Science & Technology in Turkey 59 indicators covering science & technology for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.8% 192nd Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 2024 up 17.0% 128th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person 2024 up 18.4% 118th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.0% 134th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 94.32 million 2024 up 31.2% 19th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.4% 92nd Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.4% 95th Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.2% 107th Scientific and technical journal articles 50,180 2023 up 72.3% 16th Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person 2023 up 53.8% 53rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 45.3% 23rd Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0652 units per square kilometre 2023 up 72.3% 46th Digital connectivity composite index -0.0524 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 72.9% 112th Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 0.7088 % change on previous year 2023 down 90.6% 103rd Mobile phone subscriptions 94.32 million 2024 up 31.2% 19th Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.83 per 100 people 2024 up 17.0% 128th Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 107.83 per 100 people 2024 up 17.0% 128th Patent applications, nonresidents 242 2021 up 6.1% 62nd Share of the population using the Internet 89.8% 2025 up 67.0% 62nd Number of people using the Internet 77.09 million people 2025 up 83.4% 17th Patent applications, residents 8,234 2021 up 111.9% 12th Research and development expenditure 1.4% 2023 up 75.1% 31st Proportion of individuals using the Internet 89.8% 2025 up 67.2% 65th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 23.43 per 100 people 2024 up 106.2% 81st Landline Internet subscriptions 20.50 million 2024 up 131.2% 13th Life science patents granted, by filing office 0 patents 2023 — 48th Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 150.41 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 7,201.5% 20th Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 23.43 per 100 population 2024 up 106.2% 84th Researchers in R&D 2,645 per million people 2023 up 124.9% 36th Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 99.9% 2024 up 1.9% 66th GERD as a percentage of GDP 1.4% 2023 up 75.1% 31st Share of the population within range of a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G mobile network 99.9% 2024 up 1.9% 63rd Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 99.8% 2024 up 7.3% 65th Researchers per million inhabitants 2,645 FTE 2023 up 124.9% 36th Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 99.7% 2024 — 51st R&D researchers per million people vs. GDP per capita 2,645 per million people 2023 up 124.9% 36th Share of people in range of 4G mobile network 99.7% 2024 — 47th Life science patents granted, by technology 3 patents 1997 up 200.0% 48th Share of the population that owns a mobile phone 96.6% 2025 up 6.0% 42nd Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 96.6% 2025 up 6.0% 44th Annual patent applications per million people 97.85 applications per million people 2021 up 86.9% 28th Annual patent applications 8,234 2021 up 111.9% 12th Landline Internet subscriptions by download speed 20.08 million number 2024 up 380.9% 13th Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 2,645 2023 up 124.9% 37th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 1.4% 2023 up 75.1% 31st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 81.6% 2024 up 43.9% 55th Number of R&D researchers per million people 2,645 per million people 2023 up 124.9% 36th Researchers (HC) - % Female 37.4% 2023 up 3.1% 69th Technicians in R&D 353.74 per million people 2017 up 231.7% 37th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 46.8% 2023 up 12.6% 45th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 33.7% 2023 up 11.1% 79th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 28.1% 2023 up 17.8% 47th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 34.4% 2023 up 4.4% 56th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 46.5% 2023 up 11.4% 39th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 33.1% 2023 up 10.8% 61st Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 4 patents 2020 up 300.0% 11th Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 3 patents 2020 up 200.0% 18th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 28.2% 2023 up 16.5% 36th Share of people who own a mobile phone, by sex 95.0% 2025 up 6.3% 20th