Freedom of expression score bti in Turkey
Turkey: Freedom of expression score bti was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 128 countries
All-time high
7
in 2009
All-time low
3
in 2019
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Turkey, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Turkey peaked at 7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2019.
That places Turkey 74th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 74 Algeria 3 compare
- 74 Burkina Faso 3 compare
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- 74 Congo 3 compare
- 74 Democratic Republic of Congo 3 compare
- 74 Ethiopia 3 compare
- 74 Guinea 3 compare
- 74 Haiti 3 compare
- 74 Jordan 3 compare
- 74 Kuwait 3 compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 74 Madagascar 3 compare
- 74 Mozambique 3 compare
- 74 Pakistan 3 compare
- 74 Rwanda 3 compare
- 74 Serbia 3 compare
- 74 Singapore 3 compare
- 74 South Sudan 3 compare
- 74 Thailand 3 compare
- 74 Togo 3 compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 74 Venezuela 3 compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 3 compare
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 149,405 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.402 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.11 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.565 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.179 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.165 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Turkey?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Turkey was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Turkey ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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