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1965 Turkish census

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The 1965 Turkish census was held on October 24, 1965 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey. The 1965 census was the last census with information languages and ethnicities as afterwards, the Turkish Government prohibited their publication.[1]

Census in Turkey
YearPop.±%
1927 13,649,945—    
1935 16,188,767+18.6%
1940 17,820,950+10.1%
1945 18,790,174+5.4%
1950 20,947,188+11.5%
1955 24,064,763+14.9%
1960 27,754,820+15.3%
1965 31,391,421+13.1%
1970 35,605,176+13.4%
1975 40,347,719+13.3%
1980 44,736,957+10.9%
1985 50,664,458+13.2%
1990 56,473,035+11.5%
2000 67,803,927+20.1%
2007 70,586,256+4.1%
2008 71,517,100+1.3%
2009 72,561,312+1.5%
2010 73,722,988+1.6%
2011 74,724,269+1.4%
2012 75,627,384+1.2%
2013 76,667,864+1.4%
2014 77,695,904+1.3%
2015 78,741,053+1.3%
2016 79,814,871+1.4%
2017 80,810,525+1.2%
2018 82,003,882+1.5%
2019 83,154,997+1.4%
2020 83,614,362+0.6%
2021 84,680,273+1.3%
2022 85,279,553+0.7%

