Map of Malatya, Turkey

Malatya is the administrative centre of Malatya, Turkey, with a population of about 750,491. It lies at 38.3502°N, 38.3167°E. Malatya is about 502 km (312 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Adıyaman, 65 km to the south.

Malatya at a glance

Where is Malatya?

• The 15th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Malatya

• Adıyaman — 65 km south
• Kâhta — 68 km southeast
• Besni — 83 km southwest
• Akçapınar — 86 km northeast
• Elazığ — 87 km northeast
• Elbistan — 99 km west
• Siverek — 110 km southeast
• Ergani — 126 km east
• Tunceli — 135 km northeast
• Şanlıurfa — 138 km south

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.