What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey was 10.32 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 28.54 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6544 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Turkey rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Turkey ranks 107th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.32 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

10.32 per 100 people

Change on year

down 9.3%

World rank

107th

of 213 countries

All-time high

28.54 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

0.6544 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey is 10.32 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey peaked at 28.54 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6544 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Turkey 107th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.7194 per 100 people	0.6544 per 100 people	0.7857 per 100 people	10
1970s	1.59 per 100 people	1.06 per 100 people	2.53 per 100 people	10
1980s	5.41 per 100 people	2.6 per 100 people	11 per 100 people	10
1990s	20.5 per 100 people	12.2 per 100 people	27.7 per 100 people	10
2000s	26.79 per 100 people	22.82 per 100 people	28.54 per 100 people	10
2010s	16.36 per 100 people	13.51 per 100 people	22.09 per 100 people	10
2020s	12.64 per 100 people	10.32 per 100 people	14.46 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

104 Czechia 10.79 per 100 people compare
105 Guatemala 10.77 per 100 people compare
106 Brazil 10.63 per 100 people compare
108 Turkmenistan 10.17 per 100 people compare
109 Dominican Republic 10.06 per 100 people compare
110 Armenia 10 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Turkey

Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 125.94 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 810,474 (2023)
Air transport, freight 8,367 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 227 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,671 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 89.8% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 11.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey was 10.32 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 28.54 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6544 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Turkey rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Turkey ranks 107th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.