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City Statistics

Location: Northwest Turkey.
Country dialling code: 90.
Population: 15,000,000 (metropolitan area).
Time zone: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two or three-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temp: 5C (41F).
Average July temp: 28C (82F).
Annual rainfall: 654mm (25.8 inches).



   
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