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.
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
- 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 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.