Bands × HORO — tr-places

Band	Step	Description	km²
MARMARA · Marmara	base	NW — Istanbul, Bursa; European Thrace + Anatolian Marmara	67000
EGE · Aegean	share	W — İzmir, Aydın; olive + wine belt	79000
AKDENIZ · Mediterranean	weave	S — Antalya, Adana; Taurus mts + fertile plain	122000
IC_ANADOLU · Central Anatolia	crest	peak — Ankara, Konya; plateau, grain bowl	151000
KARADENIZ · Black Sea	descent	N — Samsun, Trabzon; tea, hazelnut, wet mountains	117000
DOGU_ANADOLU · Eastern Anatolia	round	E — Erzurum, Van; high plateau, sources of Tigris + Euphrates	163000
GUNEYDOGU · Southeastern Anatolia	unity	SE — Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa; Mesopotamia; ring closes on the agriculture cradle	75000

Sources (2)

• TÜİK — Regional statistics (NUTS-1)(2024-01-01)
• Turkish Geographical Society — 1941 regional classification(1941-06-06)