Antalya is a province (fethiyetransfers.com.tr) and the fifth most populous city of Turkey. It is located entirely in the west of the Mediterranean Region and was established between the Gulf of Antalya and the Western Taurus Mountains.
Antalya is a province and the fifth most populous city in Turkey. As of the end of 2022, the population of the province is 2,688.004. Especially in summer, the number of tourists increases. It is seen as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey. The area of the city is 20,177 km2. There are 130 people per km2 in the province. The most populous district is Kepez with 591,895 people as of 2021. The district with the highest population density is Muratpaşa with 5429 people per km2. There are 19 districts and municipalities, a total of 914 neighborhoods in these municipalities.
It is entirely located in the west of the Mediterranean Region and was established between the Gulf of Antalya and the Western Taurus Mountains. It is the fifth largest province of Turkey in terms of surface area. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean in the south, Muğla in the west, Burdur and Isparta in the north, Konya in the northeast, Karaman and Mersin in the east.
The city of Antalya developed rapidly after 1980 due to favorable climatic conditions and tourism activities, and parallel to this, the city has become the fifth most populous city in Turkey today. Economic life in Antalya is largely based on trade, agriculture and tourism.
The region covered by the province of Antalya has hosted many civilizations from prehistoric times to the present and is the province with the most ancient cities in Turkey.[8] Antalya, which was under the rule of Lycians, Lydians, Pamphylians, Pergamons, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Dynasty, Ottomans and finally the Republic of Turkey, was not the capital of any of these civilizations.
The entire province is located in the Antalya part of the Mediterranean Region and is under the influence of the Mediterranean climate. Except for the settlements, most of the province's territory consists of plateaus covered with grain fields.
The 3rd Infantry Training Brigade Command under the Turkish Armed Forces Land Forces Command and the Air Field Command under the Air Force Command are located in Antalya.
Antalya is the host of the 2015 G20 Summit and Expo 2016.
II, who gave his name to Antalya. Statue of Attalos in the city center
During the Hellenistic period, King of Pergamon II. Attalos (159-138) told his soldiers, "Go and find me heaven on earth." Admiring the place his soldiers showed (today's Antalya), II. Considering the strategic importance of the region, Attalos had a port city built here, and the city was named "Ataleia" after its founder Attalos. The name of the city is referred to as "Antaliye" in ancient Arabic sources and as "Adalya" in Turkish sources. The settlement was named "Antalya" starting from the first quarter of the 20th century.
The name Antalya is also used as a taxon epithet in biology as antalyaensis, antalyensis, antalyanus, antalyana.
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