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Türkiye, essentials

Data as of 1 Oct 2026
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01

Power

Type C · F · 230 V
Plug types
Type C
Type F
Sockets in Türkiye
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
Not available yet
02

Money

₺ TRY
Currency
₺ Turkish LiraCode TRY
Converter
5,539.93TRY
1 EUR = 55.3993 TRYReference rate on 1 Oct 2026, European Central Bank. Approximate, for budgeting.
Price level
estimate Household consumption price level 45.0 (US = 100), 2025. A macro estimate (ICP), not a shopping basket.
03

Time

UTC+3
Local time
––:––Europe/Istanbul
Time zone
UTC+3No daylight saving time; the clocks never change.
From you
Computed in your browser from your device's clock and the IANA time zones.
04

Getting around

Drive on the right
Driving side
Drive on the right
Speed limits in
km/h
Measurements
Metric
Temperature
°C
05

Talk

Turkish
Official
Turkish
Spoken by
Turkish93%
English17%
Kurdish6%
Zaza1%
estimate Share of the population (Unicode CLDR estimates).
06

Call

+90
Calling code
+90
Emergency
112All emergencies, Police, Ambulance, Fire, Coast guard (at sea) · Single national emergency number (Ministry of Interior 112 Emergency Call Centres). It replaced the former 110 fire, 112 ambulance, 155 police, 156 gendarmerie, 122 AFAD, 177 forest-fire and 158 coast-guard numbers; free of charge.
Each number is checked against an official source.
07

Go

Official links
Visa rules

Coming later: needs a human-written, sourced note. Until then, use the official entry links above.

08

When

Climate · holidays
Climate
-5°5°15°25°1000 mmJFMAMJJASONDWarmest Aug 22.9 °C · coldest Jan 0.2 °C · wettest Dec 77 mm. Monthly normals 1991–2020.
Show the values
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
°C0.21.65.510.315.019.422.822.918.913.77.12.2
mm746366616038171523495977
Next holidays
  • Thu, 29 Oct 2026Republic Day · Cumhuriyet Bayramı
  • Fri, 1 Jan 2027New Year's Day · Yılbaşı
  • Tue, 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr · Ramazan Bayramı
  • Wed, 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr · Ramazan Bayramı
Public holidays · School holidays on NextBreak
09

Formats

1.10.2026 · A4
Dates
1.10.2026Example: 1 Oct 2026, written the local way.
Week starts
Monday
Numbers
1.234,5
Paper
A4
Weekend
Saturday – Sunday
10

Basics

Ankara · .tr
Capital
Ankara
Population
85.9m2025
Area
785,350 km²2024
Government
Presidential republicHead of state: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · since 28 Aug 2014 human review pendingHead of government: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan · since 24 Jun 2018 human review pendingOffice-holders from Wikidata.
Internet domain
.tr
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Türkiye on the map

Capital
Ankara
Area
785,350 km² 2024
Density
111 2024
Urban
89.5% 2025
Forest
29.5% 2024
Time zone
UTC+3
Population structure

10.6% are 65 or older

Age groups as a share of each sex, 2025.

80+70-7460-6450-5440-4430-3420-2410-140-4MenWomen
Show the values
AgeMen %Women %
0–46.36.0
5–97.47.1
10–147.87.5
15–197.47.0
20–247.47.0
25–298.17.7
30–347.77.4
35–397.57.3
40–447.67.4
45–497.47.4
50–546.16.1
55–595.45.4
60–644.85.1
65–693.63.9
70–742.83.3
75–791.62.2
80+1.32.4
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Trends since 2000

Each line runs from the first to the latest year available; the dot marks the latest value.

