GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ISTANBUL

Istanbul is the biggest city of Turkey. It takes place in Marmara district. Area of Istanbul is 5220 km2 and the population of it is nearly 14 million.

Istanbul is accepted as a plato between Trakya (Europe side) and Kocaeli plains. It has 7 hills.

High areas in Black Sea coasts are covered with forests. There are some residentials in Marmara coasts as beach. Examples of these residentials: Silivri, Kemerburgaz, Büyükçekmece, Riva…

The climate of Istanbul is mild. Good weather and sunshine is the superior weather during June with temperatures 17 – 20 C in the afternoons and 12 – 14 C at nights.

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