How many administrative provinces (iller) constitute the territorial division of the Republic of Türkiye?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 81 provinces
- Step 1: Türkiye is divided into 81 administrative provinces, each headed by a governor (vali) appointed by the President.
- Step 2: Provinces are subdivided into districts (ilçeler).
Answer
81 provinces.
Why not the others: '67 provinces' was the province count until the late 1980s; '72 provinces' was an intermediate figure in the early 1990s; '90 provinces' exceeds the current administrative count.
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