Population by district

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total population no rate urban % rural % man % woman %
Turkey 31,391,421 10,805,817 34,42% 20,585,604 65,58% 15,996,964 50,96% 15,394,457 49,04%
Adana 902,712 5 2,88% 422,298 46,78% 480,414 53,22% 466,032 51,63% 436,680 48,37%
Adıyaman 267,288 47 0,85% 51,463 19,25% 215,825 80,75% 136,615 51,11% 130,673 48,89%
Afyonkarahisar 502,248 21 1,60% 125,102 24,91% 377,146 75,09% 250,478 49,87% 251,770 50,13%
Ağrı 246,961 56 0,79% 53,420 21,63% 193,541 78,37% 130,396 52,80% 116,565 47,20%
Amasya 285,729 45 0,91% 83,016 29,05% 202,713 70,95% 148,016 51,80% 137,713 48,20%
Ankara 1,644,302 2 5,24% 1,069,761 65,06% 574,541 34,94% 872,680 53,07% 771,622 46,93%
Antalya 486,910 23 1,55% 129,657 26,63% 357,253 73,37% 244,939 50,30% 241,971 49,70%
Artvin 210,065 57 0,67% 30,068 14,31% 179,997 85,69% 102,630 48,86% 107,435 51,14%
Aydın 524,918 17 1,67% 165,953 31,62% 358,965 68,38% 262,021 49,92% 262,897 50,08%
Balıkesir 708,342 9 2,26% 230,353 32,52% 477,989 67,48% 365,959 51,66% 342,383 48,34%
Bilecik 139,041 66 0,44% 36,356 26,15% 102,685 73,85% 68,900 49,55% 70,141 50,45%
Bingöl 150,521 65 0,48% 20,401 13,55% 130,120 86,45% 77,758 51,66% 72,763 48,34%
Bitlis 154,069 64 0,49% 43,813 28,44% 110,256 71,56% 80,996 52,57% 73,073 47,43%
Bolu 383,939 37 1,22% 70,459 18,35% 313,480 81,65% 189,663 49,40% 194,276 50,60%
Burdur 194,950 61 0,62% 54,135 27,77% 140,815 72,23% 98,137 50,34% 96,813 49,66%
Bursa 755,504 7 2,41% 335,048 44,35% 420,456 55,65% 379,055 50,17% 376,449 49,83%
Çanakkale 350,317 39 1,12% 81,753 23,34% 268,564 76,66% 182,806 52,18% 167,511 47,82%
Çankırı 250,706 55 0,80% 43,731 17,44% 206,975 82,56% 120,131 47,92% 130,575 52,08%
Çorum 485,567 24 1,55% 97,032 19,98% 388,535 80,02% 240,576 49,55% 244,991 50,45%
Denizli 463,369 26 1,48% 117,739 25,41% 345,630 74,59% 230,468 49,74% 232,901 50,26%
Diyarbakır 475,916 25 1,52% 162,467 34,14% 313,449 65,86% 249,874 52,50% 226,042 47,50%
Edirne 303,234 43 0,97% 102,171 33,69% 201,063 66,31% 157,377 51,90% 145,857 48,10%
Elazığ 322,727 42 1,03% 106,180 32,90% 216,547 67,10% 165,636 51,32% 157,091 48,68%
Erzincan 258,586 53 0,82% 57,397 22,20% 201,189 77,80% 129,233 49,98% 129,353 50,02%
Erzurum 628,001 12 2,00% 152,183 24,23% 475,818 75,77% 324,977 51,75% 303,024 48,25%
Eskişehir 415,101 33 1,32% 200,332 48,26% 214,769 51,74% 210,949 50,82% 204,152 49,18%
Gaziantep 511,026 19 1,63% 244,215 47,79% 266,811 52,21% 262,815 51,43% 248,211 48,57%
Giresun 428,015 32 1,36% 75,069 17,54% 352,946 82,46% 207,320 48,44% 220,695 51,56%
Gümüşhane 262,731 52 0,84% 31,957 12,16% 230,774 87,84% 123,907 47,16% 138,824 52,84%
Hakkari 83,937 67 0,27% 14,132 16,84% 69,805 83,16% 45,680 54,42% 38,257 45,58%
Hatay 506,154 20 1,61% 203,610 40,23% 302,544 59,77% 266,594 52,67% 239,560 47,33%
Isparta 266,240 49 0,85% 96,551 36,26% 169,689 63,74% 136,333 51,21% 129,907 48,79%
