Qibla direction in Türkiye
The Qibla in Türkiye lies towards the south. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 141.6° in Turgutreis to 195.8° in Şemdinli, and the Kaaba is between 1,672 km and 2,572 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 400 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Türkiye can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 54.2°. Samandağ is the closest to the Kaaba (1,672 km) and Edirne the farthest (2,572 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 160.1°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Türkiye: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Ankara?
160.1° from true north, towards the south, 2,160 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Türkiye is closest to Makkah?
Samandağ, 1,672 km from the Kaaba, among the 400 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana | 164.7° | south | 1,784 km |
| Adapazarı | 154.8° | south-east | 2,328 km |
| Adilcevaz | 189.0° | south | 1,952 km |
| Adıyaman | 174.9° | south | 1,823 km |
| Afşin | 170.7° | south | 1,892 km |
| Afyonkarahisar | 152.6° | south-east | 2,121 km |
| Ağrı | 189.5° | south | 2,057 km |
| Ahlat | 188.3° | south | 1,943 km |
| Aivali | 144.1° | south-east | 2,349 km |
| Akçaabat | 179.3° | south | 2,179 km |
| Akçakale | 176.9° | south | 1,702 km |
| Akçakoca | 156.9° | south-east | 2,335 km |
| Akçapınar | 177.3° | south | 1,950 km |
| Akdağmadeni | 168.4° | south | 2,062 km |
| Akhisar | 146.1° | south-east | 2,256 km |
| Aksaray | 161.9° | south | 1,965 km |
| Akşehir | 154.5° | south-east | 2,048 km |
| Akyazı | 155.2° | south-east | 2,311 km |
| Akyurt | 161.0° | south | 2,176 km |
| Alaca | 165.8° | south | 2,137 km |
| Alanya | 153.6° | south-east | 1,844 km |
| Alaplı | 157.6° | south | 2,336 km |
| Alaşehir | 146.9° | south-east | 2,171 km |
| Aliağa | 143.9° | south-east | 2,288 km |
| Altınşehir | 174.7° | south | 1,821 km |
| Amasya | 168.8° | south | 2,171 km |
| Anamur | 155.5° | south-east | 1,765 km |
| Ankara | 160.1° | south | 2,160 km |
| Antakya | 166.8° | south | 1,682 km |
| Antalya | 150.4° | south-east | 1,934 km |
| Araklı | 180.6° | south | 2,170 km |
| Ardahan | 187.9° | south | 2,206 km |
| Ardeşen | 183.2° | south | 2,201 km |
| Arhavi | 184.0° | south | 2,220 km |
| Arnavutköy | 151.3° | south-east | 2,432 km |
| Arsin | 180.3° | south | 2,172 km |
| Arsuz | 166.1° | south | 1,710 km |
| Artvin | 185.5° | south | 2,205 km |
| Aşkale | 182.5° | south | 2,059 km |
| Ataşehir | 151.9° | south-east | 2,397 km |
| Ayas | 166.0° | south | 1,750 km |
| Aydin | 144.4° | south-east | 2,158 km |
| Babaeski | 147.9° | south-east | 2,525 km |
| Bafra | 169.5° | south | 2,270 km |
| Bağcılar | 151.4° | south-east | 2,413 km |
| Bahçelievler | 151.3° | south-east | 2,409 km |
| Balıkesir | 147.3° | south-east | 2,322 km |
| Banaz | 150.6° | south-east | 2,152 km |
| Bandırma | 148.5° | south-east | 2,384 km |
