List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey
This is a list of places in Turkey having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning", and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.
A
AfyonkarahisarAkhisar
- Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Gostivar, North Macedonia
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dergachyovsky District, Russia
- Fushun, China
- Geoagiu, Romania
- Gladbeck, Germany
- Goa, India
- Keszthely, Hungary
- Mahdia, Tunisia
- Nea Ionia, Greece
- Murmansk, Russia
- Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Šilutė, Lithuania
- South-Eastern AO, Russia
- Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic
- Talsi, Latvia
- Trakai, Lithuania
- Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
- Wronki, Poland
- Zelenogorsk, Russia
- Radoviš, North Macedonia
- Akanthou, Cyprus
- Bužim, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Centar Župa, North Macedonia
- Dve Mogili, Bulgaria
- Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Studeničani, North Macedonia
Anamur
- Bingen am Rhein, Germany
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Amman, Jordan
- Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Beijing, China
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bucharest, Romania
- Budapest, Hungary
- Chișinău, Moldova
- Damascus, Syria
- Doha, Qatar
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Havana, Cuba
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Kazan, Russia
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Manama, Bahrain
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Minsk, Belarus
- Mogadishu, Somalia
- Moscow, Russia
- Niamey, Niger
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Podgorica, Montenegro
- Pristina, Kosovo
- Rizokarpaso, Cyprus
- Sanaa, Yemen
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Seoul, South Korea
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Tehran, Iran
- Tirana, Albania
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Ufa, Russia
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Austin, United States
- Bat Yam, Israel
- Famagusta, Cyprus
- Haikou, China
- Jeonju, South Korea
- Kazan, Russia
- Kunming, China
- Liwan, China
- Miami, United States
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Omsk, Russia
- Qingdao, China
- Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Seville, Spain
- Suncheon, South Korea
- Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
- Ürümqi, China
- Vladimir, Russia
- Xining, China
- Yalta, Ukraine
- Monheim am Rhein, Germany
- Sandanski, Bulgaria
- Razgrad, Bulgaria
B
- Almaly, Kazakhstan
- Berat, Albania
- Bužim, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Čelić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Çorovodë, Albania
- Deir al-Balah, Palestine
- Galateia, Cyprus
- Gerolakkos, Cyprus
- Kong, Ivory Coast
- Morphou, Cyprus
- Muzaffargarh, Pakistan
- Paynesville, Liberia
- Peja, Kosovo
- Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- Újbuda, Hungary
- Prizren, Kosovo
- Roxas, Philippines
- Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
- Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
- Tlemcen, Algeria
- Lünen, Germany
- Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
- Baalbek, Lebanon
- Böblingen, Germany
- Lefka, Cyprus
- Nea Peramos, Greece
- Orhei, Moldova
- Pergamos, Cyprus
- Piatra Neamţ, Romania
- Rosoman, North Macedonia
- Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yehud-Monosson, Israel
- Brăila, Romania
- Erlangen, Germany
- Herne, Germany
- Morphou, Cyprus
- Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Xanthi, Greece
- Mohács, Hungary
- Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Prizren, Kosovo
- Trikomo, Cyprus
- Benalmádena, Spain
- Bunkyō, Japan
- Centar, North Macedonia
- Chornomorsk, Ukraine
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Genoa, Italy
- Hebron, Palestine
- Mitte, Germany
- Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Schaerbeek, Belgium
- Sector 1, Romania
- Seongbuk, South Korea
- Sidi Bernoussi, Morocco
- Tozeur, Tunisia
- Vitacura, Chile
- Donghae, South Korea
- Kharkhorin, Mongolia
- Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
- Qazax, Azerbaijan
- Uzgen, Kyrgyzstan
- Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
- Hürth, Germany
- Murfatlar, Romania
- Anshan, China
