Europe
Türkiye
About 82.3M people live in Türkiye, on 780,580 km² in 81 regions; the capital is Ankara. The highest summit is Greater Ararat (5,165 m).
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best weather in Octoberİzmir 88
October: highs18° – 28°
Rain this month, on average67mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr–May · Oct.
Türkiye at a glance
The atlas follows 51,752 places here month by month, with 229 mountains and 357 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and October.
Ankara now16°CClear · 18:27Sunrise · sunset07:06 · 18:01AnkaraNext holiday29 OctoberRepublic DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events22 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 2UK 3Exercise increased caution
51,752places in 81 regions229summits, highest Greater Ararat357monuments888museums190lakes28beaches12ski areas6festivals1,695huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Türkiye's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+317%21M in 1950 → 87.7M in 2025 → 91.3M in 2050Türkiye · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$45,3002025 · 50/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.42024 · 81/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities89 %2025 · 32/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet90 %2025 · 9/10 among countries · World: 74 %
Children per woman1.482024 · 152/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover29 %2024 · 111/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Türkiye
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Türkiye
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
76OctoberIstanbul
May–Jun · Sep
20° / 13°90 mm
86OctoberAnkara
Apr · Sep–Oct
20° / 9°34 mm
88Octoberİzmir
Apr · Oct–Nov
25° / 14°40 mm
82OctoberEdirne
Apr–May · Oct
21° / 10°52 mm
78OctoberBursa
Apr–May · Oct
22° / 10°110 mm
86OctoberGaziantep
Apr–May · Oct
25° / 12°53 mm
76OctoberŞanlıurfa
Mar–Apr · Nov
28° / 16°31 mm
73OctoberSamsun
May–Jun · Sep
21° / 13°112 mm
81 regions
Şanlıurfa1,770 places · 1 summits · Şanlıurfa
Kastamonu1,507 places · 2 summits · Kastamonu
Antalya1,424 places · 7 summits · Antalya
Diyarbakır Province1,403 places · 1 summits · Diyarbakır
Sivas1,398 places · 5 summits · Sivas
Erzurum1,252 places · 16 summits · Erzurum
Van1,192 places · 4 summits · Van
Manisa1,146 places · 2 summits · Manisa
Hatay1,079 places · 4 summits · Antakya
Samsun1,076 places · Samsun
Ankara1,063 places · 2 summits · Ankara
Balıkesir1,058 places · Balıkesir
Mersin1,018 places · 5 summits · Mersin
Konya988 places · 3 summits · Konya
Bolu982 places · 1 summits · Bolu
Çorum980 places · 6 summits · Çorum
Muğla944 places · 6 summits · Bodrum
Mardin882 places · Mardin
İzmir Province841 places · 6 summits · İzmir
Adana791 places · 2 summits · Adana
Bursa Province762 places · 1 summits · Bursa
Elazığ739 places · Elazığ
Aydın737 places · 1 summits · Aydın
Adıyaman Province721 places · 3 summits · Adıyaman
Tokat Province714 places · Tokat
Canakkale705 places · 1 summits · Çanakkale
Yozgat695 places · Sorgun
Erzincan694 places · 4 summits · Erzincan
Gaziantep679 places · Gaziantep
Ağrı669 places · 4 summits · Ağrı
Kütahya664 places · 2 summits · Kütahya
Denizli645 places · 18 summits · Denizli
Ordu645 places · Ordu
Trabzon645 places · 5 summits · Trabzon
Malatya644 places · 1 summits · Yeşilyurt
Sinop636 places · 4 summits · Sinop
Giresun634 places · 4 summits · Giresun
Bitlis620 places · 4 summits · Bitlis
Batman619 places · 6 summits · Batman
Kahramanmaraş609 places · 1 summits · Kahramanmaraş
Zonguldak Province609 places · 3 summits · Zonguldak
Afyonkarahisar Province595 places · Afyonkarahisar
Kayseri589 places · 1 summits · Kayseri
Şırnak562 places · 4 summits · Şırnak
Muş557 places · 1 summits · Muş
Çankırı549 places · Çankırı
Tunceli542 places · Tunceli
Sakarya537 places · Sapanca
Karabük Province533 places · 3 summits · Karabük
Bingöl529 places · 6 summits · Bingöl
Hakkâri519 places · 7 summits · Hakkâri
Eskişehir516 places · Eskişehir
Siirt509 places · 1 summits · Siirt
