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The geographical regions of Turkey comprise seven regions (Turkish: bölge), which were originally defined at the country's First Geography Congress in 1941. [1] The regions are subdivided into 31 sections (Turkish: bölüm), which are further divided into numerous areas (Turkish: yöre), as defined by microclimates and bounded by local geographic formations.
After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the official establishment of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923, changes were made to the administrative system.Two years later, Ardahan, Beyoğlu, Çatalca, Dersim, Ergani, Gelibolu, Genç, Kozan, Oltu, Muş, Siverek and Üsküdar provinces were transformed into districts.
English: Map of the administrative divisions of Turkey (geographical regions, provinces, districts, metropolitan municipalities) Türkçe: Türkiye'nin idari bölümleri haritası (coğrafi bölgeler, iller, ilçeler, büyükşehir belediyeleri)
English: Map of administrative divisions of Turkey .1) Marmara region.2) Central Anatolia Region.3) Black Sea Region.4) Eastern Anatolia Region.5) Aegean Region.6) Mediterranean Region.7) Southeastern Anatolia Region
Turkey is also subdivided into 7 regions and 21 subregions for geographic, demographic and economic purposes; this does not refer to an administrative division. The largely centralized structure of decision-making in Ankara is often considered an impediment to good governance, [3] [4] [5] and causes resentment in particular in ethnic minority ...
The driest regions are the Konya Ovasi and the Malatya Ovasi, where annual rainfall frequently is less than 300 millimeters (11.8 in). May is generally the wettest month and July and August the driest. The climate of the Anti-Taurus Mountain region of eastern Turkey can be inhospitable. Summers tend to be hot and extremely dry.
The region sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Some 18,000 were killed in similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999.
Turkey regions map for use on Wikivoyage, multilingual SVG file: Date: 7 June 2009: Source: Own work based on the blank map of Turkey by 6F-6C-63-61-79, and PD maps from the Perry Castañeda Collection: Author: Peter Fitzgerald, French translation by Joelf: Other versions: PNG files: English; French; Russian (note: Russian annotations are not ...