Freedom Score in Turkey
Turkey: Freedom Score was 32 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom Score in Turkey, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Turkey stood at 32.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Turkey peaked at 66 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2018.
Turkey ranks 139th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.62 | 53 | 66 | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.8 | 31 | 63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.33 | 32 | 33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.179 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.565 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.293 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in Turkey?
- Freedom score in Turkey was 32 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2018.
- How does Turkey rank for freedom score?
- Turkey ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.