Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 31/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 29.4/100 #159
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.293
- HDI
- 0.853
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Turkey | Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan |
| Vice President of Turkey | Cevdet Yılmaz |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 3.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 6.7/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
14th pct
Rule of law (2023)
33th pct
Corruption control (2023)
35th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
42th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
44th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
25th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 31 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.293
- Liberal
- 0.110
- Participatory
- 0.165
- Deliberative
- 0.080
- Egalitarian
- 0.208
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 29.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #159 / 180
- Rank change
- -1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- EEAC
- Political #162
- 19.7
- Economic #163
- 26.1
- Legal #158
- 32.4
- Social #154
- 33.4
- Safety #149
- 35.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.4 | 159 | 19.7 | 26.1 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 35.4 |
| 2024 | 31.6 | 158 | 20.0 | 28.9 | 37.4 | 37.1 | 34.6 |
| 2023 | 34.0 | 165 | 36.6 | 29.4 | 41.2 | 30.1 | 32.6 |
| 2022 | 41.3 | 149 | 38.4 | 27.6 | 52.9 | 55.0 | 32.4 |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 153 | - | - | - | - | 33.9 |
| 2020 | 50.0 | 154 | - | - | - | - | 31.8 |
| 2019 | 47.2 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2018 | 46.5 | 157 | - | - | - | - | 36.3 |
| 2017 | 47.0 | 155 | - | - | - | - | 32.9 |
| 2016 | 49.2 | 151 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 55.8 | 149 | - | - | - | - | 35.1 |
| 2014 | 54.1 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 53.4 | 154 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 70.0 | 148 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 49.3 | 138 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 38.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 22.8 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 31.3 | 101 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 25.0 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 25.0 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - |