Mediterranean Region, Turkey

The Mediterranean Region (Turkish: Akdeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Isparta, Antakya and Kahramanmaraş.

This article is about the geographical region. For the statistical region within Turkey, see Mediterranean Region (statistical).
Mediterranean Region
Akdeniz Bölgesi
Region
Konyaaltı Beach
Hadrian's Gate
Hıdırlık Tower
Düden Waterfalls
Antalya Harbour
Kaleiçi
CountryTurkey
CapitalAntalya
Provinces
8
Government
 • Mayor of AntalyaMuhittin Böcek
Area
 • Total122,927 km2 (47,462 sq mi)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (Jan. 2022)(INSEE)
 • Total10,584,506
 • Rank3st
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
DemonymTurkish: Akdenizli
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeTR-IDF
NUTS RegionTR6

It is bordered by the Aegean Region to the west, the Central Anatolia Region to the north, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the northeast, the Southeastern Anatolia Region to the east, Syria to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

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