| Bartın | 160.4° | south | 2,355 km |
| Başakşehir | 151.3° | south-east | 2,422 km |
| Baskil | 176.8° | south | 1,909 km |
| Batman | 184.3° | south | 1,835 km |
| Bayburt | 181.1° | south | 2,095 km |
| Bayındır | 144.6° | south-east | 2,202 km |
| Belek | 151.4° | south-east | 1,914 km |
| Belen | 167.2° | south | 1,712 km |
| Bergama | 144.9° | south-east | 2,307 km |
| Beşikdüzü | 178.4° | south | 2,183 km |
| Besni | 173.5° | south | 1,819 km |
| Beykonak | 148.3° | south-east | 1,896 km |
| Beylikduzu | 150.8° | south-east | 2,416 km |
| Beypazarı | 157.9° | south | 2,214 km |
| Beyşehir | 154.4° | south-east | 1,968 km |
| Biga | 146.6° | south-east | 2,406 km |
| Bilecik | 153.0° | south-east | 2,280 km |
| Bingoel | 182.1° | south | 1,943 km |
| Birecik | 173.6° | south | 1,744 km |
| Bismil | 182.7° | south | 1,828 km |
| Bitlis | 187.2° | south | 1,901 km |
| Bodrum | 142.0° | south-east | 2,108 km |
| Bolu | 157.7° | south | 2,283 km |
| Bolvadin | 153.9° | south-east | 2,097 km |
| Bor | 163.1° | south | 1,900 km |
| Bornova | 144.0° | south-east | 2,246 km |
| Boyabat | 166.4° | south | 2,279 km |
| Bozova | 175.6° | south | 1,777 km |
| Bozüyük | 152.8° | south-east | 2,255 km |
| Bozyazı | 156.0° | south-east | 1,763 km |
| Bucak | 151.0° | south-east | 1,992 km |
| Bulancak | 175.6° | south | 2,175 km |
| Bulanık | 187.5° | south | 1,978 km |
| Burdur | 150.5° | south-east | 2,030 km |
| Burhaniye | 145.0° | south-east | 2,352 km |
| Bursa | 150.8° | south-east | 2,323 km |
| Büyükçekmece | 150.7° | south-east | 2,422 km |
| Çağlayancerit | 171.6° | south | 1,831 km |
| Çan | 145.9° | south-east | 2,397 km |
| Çanakkale | 144.7° | south-east | 2,439 km |
| Çankaya | 160.2° | south | 2,160 km |
| Çankırı | 162.8° | south | 2,211 km |
| Çarşamba | 171.5° | south | 2,218 km |
| Çat | 183.4° | south | 2,026 km |
| Çatalca | 150.6° | south-east | 2,439 km |
| Çay | 153.7° | south-east | 2,086 km |
| Çaycuma | 159.5° | south | 2,340 km |
| Çayeli | 182.5° | south | 2,188 km |
| Çerkeş | 161.1° | south | 2,253 km |
| Çerkezköy | 149.7° | south-east | 2,472 km |
| Çermik | 178.8° | south | 1,859 km |
| Çeşme | 141.6° | south-east | 2,282 km |
| Ceyhan | 166.3° | south | 1,777 km |
| Ceylanpınar | 180.8° | south | 1,715 km |
| Çiğli | 143.7° | south-east | 2,256 km |
| Cimin | 179.6° | south | 2,033 km |
| Çine | 144.6° | south-east | 2,126 km |
| Cizre | 188.0° | south | 1,783 km |
| Cordaleo | 143.7° | south-east | 2,250 km |
| Çorlu | 149.1° | south-east | 2,469 km |
| Çorum | 166.3° | south | 2,176 km |
| Çubuk | 160.9° | south | 2,189 km |
| Çubuklu | 152.0° | south-east | 2,410 km |
| Çumra | 157.3° | south-east | 1,920 km |
| Dalaman | 145.0° | south-east | 2,011 km |
| Darende | 172.7° | south | 1,917 km |
| Dargeçit | 186.3° | south | 1,802 km |
| Demirci | 148.3° | south-east | 2,230 km |
| Denizciler | 167.4° | south | 1,728 km |
| Denizli | 147.4° | south-east | 2,090 km |
| Derince | 153.3° | south-east | 2,348 km |
