Istanbul Province

province in northwestern Turkey
AdministrativeArea province_of_turkey Q534799
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Istanbul Province

Summary

Istanbul Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #13 of 81).[2]

Key Facts

  • Istanbul Province is located in Turkey[3].
  • Istanbul Province is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Istanbul Province is on the body of water Black Sea[5].
  • Istanbul Province is on the body of water Sea of Marmara[6].
  • Istanbul Province's head of government is recorded as Davut Gül[7].
  • Istanbul Province's image is recorded as Map of the Districts of Istanbul.png[8].
  • Istanbul Province's continent is recorded as Asia[9].
  • Istanbul Province's continent is recorded as Europe[10].
  • Istanbul Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[11].
  • Istanbul Province's capital is recorded as Istanbul[12].
  • Istanbul Province's official language is recorded as Turkish[13].
  • Istanbul Province's shares border with is recorded as Kocaeli Province[14].
  • Istanbul Province's shares border with is recorded as Tekirdağ Province[15].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Princes' Islands[16].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arnavutköy[17].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ataşehir[18].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Avcılar[19].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bağcılar[20].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bahçelievler[21].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bakırköy[22].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Başakşehir[23].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bayrampaşa[24].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beşiktaş[25].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beykoz[26].
  • Istanbul Province's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beylikdüzü[27].

Body

Geography

Istanbul Province is in the country of Turkey[4]. It is located in Turkey[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Black Sea[5], an adjacent sea[28], in Bulgaria[29] and Sea of Marmara[6], an adjacent sea[30], in Turkey[31]. Continents include Asia[9] and Europe[10]. Part of include Marmara Region[32], a region of Turkey[33], in Turkey[34], founded in 1941[35] and Istanbul Subregion[36], a statistical territorial entity[37], in Turkey[38].

Designation and Status

Istanbul Province's instance of is recorded as province of Turkey[11].

Why It Matters

Istanbul Province draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_turkey category, ranking #13 of 81).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . istanbul.gov.tr. istanbul.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . e-icisleri.gov.tr. e-icisleri.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . harita.gov.tr. harita.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. islamansiklopedisi.org.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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