Isparta Province () is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. Its area is 8,946 km2, and its population is 445,325 (2022), up from 434,771 in 1990. The provincial capital is Isparta.
The province is well known for its apples, sour cherries, grapes, roses and rose products, and carpets. The best fertile lands are in the area named Uluborlu. The province is situated in the Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Area) of Turkey's Mediterranean Region and has many freshwater lakes.
Districts
Isparta province is divided into 13 districts (capital district in bold): Aksu Atabey Eğirdir Gelendost Gönen Isparta Keçiborlu Şarkikaraağaç Senirkent Sütçüler Uluborlu Yalvaç Yenişarbademli
Sites of interest
Kovada Lake and Kızıldağ National Parks, Isparta Gölcüğü, Çamyol and Kuyucak forest recreation areas, Eğirdir oak and Sütçüler forest conservation areas, Eğirdir, Uluborlu and Yalvaç castles, Antiochia in Pisidia and Apollonia antiquity cities, Ertokuş and Dündar Bey old theological schools (medrese), Isparta Hızır Bey, Kutlu Bey, Firdevs Bey, İplik, Eğirdir Hızır Bey, Barla Çaşnigir, Uluğbey Veli Baba mosques, Firdevs Bey Bazaar, Eğirdir Inn (caravansary), Ertokuş Hanı Inn, Baba Sultan Mousoleum, Isparta and Yalvaç Museums.
In 2020, the ancient 10 meters height rock mass of symbolic importance, which was in a village in Yalvaç district, was blown by treasure hunters.
Geography
Isparta lies in the northernmost part of the Pamphylian basin, wedged between the continental Bey Dağları and Anatolian blocks. This area is known as the Isparta Angle. The Isparta Angle is a result of the Anatolian Plate's rotation from the early Paleocene to the early Pliocene. This is a very seismically active area.
Economy
As of 2012, there are 178,162 hectares of agricultural land in Isparta province, of which 28.8% (37,184 ha) is used for fruit growing.
Isparta province accounts for 23.4% of all apple production in Turkey as of 2012. The majority of the province's apple production is done in three districts: Eğirdir, Gelendost, and Senirkent. Together, these three districts account for 73.2% of the province's apple production.