Istanbul, Istanbul

Istanbul: Largest city in Turkey

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Quick Facts about Istanbul

Population :	15,067,724
Country :	Roman Empire, Latin Empire, Byzantine Empire, Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire
State :	Istanbul (Turkey)
Head of government :	mayor of Istanbul
Twitter username :	municipalityist, istanbulbld
Postal code :	34000–34990
Plate code :	34
Phone Area Codes :	216, 212
Area :	5343 km²
Official name :	İstanbul
Continent :	Asia, Europe
Altitude :	328 feet / 100 meters
Capital city :	Istanbul is capital of Istanbul Province, Ottoman Empire
Establishment :	January 01, -0666 (2690 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC+03:00
Local time :	00:47:01 (24th November 2024)

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Geography

Istanbul is located at 41°0'50"N 28°56'59"E (41.0138400, 28.9496600).

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Official website of Istanbul

Kadir Topbaş , 22 September, 2017 2004-04-01T00:00:00Z
Mevlüt Uysal , 17 April, 2019 2017-09-28T00:00:00Z
Ekrem İmamoğlu , 2019-04-17T00:00:00Z

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1927	806,863	-	census
1935	883,599	8.68%	census
1940	991,237	10.86%	census
1945	1,078,399	8.08%	census
1950	1,166,477	7.55%	census
1955	1,533,822	23.95%	census
1960	1,882,092	18.5%
1965	2,293,823	17.95%	census
1970	3,019,032	24.02%	census
1975	3,904,588	22.68%	census
1980	4,741,890	17.66%	census
1985	5,842,985	18.84%	census
1990	7,309,190	20.06%	census
2000	10,018,735	27.04%	census
2007	12,573,836	20.32%	census
2008	12,697,164	0.97%	census
2009	12,915,158	1.69%	census
2010	13,255,685	2.57%	census
2011	13,624,240	2.71%	census
2012	13,854,740	1.66%	census
2013	14,160,467	2.16%	census
2014	14,377,018	1.51%	Address Based Population Registration System
2018	15,067,724	4.58%	Address Based Population Registration System

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