Kansas City is about 7 times smaller than Istanbul.

Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, while Kansas City (map shows its 145 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 815 sq km, making Kansas City 15.25% the size of Istanbul.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Istanbul vs. Kansas City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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