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Turkey address format & examples

How to write a Turkish address

Famous for being the home to one of the worst gifts in history (see the "Odyssey" and "Trojan Horse"), Turkey is filled with gorgeous buildings such as the Blue Mosque, the Topkapi Palace, and Hagia Sophia. But how do you address a letter to Turkey? As you wander through the famous Turkish baths, take a look at our Turkish address examples address examples and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Turkey below.

Simply enter an address to format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can say “Merhaba.” Address formatting in Turkey isn't rocket science and can be written out as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
  2. Local area - This is the town, village, or part of a city the address is in.
  3. Street and building number - List the street and then the building number with nothing but a space between them.
  4. Postal Code, Locality and Administrative area - List the postal code, followed by the general locality and administrative area, similar to a county and state.
  5. Country - This is often shortened to TUR.
Turkey address example

Turkey address examples

Postal box example

Anayazı Mah.

Şefik Seyfettin Bulvarı No:31001

P.K. 81

31060 Haraparası/Hatay

TUR

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty™ has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Turkey addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Turkish address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.

Postal information

Turkey's national postal system, "PTT," was established in 1840. As of recent data, PTT services approximately 539,936 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Turkey. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
81 provinces
Administration area names and abbreviations

Adana (01)

Adıyaman (02)

Afyonkarahisar (03)

Ağrı (04)

Amasya (05)

Ankara (06)

Antalya (07)

Artvin (08)

Aydın (09)

Balıkesir (10)

Bilecik (11)

Bingöl (12)

Bitlis (13)

Bolu (14)

Burdur (15)

Bursa (16)

Çanakkale (17)

Çankırı (18)

Çorum (19)

Denizli (20)

Diyarbakır (21)

Edirne (22)

Elazığ (23)

Erzincan (24)

Erzurum (25)

Eskişehir (26)

Gaziantep (27)

Giresun (28)

Gümüşhane (29)

Hakkâri (30)

Hatay (31)

Isparta (32)

Mersin (33)

İstanbul (34)

İzmir (35)

Kars (36)

Kastamonu (37)

Kayseri (38)

Kırklareli (39)

Kırşehir (40)

Kocaeli (41)

Konya (42)

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
posta kodu
Postal code format
99999
Postal service provider and website

Country information

You look hungry for more information on Turkey, like ISO codes, major cities, etc. Feast on it below.

Country/territory name
Turkey
ISO3
TUR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
TR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
TUR
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
792
Endonym
Türkiye
Total land area
783,356 KM²
Capital
Ankara
Other major cities
Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa

Population information

Total population
85,326,000 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
77% / 23%
Urban population
65,701,020
Rural population
19,624,980
Official language
Turkish
All languages spoken
Turkish, Kurdish
Most commonly used postal language
Turkish
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Now that you've seen our Turkey address examples and have become as wizard at Turkish address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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