List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities In Turkey
This is a list of places in Turkey having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.
Read more about List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities In Turkey: Adana, Alanya, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bursa, Balıkesir, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Çeşme, Denizli, Develi, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Gaziantep, Istanbul, İzmir, Kayseri, Kirklareli, Konya, Kemalpaşa, Mugla, Pamukkale, Silivri, Tekirdağ, Ürgüp, Yalvaç
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