Maps of Turkey & Istanbul

It's handy to have good city plans and road maps before you depart on your trip to Turkey, but if you don't, no worries. You'll find lots of good maps readily available on sale in Turkey when you arrive.

Maps of Turkey

—Here's a free Google Map of Turkey.

Touristic Map of Turkey

Shows most of the places you'll visit. Click to enlarge.

Turkish State Highways Maps

The Turkish Republic State Highways General Directorate (TC Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü) makes its detailed highway maps available online, for free. Click here for a plan of the regional maps. Click on a region to download that map. Note that each regional map is quite a large file and may take some minutes to download.

Turkey's Regions & Major Cities

A simple, clear map of the country with its major cities. Click on a name for more info (in a new window).

Turkey's 7 Climatic/Geographic Regions

More than just the weather: it's like seven distinct little countries, each quite different. Click on a region name for regional weather and climate info.

Maps of Istanbul

—Here are my free Google Maps of Istanbul: Sightseeing Maps, Hotel Area Maps, Transportation Maps.

—Here are more maps of Istanbul, some free, some not.

Highway Maps of Turkey

Here's a free downloadable map of Turkey's highway system. (Click on the map to enlarge it.)

GPS Maps of Turkey

—Here's how to get Turkey maps for a GPS device.

Turkish State Railways Map

Here's one of the Turkish State Railways system.

Where to Buy Maps of Turkey

A good place to start looking for paper maps in Turkey is at one of my recommended bookshops.

—Here's where to buy detailed travel maps and hard-to-find maps of Turkey.

REGIONAL & CITY MAPS

Istanbul

Look first at my free Google Maps of Istanbul: Sightseeing Maps, Hotel Area Maps, Transportation Maps

Thrace & Marmara Region

Bursa, Çanakkale, Istanbul Region, İzmit (Kocaeli), Sea of Marmara Region

Aegean Turkey

Aegean Region, Aydın, Didyma, Bodrum, Bodrum-Marmaris Region, Çanakkale, Çeşme, Denizli, İzmir, İzmir Region, Kuşadası, Pamukkale, Sea Charts

Mediterranean Turkey

Adana, Alanya, Antalya, Antalya Region, Belek, Dalyan, Datça, Fethiye, Kaş, Kalkan, Kemer, Köyceğiz, Manavgat, Marmaris, Mediterranean Region, Mersin, Side, Tarsus, Sea Charts

Central Anatolia

Ankara, Cappadocia

Black Sea Coast

Black Sea Region, Şile

Eastern Turkey

Country Maps, Turkish Inter-Village Road Atlas

—by Tom Brosnahan

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