6 Zeytinburnu 34 15.5
7 Antakya 31 14.7
8 Esenler 34 14.5
9 Ereğli 71 11
10 Diyarbakır 21 10.7
11 İzmit 41 10.5
12 Melikgazi 38 10.4
13 İzmir 35 10.1
14 Uşak 64 9.5
15 Merzifon 05 8.8
16 Seydişehir 71 8.4
17 Kütahya 43 8.2
18 Ergani 21 8.1
19 Isparta 33 8
20 Ermenek 78 7.5
21 Gebze 41 7.1
22 Edirne 22 7
23 Ağrı 04 6.7
24 Afyonkarahisar 03 6.6
25 Bafra 55 6.4
26 Ayvalık 10 6.1
27 Esenyurt 34 5.9
28 Eminönü 34 5.8
29 Lüleburgaz 39 5.8
30 Kadirli 91 5.6
31 Antalya 07 5.4
32 Çankırı 82 5.4
33 Yalova 92 5.2
34 Rize 53 4.8
35 Turgutlu 45 4.8
36 Şanlıurfa 63 4.4
37 Nizip 83 4.4
38 Çiğli 35 4.1
39 Akkuş 52 4
40 Bilecik 11 4
41 Tatvan 13 3.9
42 Salihli 45 3.8
43 Bartın 87 3.8
44 Fatsa 52 3.8
45 Ordu 52 3.6
46 Darıca 41 3.5
47 Samsun 55 3.1
48 Şişli 34 2.9
49 Karacabey 16 2.8
50 Ataşehir 34 2.8

Aksaray, 75 tops the list with a composite score of 65.6 out of 100, followed by Sivas and Kayseri. 38 dominates the top 12 with 2 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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