Map of Maltepe, Turkey

Maltepe is a city in Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of about 427,040. It lies at 40.9357°N, 29.1551°E. Maltepe is about 333 km (207 mi) west of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ataşehir, 6 km to the northwest.

Maltepe at a glance

Where is Maltepe?

• The 31st largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• The 9th largest city in Istanbul on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maltepe

• Ataşehir — 6 km northwest
• Umraniye — 9 km north
• Sancaktepe — 10 km northeast
• Sultanbeyli — 10 km east
• Üsküdar — 15 km northwest
• Istanbul — 19 km northwest
• Şişli — 20 km northwest
• Zeytinburnu — 22 km west
• Bahçelievler — 26 km west
• Gebze — 27 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
• Beylikdüzü — 415,290
• Ataşehir — 361,615

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.