<page_title> List of largest cities and towns in Turkey </page_title> <section_title> Cities and Towns with more than 7,000 inhabitants </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Istanbul <col_header> City or Town </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ankara <col_header> City or Town </col_header> </cell> <cell> 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> İzmir <col_header> City or Town </col_header> </cell> </table>
İzmir is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara.