LGBT+ Rights Index in Turkey
Turkey: LGBT+ Rights Index was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Turkey, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Turkey stood at 1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Turkey peaked at 1.92 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9167, in 2015.
Turkey ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.33 | — |
| 1992 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.92 | +64.3% |
| 2005 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9167 | -52.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9167 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9167 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.28, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 0.9167 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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 lgbt+ rights index in Turkey?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Turkey was 1 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2004.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9167 in 2015.
- How does Turkey rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Turkey ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.