İçel 511,273 18 1,63% 189,382 37,04% 321,891 62,96% 262,008 51,25% 249,265 48,75%
Istanbul 2,293,823 1 7,31% 1,792,071 78,13% 501,752 21,87% 1,243,900 54,23% 1,049,923 45,77%
İzmir 1,234,667 3 3,93% 621,553 50,34% 613,114 49,66% 641,118 51,93% 593,549 48,07%
Kahramanmaraş 438,423 30 1,40% 105,090 23,97% 333,333 76,03% 222,104 50,66% 216,319 49,34%
Kars 606,313 13 1,93% 117,363 19,36% 488,950 80,64% 312,952 51,62% 293,361 48,38%
Kastamonu 441,638 29 1,41% 67,163 15,21% 374,475 84,79% 209,389 47,41% 232,249 52,59%
Kayseri 536,206 16 1,71% 191,221 35,66% 344,985 64,34% 266,972 49,79% 269,234 50,21%
Kırklareli 258,386 54 0,82% 85,856 33,23% 172,530 66,77% 137,823 53,34% 120,563 46,66%
Kırşehir 196,836 60 0,63% 42,000 21,34% 154,836 78,66% 95,762 48,65% 101,074 51,35%
Kocaeli 335,518 40 1,07% 136,531 40,69% 198,987 59,31% 177,915 53,03% 157,603 46,97%
Konya 1,122,622 4 3,58% 354,578 31,58% 768,044 68,42% 560,069 49,89% 562,553 50,11%
Kütahya 398,081 35 1,27% 87,084 21,88% 310,997 78,12% 200,954 50,48% 197,127 49,52%
Malatya 452,624 27 1,44% 147,040 32,49% 305,584 67,51% 230,274 50,88% 222,350 49,12%
Manisa 748,545 8 2,38% 265,857 35,52% 482,688 64,48% 381,798 51,01% 366,747 48,99%
Mardin 397,880 36 1,27% 90,093 22,64% 307,787 77,36% 205,313 51,60% 192,567 48,40%
Muğla 334,973 41 1,07% 59,330 17,71% 275,643 82,29% 166,339 49,66% 168,634 50,34%
Muş 198,716 59 0,63% 32,503 16,36% 166,213 83,64% 103,298 51,98% 95,418 48,02%
Nevşehir 203,316 58 0,65% 46,710 22,97% 156,606 77,03% 98,083 48,24% 105,233 51,76%
Niğde 362,444 38 1,15% 69,956 19,30% 292,488 80,70% 177,689 49,03% 184,755 50,97%
Ordu 543,863 15 1,73% 83,585 15,37% 460,278 84,63% 268,141 49,30% 275,722 50,70%
Rize 281,099 46 0,90% 63,554 22,61% 217,545 77,39% 130,070 46,27% 151,029 53,73%
Sakarya 404,078 34 1,29% 124,936 30,92% 279,142 69,08% 203,896 50,46% 200,182 49,54%
Samsun 755,946 6 2,41% 197,103 26,07% 558,843 73,93% 379,635 50,22% 376,311 49,78%
Siirt 264,832 51 0,84% 75,520 28,52% 189,312 71,48% 139,686 52,75% 125,146 47,25%
Sinop 266,069 50 0,85% 38,068 14,31% 228,001 85,69% 128,830 48,42% 137,239 51,58%
Sivas 705,186 10 2,25% 168,685 23,92% 536,501 76,08% 350,377 49,69% 354,809 50,31%
Tekirdağ 287,381 44 0,92% 96,897 33,72% 190,484 66,28% 150,140 52,24% 137,241 47,76%
Tokat 495,352 22 1,58% 123,403 24,91% 371,949 75,09% 251,748 50,82% 243,604 49,18%
Trabzon 595,782 14 1,90% 108,492 18,21% 487,290 81,79% 281,583 47,26% 314,199 52,74%
Tunceli 154,175 63 0,49% 23,240 15,07% 130,935 84,93% 78,112 50,66% 76,063 49,34%
Urfa 450,798 28 1,44% 150,383 33,36% 300,415 66,64% 230,612 51,16% 220,186 48,84%
Uşak 190,536 62 0,61% 57,133 29,99% 133,403 70,01% 94,315 49,50% 96,221 50,50%
Van 266,840 48 0,85% 60,686 22,74% 206,154 77,26% 142,446 53,38% 124,394 46,62%
Yozgat 437,883 31 1,39% 67,466 15,41% 370,417 84,59% 217,744 49,73% 220,139 50,27%
Zonguldak 650,191 11 2,07% 157,463 24,22% 492,728 75,78% 326,918 50,28% 323,273 49,72%

