1965 Turkish census

The 1965 Turkish census was held on October 24, 1965 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey. The 1965 census was the last census with information languages and ethnicities as afterwards, the Turkish Government prohibited their publication.[1]

Census in Turkey
YearPop.±%
1927 13,649,945—    
1935 16,188,767+18.6%
1940 17,820,950+10.1%
1945 18,790,174+5.4%
1950 20,947,188+11.5%
1955 24,064,763+14.9%
1960 27,754,820+15.3%
1965 31,391,421+13.1%
1970 35,605,176+13.4%
1975 40,347,719+13.3%
1980 44,736,957+10.9%
1985 50,664,458+13.2%
1990 56,473,035+11.5%
2000 67,803,927+20.1%
2007 70,586,256+4.1%
2008 71,517,100+1.3%
2009 72,561,312+1.5%
2010 73,722,988+1.6%
2011 74,724,269+1.4%
2012 75,627,384+1.2%
2013 76,667,864+1.4%
2014 77,695,904+1.3%
2015 78,741,053+1.3%
2016 79,814,871+1.4%
2017 80,810,525+1.2%
2018 82,003,882+1.5%
2019 83,154,997+1.4%
2020 83,614,362+0.6%
2021 84,680,273+1.3%
2022 85,279,553+0.7%