01
Population2000–2025 · ranks #7 of 43 (2025)
85.9m2025
02
Life expectancy at birth2000–2024 · ranks #32 of 43 (2024)
77.42024
03
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity2000–2025 · ranks #33 of 42 (2025)
$45,2882025
04
Inflation, consumer prices2000–2025 · ranks #1 of 42 (2025)
34.9%2025
05
Unemployment rate2000–2025 · ranks #38 of 43 (2025)
8.5%2025
06
Carbon dioxide emissions per person2000–2024 · ranks #21 of 43 (2024)
5.38 t2024
Rank · GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025

#33 of 42 Full ranking →

#1#42
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Economy & society

Economy
Gross domestic product$1.6tn2025 · ranking
GDP per capita$18,5992025 · ranking
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity$45,2882025 · ranking
GDP growth3.6%2025 · ranking
Inflation, consumer prices34.9%2025 · ranking
Unemployment rate8.5%2025 · ranking
Price level of household consumption45.02025 · ranking
Trade (exports plus imports)49.9%2025 · ranking
Current health expenditure4.3%2023 · ranking
Society
Population85.9m2025 · ranking
Population growth0.42%2025 · ranking
Population density1112024 · ranking
Urban population89.5%2025 · ranking
Median age estimate33.52025 · ranking
Population aged 65 and over10.6%2025 · ranking
Life expectancy at birth77.42024 · ranking
Fertility rate1.482024 · ranking
Infant mortality rate8.02024 · ranking
Net migration-258.2k2025 · ranking
International migrant stock8.1%2024 · ranking
Surface area785,350 km²2024 · ranking
Forest area29.5%2024 · ranking
Protected areas5.7%2025 · ranking
GDP at purchasing power parity$3.9tn2025 · ranking
GNI per capita (Atlas method)$16,3002025 · ranking
Labour force participation rate54.4%2025 · ranking
Foreign direct investment, net inflows0.8%2025 · ranking
Human Development Index0.8532023 · ranking
Maternal mortality ratio152023 · ranking
Government expenditure on education3.1%2022 · ranking
Individuals using the internet89.8%2025 · ranking
Mobile cellular subscriptions107.82024 · ranking
Access to electricity100.0%2024 · ranking
Clean electricity share43.3%2025 · ranking
Carbon dioxide emissions per person5.38 t2024 · ranking
Total greenhouse gas emissions579.5 Mt2024 · ranking
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)26.42023 · ranking
Government effectiveness0.032025 · ranking
Control of corruption-0.532025 · ranking
Rule of law-0.812025 · ranking
Corruption Perceptions Index312025 · ranking
Liberal democracy index0.112025 · ranking
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Memberships, in order

From the organisations' official member lists.

  1. 1945UNJoined 24 Oct 1945
  2. 1952NATOMember since 1952
  3. 1960OECDMember since 1960
  4. —G20Member (start date not verified)
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Compare Türkiye with

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Sources for this page

Where every figure comes from

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  • The World Bank: World Development Indicators (original producer named per indicator), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • UN DESA Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Biennial (next edition 2027); pulled monthly
  • UNDP Human Development Report Office, HDR 2025 data, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Yearly report; pulled monthly
  • Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators (aggregate estimates only), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (September); pulled monthly
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 by Transparency International is licensed under CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (February); pulled monthly
  • V-Dem v16 via Our World in Data, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (March); pulled monthly
  • CountryInfo, human-verified from the official sources listed per item · CountryInfo editorial content · refreshed: Reviewed monthly; numbers every 6 months
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) 48.2, © Unicode, Inc., Unicode License v3 · Unicode License v3 · refreshed: Per CLDR release
  • Wikidata (CC0); human review pending for office-holders · CC0 1.0 · refreshed: Pulled monthly
  • World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CRU TS 4.08 climatology 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Static normals; pulled monthly
  • python-holidays 0.106, © Vacanza Team and contributors, MIT licence · MIT · refreshed: Generated monthly
  • Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates (via frankfurter.dev) · ECB reuse with source acknowledgement · refreshed: Rate on the 1st of each month (monthly release)
  • Practical facts (plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers, links) checked by a person against official sources on 15 Oct 2026.

Country, language and currency names come from Unicode CLDR (250 territories).