'''Bal?kesir Province''' is in northwestern Turkey.
It_fs divided between the following regions:
Northern Aegean (Akcay, Altinoluk, Ayvalik, Burhaniye, Edremit, Gure)
Southern Marmara (Balikesir (the provincial capital), Bandirma, Erdek, Gonen, Marmara Islands, Sindirgi)