Population by district

total populationnorateurban%rural%man%woman%
Turkey31,391,42110,805,81734,42%20,585,60465,58%15,996,96450,96%15,394,45749,04%
Adana902,71252,88%422,29846,78%480,41453,22%466,03251,63%436,68048,37%
Adıyaman267,288470,85%51,46319,25%215,82580,75%136,61551,11%130,67348,89%
Afyonkarahisar502,248211,60%125,10224,91%377,14675,09%250,47849,87%251,77050,13%
Ağrı246,961560,79%53,42021,63%193,54178,37%130,39652,80%116,56547,20%
Amasya285,729450,91%83,01629,05%202,71370,95%148,01651,80%137,71348,20%
Ankara1,644,30225,24%1,069,76165,06%574,54134,94%872,68053,07%771,62246,93%
Antalya486,910231,55%129,65726,63%357,25373,37%244,93950,30%241,97149,70%
Artvin210,065570,67%30,06814,31%179,99785,69%102,63048,86%107,43551,14%
Aydın524,918171,67%165,95331,62%358,96568,38%262,02149,92%262,89750,08%
Balıkesir708,34292,26%230,35332,52%477,98967,48%365,95951,66%342,38348,34%
Bilecik139,041660,44%36,35626,15%102,68573,85%68,90049,55%70,14150,45%
Bingöl150,521650,48%20,40113,55%130,12086,45%77,75851,66%72,76348,34%
Bitlis154,069640,49%43,81328,44%110,25671,56%80,99652,57%73,07347,43%
Bolu383,939371,22%70,45918,35%313,48081,65%189,66349,40%194,27650,60%
Burdur194,950610,62%54,13527,77%140,81572,23%98,13750,34%96,81349,66%
Bursa755,50472,41%335,04844,35%420,45655,65%379,05550,17%376,44949,83%
Çanakkale350,317391,12%81,75323,34%268,56476,66%182,80652,18%167,51147,82%
Çankırı250,706550,80%43,73117,44%206,97582,56%120,13147,92%130,57552,08%
Çorum485,567241,55%97,03219,98%388,53580,02%240,57649,55%244,99150,45%
Denizli463,369261,48%117,73925,41%345,63074,59%230,46849,74%232,90150,26%
Diyarbakır475,916251,52%162,46734,14%313,44965,86%249,87452,50%226,04247,50%
Edirne303,234430,97%102,17133,69%201,06366,31%157,37751,90%145,85748,10%
Elazığ322,727421,03%106,18032,90%216,54767,10%165,63651,32%157,09148,68%
Erzincan258,586530,82%57,39722,20%201,18977,80%129,23349,98%129,35350,02%
Erzurum628,001122,00%152,18324,23%475,81875,77%324,97751,75%303,02448,25%
Eskişehir415,101331,32%200,33248,26%214,76951,74%210,94950,82%204,15249,18%
Gaziantep511,026191,63%244,21547,79%266,81152,21%262,81551,43%248,21148,57%
Giresun428,015321,36%75,06917,54%352,94682,46%207,32048,44%220,69551,56%
Gümüşhane262,731520,84%31,95712,16%230,77487,84%123,90747,16%138,82452,84%
Hakkari83,937670,27%14,13216,84%69,80583,16%45,68054,42%38,25745,58%
Hatay506,154201,61%203,61040,23%302,54459,77%266,59452,67%239,56047,33%
Isparta266,240490,85%96,55136,26%169,68963,74%136,33351,21%129,90748,79%
İçel511,273181,63%189,38237,04%321,89162,96%262,00851,25%249,26548,75%
Istanbul2,293,82317,31%1,792,07178,13%501,75221,87%1,243,90054,23%1,049,92345,77%
İzmir1,234,66733,93%621,55350,34%613,11449,66%641,11851,93%593,54948,07%
Kahramanmaraş438,423301,40%105,09023,97%333,33376,03%222,10450,66%216,31949,34%
Kars606,313131,93%117,36319,36%488,95080,64%312,95251,62%293,36148,38%
Kastamonu441,638291,41%67,16315,21%374,47584,79%209,38947,41%232,24952,59%
Kayseri536,206161,71%191,22135,66%344,98564,34%266,97249,79%269,23450,21%
Kırklareli258,386540,82%85,85633,23%172,53066,77%137,82353,34%120,56346,66%
Kırşehir196,836600,63%42,00021,34%154,83678,66%95,76248,65%101,07451,35%
Kocaeli335,518401,07%136,53140,69%198,98759,31%177,91553,03%157,60346,97%
Konya1,122,62243,58%354,57831,58%768,04468,42%560,06949,89%562,55350,11%
Kütahya398,081351,27%87,08421,88%310,99778,12%200,95450,48%197,12749,52%
Malatya452,624271,44%147,04032,49%305,58467,51%230,27450,88%222,35049,12%
Manisa748,54582,38%265,85735,52%482,68864,48%381,79851,01%366,74748,99%
Mardin397,880361,27%90,09322,64%307,78777,36%205,31351,60%192,56748,40%
Muğla334,973411,07%59,33017,71%275,64382,29%166,33949,66%168,63450,34%
Muş198,716590,63%32,50316,36%166,21383,64%103,29851,98%95,41848,02%
Nevşehir203,316580,65%46,71022,97%156,60677,03%98,08348,24%105,23351,76%
Niğde362,444381,15%69,95619,30%292,48880,70%177,68949,03%184,75550,97%
Ordu543,863151,73%83,58515,37%460,27884,63%268,14149,30%275,72250,70%
Rize281,099460,90%63,55422,61%217,54577,39%130,07046,27%151,02953,73%
Sakarya404,078341,29%124,93630,92%279,14269,08%203,89650,46%200,18249,54%
Samsun755,94662,41%197,10326,07%558,84373,93%379,63550,22%376,31149,78%
Siirt264,832510,84%75,52028,52%189,31271,48%139,68652,75%125,14647,25%
Sinop266,069500,85%38,06814,31%228,00185,69%128,83048,42%137,23951,58%
Sivas705,186102,25%168,68523,92%536,50176,08%350,37749,69%354,80950,31%
Tekirdağ287,381440,92%96,89733,72%190,48466,28%150,14052,24%137,24147,76%
Tokat495,352221,58%123,40324,91%371,94975,09%251,74850,82%243,60449,18%
Trabzon595,782141,90%108,49218,21%487,29081,79%281,58347,26%314,19952,74%
Tunceli154,175630,49%23,24015,07%130,93584,93%78,11250,66%76,06349,34%
Urfa450,798281,44%150,38333,36%300,41566,64%230,61251,16%220,18648,84%
Uşak190,536620,61%57,13329,99%133,40370,01%94,31549,50%96,22150,50%
Van266,840480,85%60,68622,74%206,15477,26%142,44653,38%124,39446,62%
Yozgat437,883311,39%67,46615,41%370,41784,59%217,74449,73%220,13950,27%
Zonguldak650,191112,07%157,46324,22%492,72875,78%326,91850,28%323,27349,72%

