Map of Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul is the administrative centre of Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of about 15,701,602. It lies at 41.0138°N, 28.9497°E. Istanbul is about 352 km (219 mi) west of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zeytinburnu, 4 km to the southwest.

Istanbul at a glance

Where is Istanbul?

• The largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 13 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Istanbul

• Zeytinburnu — 4 km southwest
• Üsküdar — 5 km east
• Şişli — 6 km northeast
• Bahçelievler — 8 km west
• Bağcılar — 8 km west
• Sultangazi — 12 km northwest
• Ataşehir — 14 km east
• Umraniye — 15 km east
• Başakşehir — 15 km northwest
• Maltepe — 19 km southeast

Largest cities in Istanbul

• 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
• Ataşehir — 361,615

Largest cities in Turkey

• 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
• Esenyurt — 983,571

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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.