Istanbul is about 21 times bigger than Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is approximately 249 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 2,045% larger than Milwaukee.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Milwaukee vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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