What is judicial checks on government index in Turkey?

Judicial checks on government index in Turkey was 0.202 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2002.

What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.135 in 2017.

How does Turkey rank for judicial checks on government index?

Turkey ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Turkey

Name: Judicial Checks on Government Index in Turkey
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.202 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.202

Change on year

up 2.5%

World rank

137th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.866

in 2002

All-time low

0.135

in 2017

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Turkey, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.202 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Turkey peaked at 0.866 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.135, in 2017.

Turkey ranks 137th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Checks on Government Index in Turkey, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.191	—
1790	0.191	+0.0%
1791	0.191	+0.0%
1792	0.191	+0.0%
1793	0.191	+0.0%
1794	0.191	+0.0%
1795	0.191	+0.0%
1796	0.191	+0.0%
1797	0.191	+0.0%
1798	0.191	+0.0%
1799	0.191	+0.0%
1800	0.191	+0.0%
1801	0.191	+0.0%
1802	0.191	+0.0%
1803	0.191	+0.0%
1804	0.191	+0.0%
1805	0.191	+0.0%
1806	0.191	+0.0%
1807	0.191	+0.0%
1808	0.191	+0.0%
1809	0.191	+0.0%
1810	0.191	+0.0%
1811	0.191	+0.0%
1812	0.191	+0.0%
1813	0.191	+0.0%
1814	0.191	+0.0%
1815	0.191	+0.0%
1816	0.191	+0.0%
1817	0.191	+0.0%
1818	0.191	+0.0%
1819	0.191	+0.0%
1820	0.191	+0.0%
1821	0.191	+0.0%
1822	0.191	+0.0%
1823	0.191	+0.0%
1824	0.191	+0.0%
1825	0.191	+0.0%
1826	0.191	+0.0%
1827	0.191	+0.0%
1828	0.191	+0.0%
1829	0.191	+0.0%
1830	0.191	+0.0%
1831	0.191	+0.0%
1832	0.191	+0.0%
1833	0.191	+0.0%
1834	0.191	+0.0%
1835	0.191	+0.0%
1836	0.191	+0.0%
1837	0.191	+0.0%
1838	0.191	+0.0%
1839	0.191	+0.0%
1840	0.191	+0.0%
1841	0.191	+0.0%
1842	0.191	+0.0%
1843	0.191	+0.0%
1844	0.191	+0.0%
1845	0.191	+0.0%
1846	0.191	+0.0%
1847	0.191	+0.0%
1848	0.191	+0.0%
1849	0.191	+0.0%
1850	0.191	+0.0%
1851	0.191	+0.0%
1852	0.191	+0.0%
1853	0.191	+0.0%
1854	0.191	+0.0%
1855	0.191	+0.0%
1856	0.191	+0.0%
1857	0.191	+0.0%
1858	0.191	+0.0%
1859	0.191	+0.0%
1860	0.191	+0.0%
1861	0.191	+0.0%
1862	0.191	+0.0%
1863	0.191	+0.0%
1864	0.191	+0.0%
1865	0.191	+0.0%
1866	0.191	+0.0%
1867	0.191	+0.0%
1868	0.296	+55.0%
1869	0.296	+0.0%
1870	0.296	+0.0%
1871	0.296	+0.0%
1872	0.296	+0.0%
1873	0.296	+0.0%
1874	0.296	+0.0%
1875	0.296	+0.0%
1876	0.296	+0.0%
1877	0.296	+0.0%
1878	0.236	-20.3%
1879	0.236	+0.0%
1880	0.236	+0.0%
1881	0.236	+0.0%
1882	0.236	+0.0%
1883	0.236	+0.0%
1884	0.236	+0.0%
1885	0.236	+0.0%
1886	0.236	+0.0%
1887	0.236	+0.0%
1888	0.236	+0.0%
1889	0.236	+0.0%
1890	0.236	+0.0%
1891	0.236	+0.0%
1892	0.236	+0.0%
1893	0.236	+0.0%
1894	0.236	+0.0%
1895	0.236	+0.0%
1896	0.236	+0.0%
1897	0.236	+0.0%
1898	0.236	+0.0%
1899	0.236	+0.0%
1900	0.236	+0.0%
1901	0.236	+0.0%
1902	0.236	+0.0%
1903	0.236	+0.0%
1904	0.236	+0.0%
1905	0.236	+0.0%
1906	0.236	+0.0%
1907	0.236	+0.0%
1908	0.421	+78.4%
1909	0.536	+27.3%
1910	0.536	+0.0%
1911	0.536	+0.0%
1912	0.536	+0.0%
1913	0.324	-39.6%
1914	0.299	-7.7%
1915	0.256	-14.4%
1916	0.256	+0.0%
1917	0.256	+0.0%
1918	0.256	+0.0%
1919	0.417	+62.9%