Largest cities

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Ranking City Population Province
1 Istanbul 1,742,978 Istanbul
2 Ankara 905,660 Ankara
3 İzmir 329,052 İzmir
4 Adana 289,919 Adana
5 Bursa 211,644 Bursa
6 Eskişehir 173,882 Eskişehir
7 Gaziantep 160,152 Gaziantep
8 Konya 157,934 Konya
9 Kayseri 126,653 Kayseri
10 Sivas 108,320 Sivas
11 Samsun 107,510 Samsun
12 Erzurum 105,317 Erzurum
13 Malatya 104,428 Malatya
14 Diyarbakır 102,653 Diyarbakır
15 İzmit 89,547 Kocaeli
16 Mersin 86,692 İçel
17 Adapazarı 86,124 Sakarya
18 Karşıyaka 82,574 İzmir
19 Elazığ 78,605 Elazığ
20 Urfa 73,498 Şanlıurfa
21 Antalya 71,833 Antalya
22 Manisa 69,711 Manisa
23 İskenderun 69,382 Hatay
24 Balıkesir 69,341 Balıkesir
25 Trabzon 65,516 Trabzon
26 Denizli 64,331 Denizli
27 Maraş 63,284 Maraş
28 Antakya 57,855 Hatay
29 Tarsus 57,737 İçel
30 Kırıkkale 57,669 Ankara
31 Zonguldak 55,404 Zonguldak
32 Kütahya 49,301 Kütahya
33 Karabük 46,169 Zonguldak
34 Akhisar 46,167 Manisa
35 Edirne 46,091 Edirne
36 Erzincan 45,197 Erzincan
37 Afyonkarahisar 44,026 Afyonkarahisar
38 Aydın 43,483 Aydın
39 Çorum 41,574 Çorum
40 Kars 41,376 Kars
41 Nazilli 41,330 Aydın
42 Ceyhan 41,124 Adana
43 Ereğli 38,362 Konya
44 Kilis 38,095 Gaziantep
45 Tokat 37,368 Tokat
46 Turgutlu 35,674 Manisa
47 Uşak 35,517 Uşak
48 Amasya 34,168 Amasya
49 Osmaniye 34,027 Adana
50 Bandırma 33,116 Balıkesir
51 Van 31,431 Van
52 Mardin 30,974 Mardin
53 Ödemiş 30,580 İzmir
54 Bornova 30,445 İzmir
55 Burdur 29,268 Burdur
56 Salihli 28,909 Manisa
57 Isparta 28,328 Isparta
58 İnegöl 27,777 Bursa
59 Söke 27,558 Aydın
60 Siverek 27,527 Urfa
61 Ordu 27,303 Ordu
62 Tire 27,243 İzmir
63 Çorlu 27,187 Tekirdağ
64 Tekirdağ 27,069 Tekirdağ
65 Rize 26,989 Rize
66 Bafra 26,239 Samsun
67 Zile 26,113 Tokat
68 Karaman 26,051 Konya
69 Lüleburgaz 25,667 Kırklareli
70 Siirt 25,480 Siirt
71 Giresun 25,331 Giresun
72 Akşehir 25,269 Konya
73 Edremit 25,003 Balıkesir
74 Batman 24,990 Siirt
75 Kırşehir 24,861 Kırşehir
76 Kırklareli 24,790 Kırklareli
77 Aksaray 24,414 Niğde
78 Ağrı 24,168 Ağrı
79 Bergama 24,121 İzmir
80 Kastamonu 23,485 Kastamonu
81 Merzifon 23,410 Amasya
82 Kırıkhan 23,405 Hatay
83 Mustafakemalpaşa 23,179 Bursa
84 Yozgat 23,081 Yozgat
85 Çanakkale 22,789 Çanakkale
86 Nizip 22,675 Gaziantep
87 Turhal 22,658 Tokat
88 Polatlı 22,558 Ankara
89 Düzce 22,274 Bolu
90 Adıyaman 22,153 Adıyaman
91 Niğde 21,663 Niğde
92 Uzunköprü 21,537 Edirne
93 Çankırı 21,450 Çankırı
94 Gölcük 21,444 Kocaeli
95 Nevşehir 21,121 Nevşehir
96 Keşan 20,293 Edirne
97 Kozan 20,236 Adana
98 Bolvadin 20,139 Afyonkarahisar
99 Kartal 20,139 Istanbul
100 Ereğli 18,978 Zonguldak
101 Bitlis 18,725 Bitlis
102 Soma 18,633 Manisa
103 Karacabey 18,368 Bursa
104 Çarşamba 18,003 Samsun
105 Sarıkamış 16,618 Kars
106 Menemen 16,588 İzmir
107 Reyhanlı 16,469 Hatay
108 Muğla 16,408 Muğla
109 Ayvalık 16,283 Balıkesir
110 Alaşehir 16,012 Manisa
111 Samandağı 15,990 Hatay
112 Kadirli 15,926 Adana
113 Gemlik 15,716 Bursa
114 Iğdır 15,701 Kars
115 Muş 15,687 Muş
116 Birecik 15,317 Urfa
117 Bayburt 15,184 Gümüşhane
118 Ünye 15,039 Ordu
119 Bor 14,309 Niğde
120 Bartın 14,259 Zonguldak
121 Yalova 14,241 Istanbul
122 Tosya 14,119 Kastamonu
123 Erciş 14,072 Van
124 Babaeski 13,879 Kırklareli
125 İslahiye 13,775 Gaziantep
126 Tavşanlı 13,652 Kütahya
127 Elbistan 13,492 Maraş
128 Develi 13,411 Kayseri
129 Sinop 13,354 Sinop
130 Erbaa 13,168 Tokat
131 Karapınar 12,989 Konya
132 Milas 12,987 Muğla
133 Gelibolu 12,945 Çanakkale
134 Sungurlu 12,886 Çorum
135 Burhaniye 12,597 Balıkesir
136 Niksar 12,577 Tokat
137 Urla 12,454 İzmir
138 Alanya 12,436 Antalya
139 İskilip 12,400 Çorum
140 Kırkağaç 12,162 Manisa
141 Silvan 12,158 Diyarbakır
142 Biga 12,063 Çanakkale
143 Yerköy 11,962 Yozgat
144 Silifke 11,864 İçel
145 Bingöl 11,727 Bingöl
146 Torbalı 11,712 İzmir
147 Şereflikoçhisar 11,683 Ankara
148 Gönen 11,666 Balıkesir
149 Besni 11,625 Adıyaman
150 Dörtyol 11,595 Hatay
151 Çayeli 11,496 Rize
152 Yenişehir 11,352 Bursa
153 Dinar 11,298 Afyonkarahisar
154 Bayındır 11,273 İzmir
155 Susurluk 11,268 Balıkesir
156 Anamur 11,246 İçel
157 Viranşehir 11,063 Urfa
158 Emirdağ 10,914 Afyonkarahisar
159 Yalvaç 10,912 Isparta
160 Bozhüyük 10,842 Bilecik
161 Hendek 10,788 Sakarya
162 Tatvan 10,786 Bitlis
163 Malkara 10,763 Tekirdağ
164 Ergani 10,528 Diyarbakır
165 Midyat 10,391 Mardin
166 Havza 10,338 Samsun
167 Erdemli 10,304 İçel
168 Çumra 10,299 Konya
169 Yahyalı 10,283 Kayseri
170 Selçuk 10,227 İzmir
171 Gümüşhacıköy 10,199 Amasya
172 Ilgın 10,196 Konya
173 Sandıklı 10,192 Afyonkarahisar
174 Maden 10,166 Elazığ
175 Bucak 10,094 Burdur
176 Kaman 10,067 Kırşehir
177 Demirci 10,050 Manisa
Population of Turkey according to language
Language Census 1935[2] Census 1945[3] Census 1965[3]
Number % Number % Number %
Turkish 13,899,073 86.0 16,598,037 88.3 28,175,579 90.2
Kurdish 1,489,246 9.2 1,476,562 7.9 2,108,721 6.9
Zazaki 147,707 0.5
Arabic 153,687 1.0 247,204 1.3 368.971 1.2
Greek 108,725 0.7 88,680 0.5 49.143 0.2
Circassian 91,972 0.6 66,691 0.4 57,337 0.2
Ladino 79,000 0.5 51,019 0.3 9,124 0.0
Armenian 77,000 0.5 56,179 0.3 32,484 0.1
Laz 63,253 0.4 46,987 0.3 27,715 0.1
Georgian 57,325 0.4 40,076 0.2 32,334 0.1
Abaza 10,099 0.1 8,602 0.0 10,643 0.0
others 110,137 0.6 157,449 0.5
Total 15,803,000 18,790,174 31,391,207

