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5 cities account for over 50 percent of Turkey’s total GDP

TURKSTAT DATA FOR 2019

5 cities account for over 50 percent of Turkey’s total GDP

Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released its statistics on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Provinces in 2019. While İstanbul had the highest share with 30.7 percent, the last three provinces were Tunceli, Ardahan and Bayburt in the east.

27 January 2021

TurkStat: Turkey spent over 200 billion lira for health in 2019

TurkStat: Turkey spent over 200 billion lira for health in 2019

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the “Health Expenditure Statistics” for 2019. According to the government agency, the total health expenditure increased by 21.7 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year.

19 November 2020

‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’

‘Prison population of Turkey is above world average’

The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has released its annual report on Turkey’s prisons and their human rights conditions in 2019.

11 November 2020

Amnesty 2019 Report: Judiciary is Still a Tool of Pressure in Turkey

Amnesty 2019 Report: Judiciary is Still a Tool of Pressure in Turkey

From Amnesty International 2019 Report on Turkey: “There were severe restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and people considered critical of the current government were detained or faced trumped-up criminal charges.”