| Develi | 166.4° | south | 1,932 km |
| Devrek | 159.0° | south | 2,322 km |
| Didim | 142.2° | south-east | 2,148 km |
| Dinar | 150.7° | south-east | 2,069 km |
| Diyadin | 191.4° | south | 2,047 km |
| Diyarbakır | 181.3° | south | 1,834 km |
| Doğubeyazıt | 192.6° | south | 2,056 km |
| Dörtyol | 167.6° | south | 1,749 km |
| Dursunbey | 149.0° | south-east | 2,283 km |
| Düzce | 156.7° | south-east | 2,308 km |
| Edirne | 147.0° | south-east | 2,572 km |
| Edremit | 145.2° | south-east | 2,358 km |
| Eğirdir | 152.3° | south-east | 2,022 km |
| Elâzığ | 178.1° | south | 1,919 km |
| Elbistan | 171.6° | south | 1,883 km |
| Elmadağ | 161.2° | south | 2,150 km |
| Elmalı | 147.9° | south-east | 1,953 km |
| Emet | 150.2° | south-east | 2,232 km |
| Emirdağ | 154.6° | south-east | 2,124 km |
| Erbaa | 170.9° | south | 2,162 km |
| Erciş | 190.8° | south | 1,986 km |
| Erdek | 148.1° | south-east | 2,397 km |
| Erdemli | 161.0° | south | 1,771 km |
| Ereğli | 157.8° | south | 2,345 km |
| Ergani | 179.8° | south | 1,873 km |
| Ermenek | 156.5° | south-east | 1,820 km |
| Erzin | 167.5° | south | 1,762 km |
| Erzincan | 179.0° | south | 2,037 km |
| Erzurum | 184.3° | south | 2,060 km |
| Esenler | 151.4° | south-east | 2,413 km |
| Esenyurt | 150.9° | south-east | 2,419 km |
| Eskişehir | 153.9° | south-east | 2,224 km |
| Ezine | 144.0° | south-east | 2,409 km |
| Fatsa | 173.6° | south | 2,191 km |
| Ferizli | 155.1° | south-east | 2,342 km |
| Fethiye | 145.6° | south-east | 1,983 km |
| Foça | 143.2° | south-east | 2,288 km |
| Gaziantep | 171.6° | south | 1,755 km |
| Gazipaşa | 154.2° | south-east | 1,804 km |
| Gebze | 152.4° | south-east | 2,367 km |
| Gediz | 150.0° | south-east | 2,192 km |
| Gelibolu | 145.6° | south-east | 2,449 km |
| Gemerek | 168.7° | south | 2,007 km |
| Gemlik | 151.3° | south-east | 2,341 km |
| Genç | 182.3° | south | 1,928 km |
| Gerede | 159.3° | south | 2,272 km |
| Geyve | 154.2° | south-east | 2,305 km |
| Giresun | 176.0° | south | 2,172 km |
| Göksun | 169.2° | south | 1,873 km |
| Gölbaşı | 159.9° | south | 2,148 km |
| Gölbaşı | 172.8° | south | 1,831 km |
| Gölcük | 153.3° | south-east | 2,343 km |
| Gönen | 147.4° | south-east | 2,375 km |
| Görele | 177.7° | south | 2,182 km |
| Görükle | 150.3° | south-east | 2,335 km |
| Gümüşhane | 179.0° | south | 2,117 km |
| Gürgentepe | 173.8° | south | 2,164 km |
| Güroymak | 186.9° | south | 1,919 km |
| Gürsu | 151.2° | south-east | 2,319 km |
| Hacılar | 166.4° | south | 1,960 km |
| Hadim | 155.6° | south-east | 1,871 km |
| Hakkari | 192.9° | south | 1,835 km |
| Havza | 168.5° | south | 2,209 km |
| Hayrabolu | 147.6° | south-east | 2,504 km |
| Hendek | 155.6° | south-east | 2,318 km |
| Heraclea | 161.1° | south | 1,874 km |
| Hilvan | 177.1° | south | 1,799 km |
| Hıdırbey | 166.7° | south | 1,683 km |
| Hınıs | 185.6° | south | 2,002 km |
| Hopa | 184.3° | south | 2,225 km |
| Horasan | 186.8° | south | 2,082 km |