Mother tongues

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National level

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Languages spoken in Turkey, 1965 census[4]
Language Mother tongue Only language spoken Second best language spoken
Abaza 4,563 280 7,556
Albanian 12,832 1,075 39,613
Arabic 365,340 189,134 167,924
Armenian 33,094 1,022 22,260
Bosnian 17,627 2,345 34,892
Bulgarian 4,088 350 46,742
Pomak 23,138 2,776 34,234
Chechen 7,563 2,500 5,063
Circassian 58,339 6,409 48,621
Croatian 45 1 1,585
Czech 168 25 76
Dutch 366 23 219
English 27,841 21,766 139,867
French 3,302 398 96,879
Georgian 34,330 4,042 44,934
German 4,901 790 35,704
Greek 48,096 3,203 78,941
Italian 2,926 267 3,861
Kurdish (Kurmanji) 2,219,502 1,323,690 429,168
Judæo-Spanish 9,981 283 3,510
Laz 26,007 3,943 55,158
Persian 948 72 2,103
Polish 110 20 377
Portuguese 52 5 3,233
Romanian 406 53 6,909
Russian 1,088 284 4,530
Serbian 6,599 776 58,802
Spanish 2,791 138 4,297
Turkish 28,289,680 26,925,649 1,387,139
Zaza 150,644 92,288 20,413
Total 31,009,934 28,583,607 2,786,610

