Homicides in Turkey
Turkey: Homicides was 4,074 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Turkey stood at 4,074 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Turkey peaked at 4,074 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,222 deaths, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,222 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 3,270 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,318 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3,366 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,479 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,666 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3,733 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,815 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3,790 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,833 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3,667 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,617 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3,651 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,715 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,778 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,841 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,903 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,964 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3,979 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4,010 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,040 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,074 deaths | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4,074 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 17.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4,074 deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.82 deaths, 40.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,549 deaths | 3,222 deaths | 3,833 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,813 deaths | 3,617 deaths | 4,010 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,057 deaths | 4,040 deaths | 4,074 deaths | 2 |
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 4,074 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4,074 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,222 deaths in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for homicides?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.