What Turkish Statistical Institute does

Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK / TURKSTAT) is the official national statistical authority of the Republic of Türkiye, operating as a statutory state institution under the Presidency of Turkey and mandated by Statistics Law No. 5429. Established in 1926 (with statistical roots tracing to 1326) and headquartered in Ankara, the institute produces and disseminates official statistics covering the economy, demographics, society, agriculture, environment, culture, and science & technology, while coordinating Türkiye's national statistical system. It conducts large-scale annual surveys reaching roughly 600,000 households and 600,000 enterprises, exchanges data with 15+ international bodies including Eurostat, the UN, OECD, WHO, and the World Bank, and operates 26 regional directorates covering all 81 Turkish provinces.

Its technology stack centers on a multi-portal architecture anchored by the Data Portal (Veri Portalı), the MEDAS dissemination database with web-service API, and specialized portals for geographic statistics (CBS), population statistics, SDGs, official statistics, classifications, and children. Microdata is offered through Data Research Centers at headquarters and 14 regional offices (Group A, restricted) and through a dissemination channel (Group B). The institute adheres to international metadata and process standards including SDMX, DDI, GSBPM, GSIM, and the Dublin Core framework, and complies with the European Statistics Code of Practice.

Commercially, TURKSTAT is a non-revenue government entity funded primarily through the Turkish state budget. End-user access to online statistics, press releases, and databases is free; fee-based services apply to international hardcopy data requests, microdata access, custom data preparation, thematic maps, and grid-level data, with educational discounts. Customers include Turkish government agencies, universities and research institutions, the business sector, international organizations (Eurostat, UN, OECD, WHO, World Bank), and the general public. Recent strategic activity includes new product launches (AI Statistics 2025, Startup Survey, R&D Survey, PRODTR-2025), European Statistics Awards wins in 2025, expanding MoUs with international partners, and a May 2026 presidential leadership change.

Name

Turkish Statistical Institute

Legal name

Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu

Website

https://tuik.gov.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) is Türkiye's official national statistical authority, producing and disseminating official statistics on the economy, population, and society via a multi-portal data platform, 26 regional offices, and exchanges with Eurostat, the UN, OECD, and the World Bank.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Statistical Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

National Statistics & Census Administration (BPAIAAAF)

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Health Statistics & Reporting (National/State/Local Indicators) (HLAJAJAC), Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

Keywords

• Official statistics production
• National statistical system
• Statistical data dissemination
• Population and demographic statistics
• Economic and social indicators

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices27 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: As a government institution, TURKSTAT is primarily funded through the state budget, allocated by the Turkish government for official statistical production activities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) is Turkey's official national statistical agency, legally mandated under Statistics Law No. 5429 to produce, compile, and disseminate official statistics across the economy, society, demography, culture, environment, and science/technology. It operates a multi-portal data dissemination platform (Data Portal, Geographic Statistics Portal, Population Statistics Portal, Official Statistics Portal, SDG Portal, Classification Server, and Children's Portal), a MEDAS dissemination database with web services, microdata access, and 26 regional offices across Turkey's 81 provinces.

Product overview

Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) operates as a comprehensive national statistics platform with a multi-portal architecture centered around the Data Portal (Veri Portalı) as the primary gateway. The platform includes specialized portals for geographic statistics (CIP), population statistics, official statistics, and SDG indicators, supported by the MEDAS dissemination system for data queries. Core offerings include press releases as the primary news channel, micro data access through restricted and unrestricted channels, regional and international statistics applications, and web services for institutional data access. The product portfolio is unified through shared classification servers and metadata frameworks following international standards (SDMX, DDI, GSBPM), with specialized services like the children's portal extending accessibility to broader audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Portal (Veri Portalı) Comprehensive data portal providing access to hundreds of subjects and thousands of variables about the social structure, economic situation and cultural life of Türkiye through dissemination databases accessible via Internet.
• Geographic Statistics Portal (Coğrafi İstatistik Portalı) Thematic maps and geographic information system providing grid-level population and regional statistics with visualization capabilities.
• Population Statistics Portal (Nüfus İstatistikleri Portalı) Dedicated portal for population and demographic statistics including census data and address-based population registration system results.
• Official Statistics Portal (Resmi İstatistik Portalı) Portal for official statistics produced under the Official Statistics Programme, coordinated by TURKSTAT.
• SDG Portal (Sustainable Development Goals) Sustainable Development Goals indicators portal providing data on Türkiye's progress toward UN SDG targets.
• Classification Server (Sınıflama Sunucusu) National classifications database providing access to all economic and social classifications used at national, international and EU levels.
• TÜİK Çocuk Portalı (Children's Portal) Children's portal providing statistics in an accessible format for younger audiences.
• MEDAS (Data Dissemination System) Information system enabling statistical data to be presented from a single distribution channel comparatively, supporting queries with multiple variable selections and data export in HTML, CSV, Excel, XML and PDF formats.
• MEDAS Web Service (API) Protocol-based web service providing access to Dissemination Database data for public institutions and authorized organizations via signed 'Protocol for providing Web Services'.
• Micro Data System System providing access to micro data files from surveys and research, with Group A (restricted access in Data Research Centers) and Group B (dissemination without restrictions) classifications.
• Regional Statistics Application Application providing regional statistics by Classification of Territorial units, including Turkey, region, sub-region, province and district data from 1995 to present.
• Province Indicators Application Application for querying indicators by time, region, and indicator variables at the provincial level.
• International Selected Indicators Application providing international comparison data with selected indicators from multiple countries, downloadable in HTML, CSV, Excel, XML and PDF formats.
• Press Releases First announcement channel for new statistical information, covering all major economic, social and demographic statistics, distributed to media and the public.
• Publications (Print/CD) TURKSTAT publications available in printed or CD format through the publications website, including statistical yearbooks, regional statistics, and specialized reports.
• European Data Support (ESDS) Service supporting users searching for European statistical information, providing extracts from Eurostat databases and consultation on data availability.
• Data Research Centers Secure research facilities in Ankara headquarters and 14 regional offices for analysis of Group A micro data not allowed to be taken outside the Institute.
• Library Services Special library with wide collection of statistics publications, operating as depository library of OECD, available to researchers and the public.

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Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2025MoU signed on 25 April 2023 (Turkey Statistics Day) to facilitate collaboration and strengthen data systems related to population changes and social policies in Turkey.
• Kyrgyz National Statistics CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2021Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Statistics signed between Kyrgyz National Statistics Committee and TURKSTAT.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Statistical InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2021Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of statistics signed between TURKSTAT and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Statistical Institute.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2020Cooperation protocol signed on 6 January 2020 for producing gender wage gap statistics in accordance with international standards. Working group established for methodological studies on gender and motherhood wage gaps.
• UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Rolling Work Plans signed to strengthen qualified data and information for children's rights. Activities aimed at meeting statistical demands on children more effectively and monitoring children's situation.
• Eurostat (European Statistical Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation since 1993 with cooperation protocol, active participation in EU accession screening process, multi-beneficiary statistical cooperation programmes, and peer review studies for compliance with European Statistics Code of Practice.
• United Nations (UN) and Specialized AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData exchange with UN agencies including FAO, ILO, WHO for global statistical reporting and Sustainable Development Goals monitoring. Participation in joint training programs, seminars, and consultancy services.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing cooperation through joint training programs, seminars, and data exchange for international economic and social comparisons.
• World BankmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of Understanding signed on 18 August 2020 to collaborate in activities to help developing countries improve their statistical systems. Aimed at sharing TURKSTAT's knowledge and experience with third countries.
• SESRIC (Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation to improve statistical capacities of OIC member countries. MoU prepared and at signing stage for strengthening cooperation.
• State Statistical Committee of AzerbaijanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoU being prepared to develop relations and strengthen cooperation. Envisaged to be signed in 2024.
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatistical Data and Economic Information Exchange Centre established within TURKSTAT in 1993 as part of BSEC cooperation.
• Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation through organization of National Focal Points Meetings, first held in Ankara in 1998.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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