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Wednesday, 11 November 2026 · 25 cities

Qibla Direction in Turkey

The direction of the Kaaba in Makkah from every listed city in Turkey, in degrees clockwise from true north, with the distance along the shortest path over the globe.

Qibla direction by city

City Qibla Compass To the Kaaba
Istanbul Istanbul 151.6° south-southeast 2,405 km
Ankara Ankara 160.2° south-southeast 2,162 km
Bursa Bursa Province 150.8° south-southeast 2,323 km
İzmir İzmir Province 143.7° southeast 2,245 km
Gaziantep Gaziantep 171.6° south 1,755 km
Diyarbakır Diyarbakır Province 181.3° south 1,834 km
Adana Adana 164.7° south-southeast 1,784 km
Kayseri Kayseri 166.6° south-southeast 1,969 km
Konya Konya 156.9° south-southeast 1,960 km
Antalya Antalya 150.4° south-southeast 1,934 km
Eskişehir Eskişehir 153.9° south-southeast 2,224 km
Erzurum Erzurum 184.3° south 2,060 km
Malatya Malatya 175.2° south 1,888 km
Van Van 191.2° south 1,929 km
Batman Batman 184.3° south 1,835 km
Şanlıurfa Şanlıurfa 176.5° south 1,754 km
Elazığ Elazığ 178.1° south 1,919 km
Antakya Hatay 166.8° south-southeast 1,682 km
Samsun Samsun 170.5° south 2,232 km
Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş 170.4° south 1,819 km
Uşak Uşak 149.6° south-southeast 2,161 km
Alanya Antalya 153.6° south-southeast 1,844 km
Tarsus Mersin 163.2° south-southeast 1,788 km
Aksaray Aksaray 161.9° south-southeast 1,965 km
Denizli Denizli 147.4° south-southeast 2,090 km

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Turkey at a glance

Which direction is the Qibla from Turkey?
Between 143.7° and 191.2° from true north, depending on the city: roughly south-southeast.
How far is Turkey from the Kaaba?
From 1,682 km in Antakya to 2,405 km in Istanbul, along the shortest path over the globe.

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City names and coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).