AÄŸrı is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of AÄŸrı Province and AÄŸrı District. Its population is 120,390. It was form…AÄŸrı is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of AÄŸrı Province and AÄŸrı District. Its population is 120,390. It was formerly known as Karaköse. In the early Turkish republican period and until 1946, it was officially known as Karakilise. the city is now named after AÄŸrı, the Turkish name of Mount Ararat.