Türkiye

Country in Asia

In brief

Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Air passengers per year: 125.9M (2023). World rank 5 of 163; in Asia, 3 of 47. Patent applications by residents: 10,004 (2024). World rank 10 of 140; in Asia, 5 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: using the internet 53.7% → 89.8%, electricity use 2,930 → 3,873 (kWh per person), and electricity from fossil fuels 67.9% → 56.6%.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 89.8% 2025
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 108 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 23.4 2024
Internet domain: .tr

Energy

Access to electricity: 100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 3,873 2025
Renewable share of energy use: 12% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 35.4% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 56.6% 2025
Mains voltage: 230 V
Plug types: C, F

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 125,940,241 2023
Airports: 116 2025
Railways, km: 11,497 2018

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 1.4% 2023
Researchers per million people: 2,645 2023
Scientific articles per year: 50,180 2023
Patent applications by residents: 10,004 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 5.1% 2024