- Bakhchysarai, Ukraine
- Bitola, North Macedonia
- Ceadîr-Lunga, Moldova
- Darmstadt, Germany
- Galkayo, Somalia
- Hebron, Palestine
- Kairouan, Tunisia
- Košice, Slovakia
- Kulmbach, Germany
- Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
- Mascara, Algeria
- Mogilev, Belarus
- Momchilgrad, Bulgaria
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Oulu, Finland
- Pleven, Bulgaria
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Pristina, Kosovo
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tiffin, United States
- Tirana, Albania
- Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- Vinnytsia, Ukraine
- Cheonan, South Korea
- Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
- Kranj, Slovenia
- Lapithos, Cyprus
- Mamusha, Kosovo
C
- Kerch, Ukraine
- Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Pomezia, Italy
- Osnabrück, Germany
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Bangui, Central African Republic
- Centar, North Macedonia
- Kyrenia, Cyprus
- Maykop, Russia
- Northern AO, Russia
- Playa, Cuba
- Sector 1, Romania
- Sükhbaatar, Mongolia
- Woollahra, Australia
- Yuexiu, China
Çeşme
- Ancona, Italy
- Asciano, Italy
- Bakhchysarai, Ukraine
- Chios, Greece
- Dömös, Hungary
- El Mina, Lebanon
- Serpukhov, Russia
- Voula, Greece
- Wise, United States
- Karavas, Cyprus
- Phalsbourg, France
- Radoviš, North Macedonia
D
Didim
Dilovası
- Szentgotthárd, Hungary
E
- Erdenet, Mongolia
- Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
- Nicolosi, Italy
- Srebrenik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
- Mamusha, Kosovo
- Gwangjin, South Korea
- Changzhou, China
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Kazan, Russia
- Kyrenia, Cyprus
- Linz, Austria
- Paju, South Korea
- Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
F
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Budapest II, Hungary
- Mosbach, Germany
G
- Aleppo, Syria
- Aryanah, Tunisia
- Celje, Slovenia
- Cetinje, Montenegro
- Duisburg, Germany
- Irbid, Jordan
- Karlstad, Sweden
- Kermanshah, Iran
- Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
- Maykop, Russia
- Minsk, Belarus
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
- Tripoli, Lebanon
- Tutin, Serbia
- Garoowe, Somalia
- Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
- Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kythrea, Cyprus
- Oeiras, Portugal
- Pylaia, Greece
- Samuil, Bulgaria
- Studeničani, North Macedonia
- Tyulyachinsky District, Russia
- Alba, Italy
- Bátonyterenye, Hungary
- La Louvière, Belgium
- Ölgii, Mongolia
- Sagae, Japan
- Shaki, Azerbaijan
H
- Mamusha, Kosovo
- Wajir, Kenya
I
- Borino, Bulgaria
- Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dunaújváros, Hungary
- Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Novi Pazar, Bulgaria
- Rustavi, Georgia
- Takhtamukaysky District, Russia
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Amman, Jordan
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Barcelona, Spain
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Benghazi, Libya
- Berlin, Germany
- Busan, South Korea
- Cairo, Egypt
- Cologne, Germany
- Constanţa, Romania
- Damascus, Syria
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Durrës, Albania
- Guangzhou, China
- Houston, United States
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- Kazan, Russia
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Mary, Turkmenistan
- Mexico City, Mexico
- N'Djamena, Chad
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Osh, Kyrgyzstan
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Rabat, Morocco
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Shanghai, China
- Shimonoseki, Japan
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Tabriz, Iran
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Venice, Italy
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Bălți, Moldova
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Bremen, Germany
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- Constanţa, Romania
- Famagusta, Cyprus
- Havana, Cuba
- Long Beach, United States
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mumbai, India
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Odense, Denmark
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Sousse, Tunisia
- Tampa, United States
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tianjin, China
- Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan
- Volgograd, Russia
- Wuhan, China
- Xiamen, China
- Agios Sergios, Cyprus
- Buk, South Korea
- Čair, North Macedonia
- Ceadîr-Lunga, Moldova
- Centar Župa, North Macedonia
- Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Kastrychnitski, Belarus
- Kherson, Ukraine
- Momchilgrad, Bulgaria
- Nəsimi, Azerbaijan
- Pohang, South Korea
- Tiznit, Morocco
- Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vake-Saburtalo, Georgia
- Vogošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jingdezhen, China
- Khulo, Georgia
- Nikaia, Greece
- Pithiviers, France
- Spandau, Germany
- Talas, Kyrgyzstan
- Tutin, Serbia
K
- Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany
- Petah Tikva, Israel
- Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Houston, United States
- Jackson, United States
- Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
- Nalchik, Russia
- Salyan, Azerbaijan
- Siliana, Tunisia
- Debar, North Macedonia
Karadeniz Ereğli
- Brindisi, Italy
- Düren, Germany
- Hydra, Greece
- Jinhua, China
- Monfalcone, Italy
- Târgoviște, Romania
Karşıyaka
- Cascais, Portugal
- Heidenheim, Germany
- Kutaisi, Georgia
- Kyrenia, Cyprus
- Loudoun County, United States
- Piran, Slovenia
- Prizren, Kosovo
- Veles, North Macedonia
- Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Agios Amvrosios, Cyprus
- Ardino, Bulgaria
- Asparuhovo, Bulgaria
- Banovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Buzovna, Azerbaijan
- Ilfov County, Romania
- Sitovo, Bulgaria
- Sjenica, Serbia
- Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Agios Epiktitos, Cyprus
- Brühl, Germany
- Cupramontana, Italy
- Kastellorizo, Greece
- Bakhchysarai, Ukraine
- Karavas, Cyprus
- Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
- Homs, Syria
- Krefeld, Germany
- Miskolc, Hungary
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nalchik, Russia
- Saarbrücken, Germany
- Yongin, South Korea
- Bambey, Senegal
- Cazaclia, Moldova
- Centar Župa, North Macedonia
- Gaza City, Palestine
- Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hebron, Palestine
- Jambyl, Kazakhstan
- Jendouba, Tunisia
- Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
- Mamusha, Kosovo
- Morphou, Cyprus
- Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
- Tripoli, Lebanon
- Turkistan, Kazakhstan
- Ufa, Russia
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bakhchysarai, Ukraine
- Brooklyn, United States
- Doboj South, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mitte, Germany
- Batumi, Georgia
- Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cherkasy, Ukraine
- Drogheda, Ireland
- Gjorče Petrov, North Macedonia
- Marl, Germany
- El Mina, Lebanon
- Monterey, United States
- Prizren, Kosovo
- Sinaia, Romania
- Vathy, Greece
- Pécs, Hungary
M
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Baton Rouge, United States
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
- El Kef, Tunisia
- Lefka, Cyprus
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ingolstadt, Germany
- Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Akjoujt, Mauritania
- Gaza City, Palestine
- Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Manouba, Tunisia
- Shaki, Azerbaijan
- Tal Afar, Iraq
- Yuexiu, China
- Durban, South Africa
- Famagusta, Cyprus
- Kherson, Ukraine
- Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Kushimoto, Japan
- Nizhnekamsk, Russia
- Oberhausen, Germany
- Ölgii, Mongolia
- Ufa, Russia
- West Palm Beach, United States
- Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany
- Guilin, China
- Kyrenia, Cyprus
N
Nilüfer
- Ardino, Bulgaria
- Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
- Brăila, Romania
- Cerro, Cuba
- Châlette-sur-Loing, France
- Famagusta, Cyprus
- Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
- Hanau, Germany
- Ķekava, Latvia
- Lublin, Poland
- Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- Nizami, Azerbaijan
- Peja, Kosovo
- Tōkai, Japan
- Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
O
- Razgrad, Bulgaria
- Acharnes, Greece
- Famagusta, Cyprus
- Malabar, United States
- Malisheva, Kosovo
- Mingachevir, Azerbaijan
- Premnitz, Germany
- Ruen, Bulgaria
- Valandovo, North Macedonia
- Vinica, North Macedonia
- Weiterstadt, Germany
- Agios Sergios, Cyprus
- Aleppo, Syria
- Arriana, Greece
- Beit Hanoun, Palestine
- Čair, North Macedonia
- Galateia, Cyprus
- Gaza City, Palestine
