What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey was 9.03 million 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 19.13 million in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 180,030 in 1960.

How does Turkey rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Turkey ranks 17th 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 28.0%. 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. 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 9.03 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

9.03 million

Change on year

down 9.1%

World rank

17th

of 213 countries

All-time high

19.13 million

in 2004

All-time low

180,030

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Turkey recorded 9.03 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Turkey peaked at 19.13 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 180,030, in 1960.

That places Turkey 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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	211,696	180,030	243,361	10
1970s	626,576	376,987	1.09 million	10
1980s	2.71 million	1.15 million	5.86 million	10
1990s	12.53 million	6.86 million	17.91 million	10
2000s	18.43 million	16.53 million	19.13 million	10
2010s	12.84 million	11.08 million	16.20 million	10
2020s	10.98 million	9.03 million	12.45 million	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

14 Spain 18.23 million compare
15 Egypt 13.25 million compare
16 Canada 10.97 million compare
18 Malaysia 8.22 million compare
19 Algeria 6.93 million compare
20 Saudi Arabia 6.71 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Turkey

Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (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 9.03 million 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 19.13 million in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 180,030 in 1960.
How does Turkey rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Turkey ranks 17th 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 28.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.