What is the population of Bağcılar?
Bağcılar has a city population of 740,069. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bağcılar
Situated 360 km from Ankara, Bağcılar is Turkey's 17th-largest city with a population of 740,069. It ranks fourth within Istanbul and accounts for 0.9% of the national population. Esenler lies 2 km away with 520,235 residents; Bahçelievler is 4 km distant at 576,799.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 30
Elevation
105 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
41.039, 28.857
Record updated
2026-06-22
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 416 in TurkeyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Bağcılar | 740K |
Bağcılar Population FAQ
Where is Bağcılar?
Bağcılar is in Istanbul, Turkey, 360 km from the capital, Ankara. Its coordinates are 41.039, 28.857.
How big is Bağcılar compared with other cities in Turkey?
It is the 17th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, holding 0.9% of the national population.