Uşak509 places · 2 summits · Uşak
Düzce458 places · Akçakoca
Amasya450 places · 1 summits · Amasya
Artvin441 places · 17 summits · Artvin
Bartın429 places · Bartın
Kars Province422 places · 5 summits · Kars
Rize Province418 places · 3 summits · Rize
Gümüşhane Province378 places · 3 summits · Gümüşhane
Istanbul336 places · 1 summits · Istanbul
Kocaeli321 places · Gölcük
Isparta294 places · 1 summits · Isparta
Tekirdağ294 places · 1 summits · Çorlu
Kırşehir289 places · Kırşehir
Edirne286 places · Edirne
Bilecik275 places · 1 summits · Bilecik
Burdur274 places · 4 summits · Burdur
Osmaniye271 places · 1 summits · Osmaniye
Ardahan257 places · 6 summits · Göle
Karaman242 places · 2 summits · Karaman
Kilis236 places · Kilis
Aksaray227 places · 2 summits · Aksaray
Kırıkkale212 places · Kırıkkale
Kırklareli203 places · 1 summits · Kırklareli
Bayburt Province200 places · 1 summits · Bayburt
Nevşehir Province190 places · 1 summits · Nevşehir
Iğdır189 places · 13 summits · Iğdır
Niğde Province166 places · 4 summits · Niğde
Yalova69 places · Yalova
Türkiye from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Türkiye
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Nature in Türkiye
Summit5,165 m
Greater Ararat
Summit5,137 m
Mount Ararat
Summit4,135 m
Uludoruk
Lake
Lake Eğirdir
Lake
Lake Akşehir
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Lake BafaWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Türkiye
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Camp sites833Viewpoints382Climbing118Theme parks117Water parks67Zoos52Mountain huts44Hot springs & thermal baths37Golf courses22Aquariums19
Erciyes Kayak Merkezi49 km of pistes · 16 lifts
Palandöken Kayak Merkezi30 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Davraz Kayak Merkezi14 km of pistes · 7 lifts
Ergan Dağı Kış Sporları Turizm Merkezi10 km of pistes · 4 lifts
Ilgaz-2 Yurduntepe Kayak Merkezi6 km of pistes · 2 lifts
Ilgaz Kayak Merkezi4 km of pistes · 4 lifts
Eğitim Pisti1 km of pistes · 3 lifts
Akdağ Kayak Merkezi2 lifts
Culture in Türkiye
357 monuments and 888 museums; the best known first.
Hagia SophiaBuilt 532 · Byzantine
Sultan Ahmed MosqueBuilt 1609 · Ottoman
Süleymaniye MosqueBuilt 1550 · Ottoman
Yıldız PalaceBuilt 1790 · Ottoman
Nuruosmaniye MosqueBuilt 1755 · Ottoman Baroque
Yıldız Hamidi MosqueBuilt 1886 · Gothic Revival
Museum
Topkapı PalaceBuilt 1460
Museum
Museum of Anatolian CivilizationsBuilt 1921What's on in Türkiye
The ground and the sky in Türkiye
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days7magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 1950592magnitude 5+, of them 58 of 6+StrongestM7.8Şatırhüyük 4 km → · 2023Deadliest260,000deaths · 115The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · AnkaraNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · AnkaraNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Türkiye
15 large airports, 975 railway stations, 206 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportSAW · Istanbul
33 kmEsenboğa International AirportESB · Ankara
26 kmAdnan Menderes International AirportADB · İzmir
14 kmGaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportGZT · Gaziantep
15 kmŞanlıurfa GAP AirportGNY · Şanlıurfa
32 kmAntalya International AirportAYT · Antalya
9.4 kmYenikapıIstanbul
1 kmYenişehirAnkara
1.1 kmBasmaneİzmir
1.2 kmEdirneEdirne
3.2 kmGürsuBursa
14 kmGaziantepGaziantep
1.6 kmİDO Yenikapı Feribot İskelesi→ Bostancı, Esenköy İDO iSKELESİ, Kadıköy Deniz Otobüsü İskelesi
1.4 kmKonak Vapur İskelesi→ Bostanlı Vapur İskelesi, Güzelbahçe, Karşıyaka Vapur İskelesi
1.3 kmBodrum - Datça→ Bodrum - Datça, Kos - Santorini - Symi
0.3 kmİDO Yalova Feribot İskelesi→ İDO Pendik Feribot İskelesi, İDO Yenikapı Feribot İskelesi
0.6 kmFethiye→ Ρόδος
2.8 kmKuşadası→ Πάτμος, Ρόδος, Σάμος
0.4 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +90
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyTurkish LiraTRY
LanguagesTurkish
Local time18:27Ankara
Tipping
Around 5–10% in restaurants is customary, often left in cash on the table; in taxis people round up the fare.