Highest Major Cities in Türkiye

Cities in Türkiye with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇹🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Sarıkamış15,433 people · Kars Province

2,087 m

Diyadin18,172 people · Ağrı

1,928 m

Erzurum767,848 people · Erzurum

1,914 m

Çat15,556 people · Erzurum

1,894 m

Yüksekova71,729 people · Hakkâri

1,874 m

Ardahan22,927 people · Ardahan

1,812 m

Kars96,915 people · Kars Province

1,767 m

Yenişehir20,924 people · Kars Province

1,755 m

Şehitler17,325 people · Kars Province

1,739 m

Ahlat64,695 people · Bitlis

1,708 m

Van525,016 people · Van

1,708 m

Hınıs35,472 people · Erzurum

1,700 m

Hakkâri77,699 people · Hakkâri

1,697 m

Erciş91,915 people · Van

1,682 m

Tatvan73,222 people · Bitlis

1,682 m

Pasinler24,553 people · Erzurum

1,663 m

Aşkale15,462 people · Erzurum

1,659 m

Adilcevaz52,781 people · Bitlis

1,652 m

Patnos87,451 people · Ağrı

1,630 m

Ağrı124,483 people · Ağrı

1,622 m

Doğubayazıt70,171 people · Ağrı

1,592 m

Bayburt48,036 people · Bayburt Province

1,564 m

Horasan17,067 people · Erzurum

1,556 m

Bulanık31,430 people · Muş

1,536 m

Hadim20,110 people · Konya

1,533 m

Varto18,691 people · Muş

1,523 m

Karaçoban20,467 people · Erzurum

1,522 m

Malazgirt26,108 people · Muş

1,510 m

Bitlis53,023 people · Bitlis

1,494 m

Hizan15,302 people · Bitlis

1,491 m

Cimin39,591 people · Erzincan

1,422 m

Muş82,536 people · Muş

1,420 m

Kelkit23,870 people · Gümüşhane Province

1,414 m

Şahindere15,457 people · Kars Province

1,408 m

Hacılar21,167 people · Kayseri

1,398 m

Şemdinli18,978 people · Hakkâri

1,388 m

Şebin Karahisar47,360 people · Giresun

1,373 m

Solhan15,303 people · Bingöl

1,356 m

Göksun34,243 people · Kahramanmaraş

1,344 m

Yeşilova15,242 people · Adana

1,330 m

Gerede28,582 people · Bolu

1,325 m

Akdağmadeni23,048 people · Yozgat

1,313 m

Ermenek16,986 people · Karaman

1,312 m

Güroymak25,826 people · Bitlis

1,304 m

Yozgat87,881 people · Yozgat

1,290 m

Sivas264,022 people · Sivas

1,287 m

Kağızman21,666 people · Kars Province

1,276 m

Oltu23,504 people · Erzurum

1,274 m

Şırnak67,662 people · Şırnak

1,269 m

Develi35,868 people · Kayseri

1,260 m

Highlights

Within Türkiye, Sarıkamış ranks first in 2026 with 2,087 m, followed by Diyadin (1,928 m) and Erzurum (1,914 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,087 m (Sarıkamış) to 1,260 m (Develi), with a median of 1,528 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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