TÜİK releases data for the first time: Turkey's wealthiest and poorest places identified
TÜİK has released the socioeconomic status of households in Turkey for the first time. According to the data, only 1.1 percent of the population is in the top group. Ankara's Çankaya district ranks at the top, while Giresun's Çamoluk district is at the bottom of the list.
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The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has shared with the public the Socioeconomic Status (SES) score, prepared by taking into account the income, education, and occupation information of households. This study, which covers more than 26 million households, has mapped out Turkey's socioeconomic landscape on a provincial and district basis.
The reference year for the report, which was prepared using 2022, 2023, and 2024 data, was set as 2023.
ONLY 1.1 PERCENT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
According to the study, only 1.1 percent of households in Turkey are at the highest level. The distribution is as follows:
11.0% upper level
16.4% upper-lower level
19.7% upper-middle level
16.5% lower-middle level
18.6% lower level
16.7% lowest level
ISTANBUL, ANKARA, AND IZMIR STAND OUT AMONG PROVINCES
According to the data, of the households in the highest and upper levels:
28.6% are in Istanbul,
11.5% are in Ankara,
6.7% are in Izmir,
3.9% are in Bursa,
3.3% are in Antalya.
Looking at the details on a provincial basis:
Ankara: 2.5% of households are at the highest level, 16.5% at the upper level, and 20% at the upper-lower level.
Istanbul: 2.4% of households are at the highest level, 16.4% at the upper level, and 19% at the upper-lower level.
Izmir: 1.2% of households are at the highest level, 12.4% at the upper level, and 17.6% at the upper-lower level.
ÇANKAYA AT THE TOP, FOLLOWED BY KADIKÖY AND BEŞİKTAŞ
In the assessment conducted on a district basis, Ankara's Çankaya district had the highest SES score. 4.1% of households in the highest and upper-level group live in Çankaya.
Here is that list:
Çankaya (Ankara)
Kadıköy (Istanbul)
Beşiktaş (Istanbul)
Etimesgut (Ankara)
Nilüfer (Bursa)
Bakırköy (Istanbul)
Güzelbahçe (Izmir)
LOWEST DISTRICT: GİRESUN ÇAMOLUK
At the bottom of the list is the Çamoluk district of Giresun. Other districts with the lowest SES scores were listed as Derebucak (Konya), Doğanşar (Sivas), Felahiye (Kayseri), Dikmen (Sinop), Pınarbaşı (Kastamonu), and Bayramören (Çankırı).