Provincial level

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Languages spoken in Turkey by provinces, 1965 census[5]
Province / Language Turkish Kurdish Arabic Zazaki Circassian Greek Georgian Armenian Laz Pomak Bosnian Albanian Jewish
Adana[a] 866,316 7,581 22,356 332 51 51 0 28 9 0 312 483 29
Adıyaman 143,054 117,325 7 6,705 0 0 0 84 4 0 0 0 0
Afyonkarahisar 499,461 125 19 1 2,172 169 2 2 1 16 14 2 1
Ağrı 90,021 156,316 105 4 2 2 77 5 0 1 103 0 0
Amasya 279,978 2,179 9 2 1,497 6 1,378 208 6 0 10 336 1
Ankara[b] 1,590,392 36,798 814 21 393 124 41 66 120 7 126 833 64
Antalya 486,697 23 2 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Artvin 190,183 46 4 0 0 4 7,698 1 12,093 1 1 0 0
Aydın 523,583 168 85 0 112 71 4 1 4 0 26 88 0
Balıkesir 698,679 560 38 8 3,144 236 1,273 9 205 1,707 314 24 4
Bilecik 137,674 5 4 0 736 4 73 1 1 2 6 3 0
Bingöl 62,668 56,881 19 30,878 17 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 3
Bitlis 56,161 92,327 3,263 2,082 205 1 5 16 0 0 0 1 2
Bolu[c] 375,786 363 0 0 1,593 3 1,541 488 1,791 0 40 6 1
Burdur 194,910 2 7 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bursa 746,633 213 22 0 799 106 2,938 35 517 65 1,169 1,928 69
Çanakkale 338,379 443 0 25 1,604 5,258 4 9 12 3,675 516 6 121
Çankırı[d] 250,510 158 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Çorum 474,638 8,736 4 0 1,808 12 8 51 3 7 0 0 0
Denizli 462,860 283 28 5 8 97 1 1 0 2 1 3 0
Diyarbakır 178,644 236,113 2,536 57,693 1 1 3 134 3 48 1 5 0
Edirne 290,610 386 104 21 9 18 2 12 3 10,285 329 58 92
Elazığ 244,016 47,446 17 30,921 0 2 0 2 30 12 3 2 0
Erzincan 243,911 14,323 13 298 4 5 0 12 2 3 0 1 0
Erzurum 555,632 69,648 86 2,185 109 8 4 11 24 7 1 5 1
Eskişehir 406,212 327 42 0 1,390 4 3 0 14 23 114 78 0
Gaziantep 490,046 18,954 885 1 4 6 0 4 3 0 1 11 0
Giresun 425,665 305 1 1 2 0 2,029 0 5 0 0 0 0
Gümüşhane[e] 260,419 2,189 0 0 91 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0
Hakkari[f] 10,357 72,365 165 0 1 0 1 21 2 0 0 0 0
Hatay 350,080 5,695 127,072 7 780 767 11 376 6 2 8 44 1
Isparta 265,305 688 75 11 8 91 0 1 2 1 1 3 4
Mersin 500,207 1,067 9,430 23 76 137 13 12 19 3 3 9 1
Istanbul 2,185,741 2,586 2,843 26 317 35,097 849 29,479 128 165 3,072 4,341 8,608
İzmir 1,214,219 863 352 5 1,287 898 15 17 15 1,289 2,349 1,265 753
Kars[g] 471,287 133,144 61 992 215 6 8 5 24 1 5 4 1
Kastamonu[h] 439,355 1,090 2 0 3 2 180 849 1 0 0 0 0
Kayseri 509,932 8,454 34 8 17,110 1 1 9 6 9 15 160 1
Kırklareli 252,594 602 136 24 5 3 5 3 7 3,375 1,148 144 11
Kırşehir 185,489 11,309 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Kocaeli 320,808 235 0 10 1,467 63 2,755 46 2,264 381 3,827 22 7
Konya[i] 1,092,819 27,811 67 4 1,139 3 7 1 5 1 11 75 0
Kütahya 397,221 105 13 2 17 4 2 88 9 0 0 34 0
Malatya 374,449 77,794 33 10 14 5 7 148 5 4 0 3 0
Manisa 746,514 241 15 0 488 42 67 2 6 54 116 192 3
Kahramanmaraş 386,010 46,548 21 0 4,185 0 0 13 3 0 0 9 0
Mardin[j] 35,494 265,328 79,687 60 75 11 15 11 0 0 1 6 0
Muğla 334,883 6 4 1 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Muş 110,555 83,020 3,575 507 898 0 1 3 103 0 0 0 0
Nevşehir 203,156 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Niğde[k] 353,146 8,991 10 0 227 5 0 12 4 0 15 4 0
Ordu 538,978 12 0 0 5 0 4,815 34 0 1 0 1 0
Rize 275,291 11 1 1 0 9 4 0 5,754 1 0 1 0
Sakarya 388,481 2,163 32 3 538 6 4,535 2 2,671 23 2,899 794 1
Samsun 747,115 1,366 3 0 3,401 91 2,350 5 51 319 10 610 0
Siirt[l] 46,722 179,023 38,273 484 1 0 15 98 3 0 10 0 0
Sinop 261,341 2,126 0 0 659 1 1,144 228 3 5 0 7 3
Sivas 649,099 32,284 19 23 2,086 0 0 217 1 0 515 0 0
Tekirdağ 284,222 548 76 18 5 19 52 8 2 1,627 6 51 102
Tokat 483,948 3,974 7 3 5,934 0 367 45 2 0 0 964 0
Trabzon 590,799 72 12 0 0 4,535 1 11 0 0 0 0 0
Tunceli 120,553 33,431 20 2,370 28 0 0 4 0 18 10 8 0
Şanlıurfa 207,652 175,100 51,090 14,554 3 0 5 2 4 0 2 0 0
Uşak 190,506 16 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
Van 118,481 147,694 557 3 1 2 1 1 8 0 1 1 66
Yozgat 433,385 2,424 1 0 1,597 2 0 118 0 0 14 1 0
Zonguldak[m] 649,757 43 26 0 5 17 2 3 15 0 1 1 1

  Provinces with Turkish speakers in majority   Provinces with Turkish speakers in plurality   Provinces with Kurdish speakers in plurality   Provinces with Kurdish speakers in majority

  • Turkish- and Kurdish-speaking pluralities
    Turkish- and Kurdish-speaking pluralities
  • Turkish-speaking population
    Turkish-speaking population
  • Kurdish-speaking population
    Kurdish-speaking population
  • Arabic-speaking population
    Arabic-speaking population
  • Zaza-speaking population
    Zaza-speaking population
  • Circassian-speaking population
    Circassian-speaking population
  • Greek-speaking population
    Greek-speaking population
  • Armenian-speaking population
    Armenian-speaking population
  • Georgian-speaking population
    Georgian-speaking population
  • Laz-speaking population
    Laz-speaking population
  • Pomak-speaking population
    Pomak-speaking population
  • Bosnian-speaking population
    Bosnian-speaking population
  • Albanian-speaking population
    Albanian-speaking population
  • "Jewish"-speaking population
    "Jewish"-speaking population

Maps of provinces in Turkey by percentage of spoken first language

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Source:[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Including Osmaniye
  2. ^ Including Kırıkkale
  3. ^ Including parts of Düzce
  4. ^ Including parts of Karabük
  5. ^ Including Bayburt
  6. ^ Including parts of Şırnak
  7. ^ Including Ardahan and Iğdır
  8. ^ Including parts of Düzce
  9. ^ Including Karaman
  10. ^ Including parts of Batman and parts of Şırnak
  11. ^ Including Aksaray
  12. ^ Including parts of Batman and parts of Şırnak
  13. ^ Including Bartın and parts of Karabük

References

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  1. ^ Güvenç, Muna (2011). "Constructing Narratives of Kurdish Nationalism in the Urban Space of Diyarbakir, Turkey". Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. 23 (1): 26. ISSN 1050-2092.
  2. ^ Modern Turkey, Bill Park, Taylor & Francis, 2011, page 10
  3. ^ a b "UN Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  4. ^ Heinz Kloss & Grant McConnel, Linguistic composition of the nations of the world, vol,5, Europe and USSR, Québec, Presses de l'Université Laval, 1984, ISBN 2-7637-7044-4
  5. ^ Ahmet Buran Ph.D., Türkiye'de Diller ve Etnik Gruplar, 2012
  6. ^ Dündar, Fuat (1999). Türkiye Nüfus Sayımlarında Azınlıklar [Minorities in Turkish Censuses]. Istanbul: Çiviyazıları. ISBN 975-8086-77-4.

Sources

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