Largest cities

RankingCityPopulationProvince
1Istanbul1,742,978Istanbul
2Ankara905,660Ankara
3İzmir329,052İzmir
4Adana289,919Adana
5Bursa211,644Bursa
6Eskişehir173,882Eskişehir
7Gaziantep160,152Gaziantep
8Konya157,934Konya
9Kayseri126,653Kayseri
10Sivas108,320Sivas
11Samsun107,510Samsun
12Erzurum105,317Erzurum
13Malatya104,428Malatya
14Diyarbakır102,653Diyarbakır
15İzmit89,547Kocaeli
16Mersin86,692İçel
17Adapazarı86,124Sakarya
18Karşıyaka82,574İzmir
19Elazığ78,605Elazığ
20Urfa73,498Şanlıurfa
21Antalya71,833Antalya
22Manisa69,711Manisa
23İskenderun69,382Hatay
24Balıkesir69,341Balıkesir
25Trabzon65,516Trabzon
26Denizli64,331Denizli
27Maraş63,284Maraş
28Antakya57,855Hatay
29Tarsus57,737İçel
30Kırıkkale57,669Ankara
31Zonguldak55,404Zonguldak
32Kütahya49,301Kütahya
33Karabük46,169Zonguldak
34Akhisar46,167Manisa
35Edirne46,091Edirne
36Erzincan45,197Erzincan
37Afyonkarahisar44,026Afyonkarahisar
38Aydın43,483Aydın
39Çorum41,574Çorum
40Kars41,376Kars
41Nazilli41,330Aydın
42Ceyhan41,124Adana
43Ereğli38,362Konya
44Kilis38,095Gaziantep
45Tokat37,368Tokat
46Turgutlu35,674Manisa
47Uşak35,517Uşak
48Amasya34,168Amasya
49Osmaniye34,027Adana
50Bandırma33,116Balıkesir
51Van31,431Van
52Mardin30,974Mardin
53Ödemiş30,580İzmir
54Bornova30,445İzmir
55Burdur29,268Burdur
56Salihli28,909Manisa
57Isparta28,328Isparta
58İnegöl27,777Bursa
59Söke27,558Aydın
60Siverek27,527Urfa
61Ordu27,303Ordu
62Tire27,243İzmir
63Çorlu27,187Tekirdağ
64Tekirdağ27,069Tekirdağ
65Rize26,989Rize
66Bafra26,239Samsun
67Zile26,113Tokat
68Karaman26,051Konya
69Lüleburgaz25,667Kırklareli
70Siirt25,480Siirt
71Giresun25,331Giresun
72Akşehir25,269Konya
73Edremit25,003Balıkesir
74Batman24,990Siirt
75Kırşehir24,861Kırşehir
76Kırklareli24,790Kırklareli
77Aksaray24,414Niğde
78Ağrı24,168Ağrı
79Bergama24,121İzmir
80Kastamonu23,485Kastamonu
81Merzifon23,410Amasya
82Kırıkhan23,405Hatay
83Mustafakemalpaşa23,179Bursa
84Yozgat23,081Yozgat
85Çanakkale22,789Çanakkale
86Nizip22,675Gaziantep
87Turhal22,658Tokat
88Polatlı22,558Ankara
89Düzce22,274Bolu
90Adıyaman22,153Adıyaman
91Niğde21,663Niğde
92Uzunköprü21,537Edirne
93Çankırı21,450Çankırı
94Gölcük21,444Kocaeli
95Nevşehir21,121Nevşehir
96Keşan20,293Edirne
97Kozan20,236Adana
98Bolvadin20,139Afyonkarahisar
99Kartal20,139Istanbul
100Ereğli18,978Zonguldak
101Bitlis18,725Bitlis
102Soma18,633Manisa
103Karacabey18,368Bursa
104Çarşamba18,003Samsun
105Sarıkamış16,618Kars
106Menemen16,588İzmir
107Reyhanlı16,469Hatay
108Muğla16,408Muğla
109Ayvalık16,283Balıkesir
110Alaşehir16,012Manisa
111Samandağı15,990Hatay
112Kadirli15,926Adana
113Gemlik15,716Bursa
114Iğdır15,701Kars
115Muş15,687Muş
116Birecik15,317Urfa
117Bayburt15,184Gümüşhane
118Ünye15,039Ordu
119Bor14,309Niğde
120Bartın14,259Zonguldak
121Yalova14,241Istanbul
122Tosya14,119Kastamonu
123Erciş14,072Van
124Babaeski13,879Kırklareli
125İslahiye13,775Gaziantep
126Tavşanlı13,652Kütahya
127Elbistan13,492Maraş
128Develi13,411Kayseri
129Sinop13,354Sinop
130Erbaa13,168Tokat
131Karapınar12,989Konya
132Milas12,987Muğla
133Gelibolu12,945Çanakkale
134Sungurlu12,886Çorum
135Burhaniye12,597Balıkesir
136Niksar12,577Tokat
137Urla12,454İzmir
138Alanya12,436Antalya
139İskilip12,400Çorum
140Kırkağaç12,162Manisa
141Silvan12,158Diyarbakır
142Biga12,063Çanakkale
143Yerköy11,962Yozgat
144Silifke11,864İçel
145Bingöl11,727Bingöl
146Torbalı11,712İzmir
147Şereflikoçhisar11,683Ankara
148Gönen11,666Balıkesir
149Besni11,625Adıyaman
150Dörtyol11,595Hatay
151Çayeli11,496Rize
152Yenişehir11,352Bursa
153Dinar11,298Afyonkarahisar
154Bayındır11,273İzmir
155Susurluk11,268Balıkesir
156Anamur11,246İçel
157Viranşehir11,063Urfa
158Emirdağ10,914Afyonkarahisar
159Yalvaç10,912Isparta
160Bozhüyük10,842Bilecik
161Hendek10,788Sakarya
162Tatvan10,786Bitlis
163Malkara10,763Tekirdağ
164Ergani10,528Diyarbakır
165Midyat10,391Mardin
166Havza10,338Samsun
167Erdemli10,304İçel
168Çumra10,299Konya
169Yahyalı10,283Kayseri
170Selçuk10,227İzmir
171Gümüşhacıköy10,199Amasya
172Ilgın10,196Konya
173Sandıklı10,192Afyonkarahisar
174Maden10,166Elazığ
175Bucak10,094Burdur
176Kaman10,067Kırşehir
177Demirci10,050Manisa
Population of Turkey according to language
LanguageCensus 1935[2]Census 1945[3]Census 1965[3]
Number%Number%Number%
Turkish13,899,07386.016,598,03788.328,175,57990.2
Kurdish1,489,2469.21,476,5627.92,108,7216.9
Zazaki147,7070.5
Arabic153,6871.0247,2041.3368.9711.2
Greek108,7250.788,6800.549.1430.2
Circassian91,9720.666,6910.457,3370.2
Ladino79,0000.551,0190.39,1240.0
Armenian77,0000.556,1790.332,4840.1
Laz63,2530.446,9870.327,7150.1
Georgian57,3250.440,0760.232,3340.1
Abaza10,0990.18,6020.010,6430.0
others110,1370.6157,4490.5
Total15,803,00018,790,17431,391,207

