Map of Sancaktepe, Turkey

Sancaktepe is a city in Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of about 489,848. It lies at 41.0024°N, 29.2319°E. Sancaktepe is about 329 km (205 mi) northwest of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sultanbeyli, 6 km to the southeast.

Sancaktepe at a glance

Where is Sancaktepe?

• The 23rd largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• The 7th largest city in Istanbul on this site.
• 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 Sancaktepe

• Sultanbeyli — 6 km southeast
• Umraniye — 9 km west
• Maltepe — 10 km southwest
• Ataşehir — 10 km west
• Üsküdar — 18 km west
• Şişli — 22 km west
• Istanbul — 24 km west
• Zeytinburnu — 28 km west
• Gebze — 28 km southeast
• Bahçelievler — 31 km west

Largest cities in Istanbul

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