Number of tsunamis in Turkey
Turkey: Number of tsunamis was 1 events in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of tsunamis in Turkey, 1065–2023
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1 events for number of tsunamis in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Turkey peaked at 2 events in 1851 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1065.
That places Turkey 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1060s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1260s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1340s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1400s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1410s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1500s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1590s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1660s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1850s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 1870s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1890s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1940s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 12 Algeria 1 events compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 events compare
- 12 Australia 1 events compare
- 12 Canada 1 events compare
- 12 Chile 1 events compare
- 12 China 1 events compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 events compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 events compare
- 12 Greece 1 events compare
- 12 Haiti 1 events compare
- 12 Iceland 1 events compare
- 12 India 1 events compare
- 12 Norway 1 events compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 events compare
- 12 Peru 1 events compare
- 12 Philippines 1 events compare
- 12 Russia 1 events compare
- 12 Samoa 1 events compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 events compare
- 12 South Korea 1 events compare
- 12 Spain 1 events compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 events compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 events compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 events compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 events compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2619 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4067 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6004 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4405 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.69 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,784 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Turkey?
- Number of tsunamis in Turkey was 1 events in 2023, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2 events in 1851.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1065.
- How does Turkey rank for number of tsunamis?
- Turkey ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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