Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey
Turkey: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey peaked at 6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1974.
That places Turkey 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4 | — |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.25 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 16 United Arab Emirates 6 compare
- 16 Burundi 6 compare
- 16 Bahrain 6 compare
- 16 China 6 compare
- 16 Cameroon 6 compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 6 compare
- 16 Congo 6 compare
- 16 Cuba 6 compare
- 16 Egypt 6 compare
- 16 Ethiopia 6 compare
- 16 Iraq 6 compare
- 16 Laos 6 compare
- 16 Libya 6 compare
- 16 Nicaragua 6 compare
- 16 Russia 6 compare
- 16 Rwanda 6 compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 6 compare
- 16 Eswatini 6 compare
- 16 Syria 6 compare
- 16 Chad 6 compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 6 compare
- 16 Venezuela 6 compare
- 16 Vietnam 6 compare
- 16 Yemen 6 compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Turkey was 6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1974.
- How does Turkey rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Turkey ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.