Map of Turkey in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Turkey in Shapefile: 781 671 km of roads, 15% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Turkey: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Turkey is about 2.5 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in Turkey
3,087,828 buildings (285,768 residential, 11,691 commercial, 53,680 industrial, 40,545 religious), 781,671.4 km of roads, 291,344 points of interest, 200 landmarks.
The area covers 856,334 km², with about 4 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 268,684.3 km, tertiary roads 236,098.0 km, unclassified roads 110,002.7 km.
14.9% of the area is green space.
The map marks 7,405 parks and 5,350 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 17,103, pharmacies — 23,974, supermarkets — 13,822.
Public transport: 35,405 bus stops, 2,201 tram stops, 317 metro stations, 998 rail stations.
Main streets: Atatürk Caddesi, Atatürk Bulvarı, Atatürk Caddesi, Şırnak-Hakkari yolu, Atatürk Bulvarı
Landmarks: İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi, Antik Roma Köprüsü, Ethnographic museum, Beyazıt Türk Hamam Kültürü Müzesi, Samsun Graffiti House
How to use Shapefile for Turkey
- Select the Turkey map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Turkey
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
