Türkiye

Question 1

• Pop. 15,7 million
• Settled in 657 BC
• Megarian settlement
• Originally named Byzántion

Answer 1

İstanbul

Question 2

• Pop. 5,8 million
• Settled in 2000 BC
• Hittite settlement
• Originally named Ankuwaš

Answer 2

Ankara

Question 3

• Pop. 4,4 million
• Settled in 3000 BC
• Luwian settlement
• Originally named Ti-smurna

Answer 3

İzmir

Question 4

• Pop. 3,1 million
• Settled in 499 BC
• Milesian settlement
• Originally named Cius

Answer 4

Bursa

Question 5

• Pop. 1,8 million
• Settled in 6000 BC
• Luwian settlement
• Originally named Uru adaniyya

Answer 5

Adana

Question 6

• Pop. 2,1 million
• Settled in 100 AD
• Roman settlement
• Originally named Aïn tab

Answer 6

Gaziantep

Question 7

• Pop. 2,3 million
• Settled in 3000 BC
• Hittite settlement
• Originally named Ikkuwaniya

Answer 7

Konya

Question 8

• Pop. 1,3 million
• Settled in 150 BC
• Hellenistic settlement
• Originally named Attaleia

Answer 8

Antalya

Question 9

• Pop. 1,4 million
• Settled in 3000 BC
• Ancient Greek settlement
• Originally named Mázaka

Answer 9

Kayseri

Question 10

• Pop. 1 million
• Settled in 6300 BC
• Hattian settlement
• Originally named Zephýrion

Answer 10

Mersin

Question 11

• Pop. 898k
• Settled in 1000 BC
• Phrygian settlement
• Originally named Dorylaeum

Answer 11

Eskişehir

Question 12

• Pop. 1,8 million
• Settled in 1600 BC
• Hurrian settlement
• Originally named Amedi

Answer 12

Diyarbakır

Question 13

• Pop. 1,4 million
• Settled in 760 BC
• Ionian settlement
• Originally named Enete

Answer 13

Samsun

Question 14

• Pop. 651k
• Settled in 190 BC
• Pergamene settlement
• Originally named Attoúda

Answer 14

Denizli

Question 15

• Pop. 597k
• Settled in 303 BC
• Seleucid settlement
• Originally named Edessa

Answer 15

Şanlıurfa

Question 16

• Pop. 281k
• Settled in 378 BC
• Phrygian settlement
• Originally named Agrílion

Answer 16

Adapazarı

Question 17

• Pop. 485k
• Settled in 1300 BC
• Hittite settlement
• Originally named Malidiya

Answer 17

Malatya

Question 18

• Pop. 571k
• Settled in 900 BC
• Luwian settlement
• Originally named Kurkuma

Answer 18

Kahramanmaraş

Question 19

• Pop. 768k
• Settled in 800 BC
• Armenian settlement
• Originally named Karno K’aghak’

Answer 19

Erzurum

Question 20

• Pop. 525k
• Settled in 800 BC
• Urartian settlement
• Originally named Tushpa

Answer 20

Van

Question 21

• Pop. 452k
• Settled in 600 BC
• Cimmerian settlement
• Originally named Elekhan

Answer 21

Batman

Question 22

• Pop. 387k
• Settled in 1100 AD
• Byzantine settlement
• Originally named Mazára

Answer 22

Elâzığ

Question 23

• Pop. 376k
• Settled in 712 BC
• Ancient Greek settlement
• Originally named Astacus

Answer 23

İzmit

Question 24

• Pop. 385k
• Settled in 1500 BC
• Hittite settlement
• Originally named Magnesia

Answer 24

Manisa

Question 25

• Pop. 365k
• Settled in 64 BC
• Roman settlement
• Originally named Megalopolis

Answer 25

Sivas

Question 26

This suburb of Istanbul was formerly known as Libyssa during the Roman times

Answer 26

Gebze

Question 27

This city is famed for its large borax deposits and was a holiday destination for Roman officials.

Answer 27

Balıkesir

Question 28

The ancient settlement in this town stood at the crossing of several major trade routes linking Syria and Anatolia.

Answer 28

Tarsus