Istanbul Province Istanbul Province Istanbul Province (), also the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ("İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi") is a province of Turkey. It has an area of and is located in the Marmara region in the north-west of the country, bordered by Tekirdağ Province to the west and Kocaeli Province to the east. The Bosphorus Strait between the Black Sea to the north and the Sea of Marmara to the south divides Istanbul Province into European and Asian sides, which makes it one of only two transcontinental provinces in Turkey, along with Çanakkale Province. Istanbul Province has a population of 14,804,116 as of 2016,
The Union Church of Istanbul Church celebrated 150 years of worshipping in the Dutch Chapel. In 1866, a Covenant and Creed was written and signed by 17 members, the name was also decided to be "The Evangelical Union Church of Pera". The name was changed in 1966 to its current name, "The Union Church of Istanbul". Today the church prays for King Willem-Alexander every week, in gratitude for the use of the chapel. As of April 2015, the congregation was made up of 101 confessing members, and 141 registered attendees. Union Church of Istanbul Webpage The Union Church of Istanbul The Union Church of Istanbul