Homicides in Turkey
Turkey: Homicides was 827 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
827 deaths
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
18th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1,453 deaths
in 2017
All-time low
767 deaths
in 2022
Years of data
15
2009–2023
Homicides in Turkey, 2009–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 827 deaths for homicides in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Turkey peaked at 1,453 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 767 deaths, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 18th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicides in Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 881 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 1,083 deaths | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 904 deaths | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 944 deaths | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,301 deaths | +37.8% |
| 2014 | 1,200 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1,082 deaths | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 1,436 deaths | +32.7% |
| 2017 | 1,453 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,139 deaths | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 810 deaths | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 1,014 deaths | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 839 deaths | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 767 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 827 deaths | +7.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 827 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 6.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 827 deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.5 deaths, 13.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 881 deaths | 881 deaths | 881 deaths | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,135 deaths | 810 deaths | 1,453 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 861.75 deaths | 767 deaths | 1,014 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 homicides in Turkey?
- Homicides in Turkey was 827 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1,453 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 767 deaths in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for homicides?
- Turkey ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.