Map of Çatalca, Turkey

Çatalca is a city in Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of about 39,678. It lies at 41.1407°N, 28.4597°E. Çatalca is about 395 km (246 mi) west of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kavaklı, 12 km to the southwest.

Çatalca at a glance

Where is Çatalca?

• The 20th largest city in Istanbul on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Çatalca

• Kavaklı — 12 km southwest
• Büyükçekmece — 17 km southeast
• Silivri — 19 km southwest
• Esenyurt — 22 km southeast
• Beylikdüzü — 23 km southeast
• Arnavutköy — 24 km east
• Başakşehir — 29 km east
• Sultangazi — 34 km east
• Bağcılar — 35 km east
• Bahçelievler — 37 km southeast

Largest cities in Istanbul

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Esenyurt — 983,571
• Bağcılar — 740,069
• Bahçelievler — 576,799
• Umraniye — 573,265
• Üsküdar — 524,452
• Sancaktepe — 489,848
• Sultangazi — 436,935
• Maltepe — 427,040
• Beylikdüzü — 415,290

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.