
As a candidate country of the European Union, Turkey (TR) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Defined in 2002 in agreement between Eurostat and the Turkish authorities, Turkey's NUTS classifications are officially termed statistical regions, as Turkey is not a member of the EU and Eurostat only defines NUTS for member states. The three NUTS levels are:NUTS-1: 12 Regions NUTS-2: 26 Subregions NUTS-3: 81 Provinces

The Aegean Region (TR3) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Central Anatolia Region (TR7) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Central East Anatolia Region (TRB) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The East Black Sea Region (TR9) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The East Marmara Region (TR4) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Istanbul Region (TR1) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Mediterranean Region (TR6) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Northeast Anatolia Region (TRA) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The Southeast Anatolia Region (TRC) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The West Anatolia Region (TR5) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The West Black Sea Region (TR8) is a statistical region in Turkey.

The West Marmara Region (TR2) is a statistical region in Turkey.