| İdil | 187.0° | south | 1,780 km |
| Iğdır | 192.2° | south | 2,096 km |
| Ilgın | 155.8° | south-east | 2,022 km |
| İmamoğlu | 166.0° | south | 1,807 km |
| İncirliova | 144.2° | south-east | 2,165 km |
| İnegöl | 151.8° | south-east | 2,293 km |
| İskenderun | 167.2° | south | 1,723 km |
| İskilip | 165.2° | south | 2,206 km |
| Isparta | 151.3° | south-east | 2,024 km |
| Istanbul | 151.6° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Izmir | 143.7° | south-east | 2,245 km |
| İzmit | 153.6° | south-east | 2,344 km |
| Kadirli | 167.5° | south | 1,810 km |
| Kağızman | 189.5° | south | 2,107 km |
| Kahramanmaraş | 170.4° | south | 1,819 km |
| Kâhta | 176.0° | south | 1,823 km |
| Kaman | 162.0° | south | 2,077 km |
| Kandıra | 154.5° | south-east | 2,367 km |
| Karabük | 160.7° | south | 2,301 km |
| Karacabey | 149.2° | south-east | 2,354 km |
| Karaçoban | 186.9° | south | 2,004 km |
| Karakoçan | 180.6° | south | 1,949 km |
| Karaman | 158.2° | south | 1,864 km |
| Karamürsel | 152.8° | south-east | 2,349 km |
| Karapınar | 159.8° | south | 1,909 km |
| Karasu | 155.8° | south-east | 2,351 km |
| Karasu Mahallesi | 156.0° | south-east | 2,344 km |
| Kars | 189.2° | south | 2,154 km |
| Kastamonu | 163.8° | south | 2,291 km |
| Kavaklı | 150.2° | south-east | 2,440 km |
| Kayseri | 166.6° | south | 1,969 km |
| Kazan | 160.0° | south | 2,198 km |
| Kelkit | 178.9° | south | 2,080 km |
| Kemalpaşa | 144.4° | south-east | 2,232 km |
| Kemer | 149.5° | south-east | 1,910 km |
| Keskin | 162.0° | south | 2,113 km |
| Kestel | 151.2° | south-east | 2,317 km |
| Kestel | 153.8° | south-east | 1,837 km |
| Kilis | 170.5° | south | 1,721 km |
| Kireçocağı | 164.4° | south | 1,793 km |
| Kirikkale | 161.8° | south | 2,134 km |
| Kırıkhan | 167.7° | south | 1,710 km |
| Kırkağaç | 146.0° | south-east | 2,282 km |
| Kırklareli | 148.6° | south-east | 2,548 km |
| Kırşehir | 163.1° | south | 2,043 km |
| Kızılcahamam | 160.1° | south | 2,224 km |
| Kızıltepe | 182.6° | south | 1,755 km |
| Konakli | 153.4° | south-east | 1,853 km |
| Konya | 156.9° | south-east | 1,960 km |
| Körfez | 153.2° | south-east | 2,350 km |
| Korgan | 173.1° | south | 2,170 km |
| Korkuteli | 149.2° | south-east | 1,972 km |
| Kovancılar | 180.1° | south | 1,923 km |
| Kozan | 166.7° | south | 1,824 km |
| Kozluk | 185.3° | south | 1,871 km |
| Küçükçekmece | 151.1° | south-east | 2,412 km |
| Kula | 147.5° | south-east | 2,183 km |
| Kulp | 183.7° | south | 1,902 km |
| Kulu | 159.9° | south | 2,068 km |
| Kumru | 172.9° | south | 2,176 km |
| Kurtalan | 186.1° | south | 1,844 km |
| Kusadasi | 143.0° | south-east | 2,190 km |
| Kütahya | 152.1° | south-east | 2,210 km |
| Lice | 182.6° | south | 1,896 km |
| Lüleburgaz | 148.4° | south-east | 2,511 km |
| Mahmutlar | 153.8° | south-east | 1,835 km |
| Malatya | 175.2° | south | 1,888 km |
| Malazgirt | 188.2° | south | 1,988 km |
| Malkara | 146.8° | south-east | 2,483 km |
| Maltepe | 151.9° | south-east | 2,391 km |
| Manavgat | 152.3° | south-east | 1,891 km |
| Manisa | 144.7° | south-east | 2,249 km |
| Mardin | 183.1° | south | 1,769 km |
| Marmaris | 143.8° | south-east | 2,046 km |
| Menderes | 143.4° | south-east | 2,231 km |
| Menemen | 143.8° | south-east | 2,266 km |
| Merkezefendi | 147.4° | south-east | 2,095 km |
| Mersin | 162.3° | south | 1,783 km |
| Merzifon | 167.9° | south | 2,202 km |
| Midyat | 185.1° | south | 1,785 km |
| Miepherkeim | 183.8° | south | 1,862 km |
| Milas | 143.4° | south-east | 2,113 km |
| Mucur | 163.6° | south | 2,029 km |
| Mudanya | 150.6° | south-east | 2,347 km |
| Muğla | 144.7° | south-east | 2,074 km |
| Muratpaşa | 150.6° | south-east | 1,930 km |
| Muş | 185.2° | south | 1,931 km |
| Mustafakemalpaşa | 149.1° | south-east | 2,335 km |
| Mut | 158.2° | south | 1,802 km |
| Nallıhan | 156.5° | south-east | 2,235 km |
| Narlıca | 167.0° | south | 1,684 km |
| Nazilli | 145.7° | south-east | 2,140 km |
| Nevşehir | 164.2° | south | 1,974 km |
| Nicaea | 152.7° | south-east | 2,319 km |
| Niğde | 163.5° | south | 1,905 km |
| Niksar | 171.9° | south | 2,149 km |
| Nilufer | 150.5° | south-east | 2,330 km |
| Nisibis | 184.8° | south | 1,745 km |
| Nizip | 173.0° | south | 1,744 km |
| Oba | 153.8° | south-east | 1,842 km |
| Ödemiş | 145.4° | south-east | 2,186 km |
| Of | 181.2° | south | 2,171 km |
| Oltu | 186.1° | south | 2,135 km |
| Ordu | 174.6° | south | 2,182 km |
| Orhangazi | 151.8° | south-east | 2,341 km |
| Ortaca | 145.0° | south-east | 2,020 km |
| Ortaköy | 162.3° | south | 2,003 km |
| Osmancık | 166.2° | south | 2,225 km |
| Osmaneli | 153.3° | south-east | 2,301 km |
| Osmaniye | 167.8° | south | 1,774 km |
| Pasinler | 185.4° | south | 2,071 km |
| Patnos | 189.2° | south | 2,000 km |
| Pazarcık | 171.5° | south | 1,803 km |
| Polatlı | 157.9° | south | 2,147 km |
| Reyhanlı | 168.3° | south | 1,681 km |
| Rize | 181.9° | south | 2,180 km |
| Safranbolu | 160.9° | south | 2,304 km |
| Salihli | 146.2° | south-east | 2,201 km |
| Samandağ | 166.1° | south | 1,672 km |
| Samsun | 170.5° | south | 2,232 km |
| Sancaktepe | 152.2° | south-east | 2,394 km |
| Sandıklı | 151.5° | south-east | 2,104 km |
| Sanliurfa | 176.5° | south | 1,754 km |
| Sapanca | 154.3° | south-east | 2,324 km |
| Sarayköy | 147.3° | south-east | 2,112 km |
| Sarigerme | 144.7° | south-east | 2,011 km |
| Sarıkamış | 187.9° | south | 2,118 km |
| Şarkîkaraağaç | 154.0° | south-east | 2,022 km |
| Şarkışla | 169.8° | south | 2,020 km |
| Şebinkarahisar | 176.0° | south | 2,102 km |
| Seferihisar | 142.6° | south-east | 2,242 km |
| Selçuk | 143.5° | south-east | 2,192 km |
| Şemdinli | 195.8° | south | 1,824 km |
| Senirkent | 151.8° | south-east | 2,057 km |
| Şereflikoçhisar | 161.1° | south | 2,038 km |
| Serik | 151.6° | south-east | 1,918 km |
| Serinhisar | 147.6° | south-east | 2,064 km |
| Serinyol | 167.1° | south | 1,698 km |
