Istanbul is about 33 times bigger than Akron.

Akron is approximately 160 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 3,231% larger than Akron.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Akron vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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