Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey
Turkey: Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" was 14.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey stood at 14.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey peaked at 15.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1998.
Turkey ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- 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)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.72 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 117,576 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 102,497 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 2.49 million (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 5.3 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 2,000 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey?
- Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" in Turkey was 14.0% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1998.
- How does Turkey rank for share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted"?
- Turkey ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted". Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".