Türkiye COPY Flashcards
This city is the largest in Türkiye and the 15th largest in the world.
İstanbul
This city has been the capital of Türkiye since 1923.
Ankara
This city has developed for thousands of years near the ruins of the ancient city of Troy.
İzmir
This city is the largest production centre of the Turkish automotive industry.
Bursa
A famous kebap dish takes its name from this city.
Adana
Home to extensive olive groves and vineyards, this city is the centre of pistachio nut cultivation in Türkiye.
Gaziantep
This city was a hub of culture and politics during the period of Seljuk rule.
Konya
This city has been recognised as the capital of tourism in Türkiye.
Antalya
This city has been the capital of the region of Cappadocia since ancient times.
Kayseri
Mersin
- Pop. 898k
- Settled in 1000 BC
- Phrygian settlement
- Originally named Dorylaeum
Eskişehir
- Pop. 1,8 million
- Settled in 1600 BC
- Hurrian settlement
- Originally named Amedi
Diyarbakır
- Pop. 1,4 million
- Settled in 760 BC
- Ionian settlement
- Originally named Enete
Samsun
- Pop. 651k
- Settled in 190 BC
- Pergamene settlement
- Originally named Attoúda
Denizli
- Pop. 597k
- Settled in 303 BC
- Seleucid settlement
- Originally named Edessa
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