1920	0.481	+15.3%
1921	0.481	+0.0%
1922	0.481	+0.0%
1923	0.43	-10.6%
1924	0.542	+26.0%
1925	0.542	+0.0%
1926	0.542	+0.0%
1927	0.542	+0.0%
1928	0.542	+0.0%
1929	0.542	+0.0%
1930	0.542	+0.0%
1931	0.542	+0.0%
1932	0.542	+0.0%
1933	0.542	+0.0%
1934	0.542	+0.0%
1935	0.542	+0.0%
1936	0.542	+0.0%
1937	0.542	+0.0%
1938	0.542	+0.0%
1939	0.542	+0.0%
1940	0.533	-1.7%
1941	0.533	+0.0%
1942	0.533	+0.0%
1943	0.533	+0.0%
1944	0.533	+0.0%
1945	0.536	+0.6%
1946	0.536	+0.0%
1947	0.536	+0.0%
1948	0.536	+0.0%
1949	0.536	+0.0%
1950	0.524	-2.2%
1951	0.615	+17.4%
1952	0.615	+0.0%
1953	0.615	+0.0%
1954	0.68	+10.6%
1955	0.585	-14.0%
1956	0.585	+0.0%
1957	0.585	+0.0%
1958	0.585	+0.0%
1959	0.585	+0.0%
1960	0.596	+1.9%
1961	0.523	-12.2%
1962	0.771	+47.4%
1963	0.771	+0.0%
1964	0.771	+0.0%
1965	0.804	+4.3%
1966	0.763	-5.1%
1967	0.763	+0.0%
1968	0.763	+0.0%
1969	0.763	+0.0%
1970	0.763	+0.0%
1971	0.51	-33.2%
1972	0.488	-4.3%
1973	0.488	+0.0%
1974	0.722	+48.0%
1975	0.722	+0.0%
1976	0.739	+2.4%
1977	0.739	+0.0%
1978	0.72	-2.6%
1979	0.72	+0.0%
1980	0.723	+0.4%
1981	0.278	-61.5%
1982	0.278	+0.0%
1983	0.396	+42.4%
1984	0.813	+105.3%
1985	0.813	+0.0%
1986	0.762	-6.3%
1987	0.73	-4.2%
1988	0.73	+0.0%
1989	0.73	+0.0%
1990	0.73	+0.0%
1991	0.73	+0.0%
1992	0.73	+0.0%
1993	0.73	+0.0%
1994	0.73	+0.0%
1995	0.73	+0.0%
1996	0.757	+3.7%
1997	0.829	+9.5%
1998	0.815	-1.7%
1999	0.815	+0.0%
2000	0.815	+0.0%
2001	0.829	+1.7%
2002	0.866	+4.5%
2003	0.839	-3.1%
2004	0.839	+0.0%
2005	0.839	+0.0%
2006	0.839	+0.0%
2007	0.835	-0.5%
2008	0.84	+0.6%
2009	0.831	-1.1%
2010	0.722	-13.1%
2011	0.702	-2.8%
2012	0.696	-0.9%
2013	0.655	-5.9%
2014	0.576	-12.1%
2015	0.551	-4.3%
2016	0.315	-42.8%
2017	0.135	-57.1%
2018	0.15	+11.1%
2019	0.162	+8.0%
2020	0.153	-5.6%
2021	0.16	+4.6%
2022	0.164	+2.5%
2023	0.178	+8.5%
2024	0.197	+10.7%
2025	0.202	+2.5%

Turkey compared with similar countries

Turkey's 0.202 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.624, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Turkey's 0.202 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.802, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.191	0.191	0.191	1
1790s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1800s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1810s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1820s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1830s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1840s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1850s	0.191	0.191	0.191	10
1860s	0.212	0.191	0.296	10
1870s	0.284	0.236	0.296	10
1880s	0.236	0.236	0.236	10
1890s	0.236	0.236	0.236	10
1900s	0.2845	0.236	0.536	10
1910s	0.3672	0.256	0.536	10
1920s	0.5125	0.43	0.542	10
1930s	0.542	0.542	0.542	10
1940s	0.5345	0.533	0.536	10
1950s	0.5974	0.524	0.68	10
1960s	0.7288	0.523	0.804	10
1970s	0.6611	0.488	0.763	10
1980s	0.6253	0.278	0.813	10
1990s	0.7596	0.73	0.829	10
2000s	0.8372	0.815	0.866	10
2010s	0.4664	0.135	0.722	10
2020s	0.1757	0.153	0.202	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Turkey?: Judicial checks on government index in Turkey was 0.202 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2002.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.135 in 2017.
How does Turkey rank for judicial checks on government index?: Turkey ranks 137th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.