About Istanbul

Turkey's form of government: Republic

Turkey's language: Turkish

Turkey's religion: Islam

Turkey's currency: Turkish Lira

Turkey country code: 90


      Turkey's most beautiful, touristic and crowded city is Istanbul. Istanbul is most beutiful and oldest, historical city in the world.




Istanbul has 39 towns:

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• Arnavutköy, Bağcılar, Bahçelievler, Bakırköy, Başakşehir, Bayrampaşa, Beşiktaş, Beylikdüzü, Beyoğlu, Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Eyüp, Esenler, Esenyurt, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören, Kâğıthane, Küçükçekmece, Sarıyer, Silivri, Sultangazi, Şişli, Zeytinburnu,
• Adalar, Ataşehir, Beykoz, Çekmeköy, Kartal, Kadıköy, Maltepe, Pendik, Sancaktepe, Sultanbeyli, Şile, Tuzla, Ümraniye, Üsküdar

Mayor is Kadir Topbaş.

Population: 15 million

Area km2 : 5.343 km2

Istanbul has two side: Europe and Asia.

The European side, phone area code: (+90) 0212
The Asia side, phone area code: (+90)  0216


Istanbul has two big bridges:

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (FSM, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Köprüsü)
Bosphours Bridge (Boğaziçi Köprüsü)


Istanbul has small bridges:

Galata Bridge (Galata Köprüsü)
Unkapanı Bridge (Unkapanı Köprüsü)


Istanbul has ... islands.