- Kapchagay, Kazakhstan
- Kardzhali, Bulgaria
- Lahn-Dill, Germany
- Mamusha, Kosovo
- Obilić, Kosovo
- Omurtag, Bulgaria
- Preševo, Serbia
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Topeiros, Greece
- Turakurgan, Uzbekistan
P
- Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Chingeltei, Mongolia
- Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
- Ciampino, Italy
- Comrat, Moldova
- Jenin, Palestine
- Kispest, Hungary
- Madan, Bulgaria
- Mamusha, Kosovo
- Nərimanov, Azerbaijan
- Novi Pazar, Serbia
- Plasnica, North Macedonia
- Rizokarpaso, Cyprus
- Sidi Bernoussi, Tunisia
- Sigli, Indonesia
- Smolyan, Bulgaria
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Târgu Jiu, Romania
- Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Trikomo, Cyprus
- Yasamal, Azerbaijan
- Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
- Nacka, Sweden
- Palaio Faliro, Greece
- Pokhara, Nepal
- Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- Veles, North Macedonia
S
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Bizerte, Tunisia
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Donetsk, Ukraine
- Gorgan, Iran
- Kiel, Germany
- Novorossiysk, Russia
- Trikomo, Cyprus
- Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan
- Bogodogo, Burkina Faso
- Djibouti City, Djibouti
- Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kenitra, Morocco
- Nalaikh, Mongolia
- Rafah, Palestine
- Aachen, Germany
- Enfield, England, United Kingdom
- Jiading, China
- Khachmaz, Azerbaijan
- Kioneli, Cyprus
- Pergamos, Cyprus
- Vác, Hungary
- Dion, Greece
- Kobuleti, Georgia
- Lienz, Austria
- Ourém, Portugal
- Radoviš, North Macedonia
- Siegburg, Germany
- Bârlad, Romania
- Beit Hanoun, Palestine
- Chernoochene, Bulgaria
- Congaz, Moldova
- Gafsa, Tunisia
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bergkamen, Germany
- Fushë Kosova, Kosovo
- Haßloch, Germany
- Lefka, Cyprus
- Orsha, Belarus
- Aytos, Bulgaria
- Câmpina, Romania
- Constanța, Romania
- Kardzhali, Bulgaria
- Nyasvizh, Belarus
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Velingrad, Bulgaria
- Auburn, Australia
- Central AO, Russia
- Gaza City, Palestine
- Glogovac, Kosovo
- Krumovgrad, Bulgaria
- Peshkopi, Albania
- Seocho, South Korea
- Velsen, Netherlands
T
- Beit Lahia, Palestine
- Hamborn, Germany
- Talas, Kyrgyzstan
- Akanthou, Cyprus
- Aznakayevsky District, Russia
- Esik, Kazakhstan
- Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
- Langen, Germany
- Xətai, Azerbaijan
- Bayreuth, Germany
- Kardzhali, Bulgaria
- Kecskemét, Hungary
- Sárospatak, Hungary
- Sliven, Bulgaria
- Techirghiol, Romania
- Boyeros, Cuba
- Constanța, Romania
- Cumaná, Venezuela
- Treptow-Köpenick, Germany
- Batumi, Georgia
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Dortmund, Germany
- Gabès, Tunisia
- Rasht, Iran
- Rizhao, China
- Sochi, Russia
- Szigetvár, Hungary
- Zanjan, Iran
- Mərdəkan, Azerbaijan
- Novi Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia
- Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
U
- Deroua, Morocco
- Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jabalia, Palestine
- Stari Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kireas, Greece
- Charleroi, Belgium
- Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
- Offenbach, Germany
- Agsu, Azerbaijan
- Auburn, Australia
- Awjila, Libya
- Bakhchysarai, Ukraine
- Brooklyn, United States
- Kaposvár, Hungary
- Shibuya, Japan
- Shkodër, Albania
- Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Y
- Batumi, Georgia
- Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine
- Budva, Montenegro
- Khasavyurt, Russia
- Komotini, Greece
- Kyrenia, Cyprus
- Lefkoniko, Cyprus
- Makhachkala, Russia
- Medgidia, Romania
- Novi Pazar, Serbia
- Ohrid, North Macedonia
- Panjin, China
- Peja, Kosovo
- Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
- Smolyan, Bulgaria
- Suwon, South Korea
- Tonami, Japan
- Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Trogir, Croatia
- Sulejówek, Poland
- Asha, Cyprus
Z
- Beit Hanoun, Palestine
- Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jambyl, Kazakhstan
- Keita, Niger
- Morphou, Cyprus
- Nərimanov, Azerbaijan
- Qala, Azerbaijan
- Semey, Kazakhstan
- Shkodër, Albania
- Sisak, Croatia
- Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brindisi, Italy
- Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
- Kherson, Ukraine
- Monfalcone, Italy