Gaziantep
Metropolitan municipality in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey Gaziantep Metropolitan municipality Clockwise from top left: Gaziantep zoo; a view of the city center; Kamil Ocak Stadium; Uğur Plaza Hotel. Gaziantep Location of Gaziantep within Turkey. Coordinates: 37°04′N 37°23′E / 37.067°N 37.383°E / 37.067; 37.383 Coordinates: 37°04′N 37°23′E / 37.067°N 37.383°E / 37.067; 37.383 Country Turkey Region Southeastern Anatolia Province Gaziantep Government • Mayor Fatma Şahin (AKP) Area • Total 7.642 km 2 (2.951 sq mi) Population (2014) • Total 1,556,381 (estimate, last Census [2,000CE] = 603,434) • Density 212/km 2 (550/sq mi) Time zone FET (UTC+3) Postal code 27x xx Area code(s) 342 & 343 Licence plate 27 Website www.gaziantep-bld.gov.tr Gaziantep ( Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaːˈzianˌtep] ), previously and still informally called Antep ( pronounced [anˈtep] ; Armenian: Այնթապ , Kurdish: Dîlok ), is a city in the western part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia ...