TÜİK announces: 25 districts identified as candidates for provincial status

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has released its critical report regarding provinces and districts in Turkey. 

According to the data released by TÜİK; 25 districts located in Antalya, Mersin, Van, Muğla, Bursa, Adana, Ankara, Balıkesir, Diyarbakır, and other cities are candidates to become provinces.

8 CRITERIA 

According to the study, there are 8 criteria for a district to become a province, such as having a population of at least 100,000 and being at least 30 kilometers away from the provincial center.

Current urbanization, transportation status, hinterland, economic diversity, and educational status are also among the criteria for becoming a province.

According to TÜİK data, the districts that meet these criteria are as follows:

• Kozan, Adana Population: 129,985
• Kahta, Adıyaman Population: 120,378
• Polatlı, Ankara Population: 122,424
• Bandırma, Balıkesir Population: 149,469
• Edremit, Balıkesir Population: 121,437
• Ergani, Diyarbakır Population: 126,824
• Yüksekova, Hakkari Population: 112,826
• Elbistan, Maraş Population: 142,783
• Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli Population: 145,263
• Ereğli, Konya Population: 142,818
• Midyat, Mardin Population: 108,242
• Ünye, Ordu Population: 122,597
• Cizre, Şırnak Population: 133,908
• Fethiye, Muğla Population: 151,474
• Nazilli, Aydın Population: 153,879
• Akhisar, Manisa Population: 166,129
• Erciş, Van Population: 173,203
• Ereğli, Zonguldak Population: 174,619
• Manavgat, Antalya Population: 224,664
• İskenderun, Hatay Population: 246,639
• Siverek, Urfa Population: 250,100
• Çorlu, Tekirdağ Population: 253,551
• İnegöl, Bursa Population: 255,032
• Tarsus, Mersin Population: 329,494

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