Erzurum Province
Erzurum ili | |
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 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Erzurum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Sekmen (AK Party) |
| • Vali | Mustafa Çiftçi |
Area | 25,006 km2 (9,655 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 749,754 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0442 |
| Website | www |
Erzurum Province (Turkish: Erzurum ili) is a province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Its area is 25,006 km2,[2] and its population is 749,754 (2022).[1] The capital of the province is the city of Erzurum. It’s the fourth largest province in all of Turkey. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars and Ağrı to the east, Muş and Bingöl to the south, Erzincan and Bayburt to the west, Rize and Artvin to the north and Ardahan to the northeast. The governor of the province is Mustafa Çiftçi, appointed in August 2023.[3] The province has a Turkish majority.[4]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Vali Mustafa ÇİFTÇİ". Erzurum Valiliği. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Gürses, Mehmet (28 February 2019). Anatomy of a Civil War: Sociopolitical Impacts of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey. University of Michigan Press. p. 56. Retrieved 20 November 2022.