| Seydişehir | 154.4° | south-east | 1,937 km |
| Siirt | 186.9° | south | 1,847 km |
| Şile | 153.3° | south-east | 2,397 km |
| Silifke | 159.5° | south | 1,758 km |
| Siliviri | 150.0° | south-east | 2,441 km |
| Silopi | 188.9° | south | 1,778 km |
| Simav | 149.1° | south-east | 2,219 km |
| Sinop | 167.8° | south | 2,332 km |
| Şişli | 151.7° | south-east | 2,410 km |
| Sivas | 171.7° | south | 2,055 km |
| Siverek | 178.3° | south | 1,817 km |
| Şırnak | 188.8° | south | 1,807 km |
| Söke | 143.2° | south-east | 2,172 km |
| Soma | 146.0° | south-east | 2,292 km |
| Sorgun | 166.5° | south | 2,091 km |
| Sultanbeyli | 152.2° | south-east | 2,389 km |
| Sultangazi | 151.5° | south-east | 2,419 km |
| Suluova | 168.4° | south | 2,194 km |
| Sungurlu | 164.5° | south | 2,147 km |
| Sürmene | 180.8° | south | 2,167 km |
| Suruç | 175.1° | south | 1,735 km |
| Suşehri | 175.0° | south | 2,090 km |
| Susurluk | 148.3° | south-east | 2,334 km |
| Talas | 166.8° | south | 1,963 km |
| Tarsus | 163.2° | south | 1,788 km |
| Taşköprü | 165.0° | south | 2,295 km |
| Taşova | 170.2° | south | 2,175 km |
| Tatvan | 187.8° | south | 1,913 km |
| Tavşanlı | 151.0° | south-east | 2,241 km |
| Tekirdağ | 148.2° | south-east | 2,464 km |
| Tekkeköy | 170.8° | south | 2,223 km |
| Terme | 172.2° | south | 2,216 km |
| Tire | 144.6° | south-east | 2,185 km |
| Tirebolu | 177.2° | south | 2,180 km |
| Tokat Province | 170.7° | south | 2,123 km |
| Torbalı | 143.8° | south-east | 2,214 km |
| Tosya | 164.2° | south | 2,246 km |
| Trabzon | 179.7° | south | 2,177 km |
| Tunceli | 179.1° | south | 1,966 km |
| Turgutlu | 145.1° | south-east | 2,224 km |
| Turgutreis | 141.6° | south-east | 2,115 km |
| Turhal | 169.4° | south | 2,138 km |
| Ümraniye | 152.0° | south-east | 2,400 km |
| Ünye | 173.0° | south | 2,205 km |
| Ürgüp | 164.8° | south | 1,970 km |
| Urla | 142.7° | south-east | 2,257 km |
| Uşak | 149.6° | south-east | 2,161 km |
| Üsküdar | 151.7° | south-east | 2,405 km |
| Uzunköprü | 146.8° | south-east | 2,528 km |
| Vakfıkebir | 178.5° | south | 2,183 km |
| Van | 191.2° | south | 1,929 km |
| Varto | 185.0° | south | 1,980 km |
| Vezirköprü | 168.1° | south | 2,231 km |
| Viranşehir | 179.8° | south | 1,757 km |
| Withboiling | 157.0° | south-east | 2,296 km |
| Yahyalı | 165.7° | south | 1,904 km |
| Yakınca | 174.9° | south | 1,883 km |
| Yalova | 151.9° | south-east | 2,359 km |
| Yalvaç | 153.7° | south-east | 2,051 km |
| Yatağan | 144.3° | south-east | 2,097 km |
| Yenişehir | 152.3° | south-east | 2,305 km |
| Yerköy | 164.3° | south | 2,088 km |
| Yeşilli | 183.4° | south | 1,772 km |
| Yomra | 180.1° | south | 2,172 km |
| Yozgat | 165.4° | south | 2,100 km |
| Yüksekova | 194.7° | south | 1,846 km |
| Zekeriya | 152.0° | south-east | 2,422 km |
| Zeytinburnu | 151.4° | south-east | 2,407 km |
| Zile | 168.8° | south | 2,132 km |
| Zonguldak | 158.9° | south | 2,351 km |
| Zorlanae | 146.1° | south-east | 2,492 km |