List of new districts of Turkey
According to Law act no 6360, new districts are to be established in Turkey by the local elections in 2014.[1][2] Some of the new districts will replace the present central districts of provinces and a few will be new establishments. The following list shows the new districts.
Province | Location | Abolished district | New district |
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Aydın Province | Aydın Central District | Aydın | Efeler |
Balıkesir Province | a part of Balıkesir Central District | Balıkesir | Karesi |
Balıkesir Province | a part of Balıkesir Central District | Balıkesir | Altıeylül |
Denizli Province | most of Denizli Central District | Denizli | Merkezefendi |
Denizli Province | Akköy district and a part of Denizli Central District | Akköy | Pamukkale |
Hatay Province | a part of Hatay Central District | (none) | Defne |
Hatay Province | a part of Dörtyol District | (none) | Payas[Note 1] |
Malatya Province | Malatya Central District | Malatya | [Note 2] |
Manisa Province | a part of Manisa Central District | Manisa | Şehzadeler |
Manisa Province | a part of Manisa Central District | Manisa | Yunusemre |
Kahramanmaraş Province | a part of Kahramanmaraş Central District | Kahramanmaraş | Dulkadiroğlu |
Kahramanmaraş Province | a part of Kahramanmaraş Central District | Kahramanmaraş | Onikişubat |
Mardin Province | Mardin Central District | Mardin | Artuklu |
Muğla Province | Muğla Central District | Muğla | Menteşe |
Muğla Province | a part of Fethiye District | (none) | Seydikemer |
Ordu Province | Ordu Central District | Ordu | Altınordu |
Tekirdağ Province | Tekirdağ Central District | Tekirdağ | Süleymanpaşa |
Tekirdağ Province | a part of Çerkezköy District | (none) | Kapaklı[Note 1] |
Tekirdağ Province | a part of Çorlu District | (none) | Ergene |
Trabzon Province | Trabzon Central District | Trabzon | Ortahisar |
Şanlıurfa Province | a part of Şanlıurfa Central District | Şanlıurfa | Eyyübiye |
Şanlıurfa Province | a part of Şanlıurfa Central District | Şanlıurfa | Haliliye |
Şanlıurfa Province | a part of Şanlıurfa Central District | Şanlıurfa | Karaköprü[Note 1] |
Van Province | a part of Van Central District | Van | Tuşpa |
Van Province | a part of Van Central District | Van | İpekyolu |