This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7,000.

Cities and towns with a population of over 7,000 inhabitants according to the Turkish Statistical Institute[2] are listed in the following table along with the results of the censuses from October 1990 and October 2000, and the provinces in which the cities are located.

Some provinces of Turkey have the status of metropolitan municipalities, all their population being part of metropolitan areas of corresponding cities.

There are 20 metropolitan cities in Turkey with population over a million.

[3] 1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute.