Freedom of Association Score in Turkey
Turkey: Freedom of Association Score was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of Association Score in Turkey, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score in Turkey is 3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score in Turkey peaked at 8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
That places Turkey 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of Association Score in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8, 38% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.33 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score in Turkey?
- Freedom of association score in Turkey was 3 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for freedom of association score?
- Turkey ranks 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of Association Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which residents and civic groups are free from government interference to associate and assemble.