Mother tongues

National level

Languages spoken in Turkey, 1965 census[4]
LanguageMother tongueOnly language spokenSecond best language spoken
Abaza4,5632807,556
Albanian12,8321,07539,613
Arabic365,340189,134167,924
Armenian33,0941,02222,260
Bosnian17,6272,34534,892
Bulgarian4,08835046,742
Pomak23,1382,77634,234
Chechen7,5632,5005,063
Circassian58,3396,40948,621
Croatian4511,585
Czech1682576
Dutch36623219
English27,84121,766139,867
French3,30239896,879
Georgian34,3304,04244,934
German4,90179035,704
Greek48,0963,20378,941
Italian2,9262673,861
Kurdish (Kurmanji)2,219,5021,323,690429,168
Judæo-Spanish9,9812833,510
Laz26,0073,94355,158
Persian948722,103
Polish11020377
Portuguese5253,233
Romanian406536,909
Russian1,0882844,530
Serbian6,59977658,802
Spanish2,7911384,297
Turkish28,289,68026,925,6491,387,139
Zaza150,64492,28820,413
Total31,009,93428,583,6072,786,610

Provincial level

Languages spoken in Turkey by provinces, 1965 census[5]
Province / LanguageTurkishKurdishArabicZazakiCircassianGreekGeorgianArmenianLazPomakBosnianAlbanianJewish
Adana[a]866,3167,58122,35633251510289031248329
Adıyaman143,054117,32576,7050008440000
Afyonkarahisar499,4611251912,172169221161421
Ağrı90,021156,3161054227750110300
Amasya279,9782,179921,49761,37820860103361
Ankara[b]1,590,39236,798814213931244166120712683364
Antalya486,69723200140020010
Artvin190,1834640047,698112,0931100
Aydın523,58316885011271414026880
Balıkesir698,6795603883,1442361,27392051,707314244
Bilecik137,674540736473112630
Bingöl62,66856,8811930,87817011110003
Bitlis56,16192,3273,2632,082205151600012
Bolu[c]375,786363001,59331,5414881,79104061
Burdur194,9102700312000010
Bursa746,6332132207991062,93835517651,1691,92869
Çanakkale338,3794430251,6045,25849123,6755166121
Çankırı[d]250,51015810010320000
Çorum474,6388,736401,8081285137000
Denizli462,8602832858971102130
Diyarbakır178,644236,1132,53657,693113134348150
Edirne290,61038610421918212310,2853295892
Elazığ244,01647,4461730,92102023012320
Erzincan243,91114,323132984501223010
Erzurum555,63269,648862,1851098411247151
Eskişehir406,2123274201,3904301423114780
Gaziantep490,04618,95488514604301110
Giresun425,66530511202,029050000
Gümüşhane[e]260,4192,1890091000170000
Hakkari[f]10,35772,36516501012120000
Hatay350,0805,695127,072778076711376628441
Isparta265,30568875118910121134
Mersin500,2071,0679,43023761371312193391
Istanbul2,185,7412,5862,8432631735,09784929,4791281653,0724,3418,608
İzmir1,214,21986335251,2878981517151,2892,3491,265753
Kars[g]471,287133,14461992215685241541
Kastamonu[h]439,3551,090203218084910000
Kayseri509,9328,45434817,11011969151601
Kırklareli252,59460213624535373,3751,14814411
Kırşehir185,48911,30940200010100
Kocaeli320,8082350101,467632,755462,2643813,827227
Konya[i]1,092,81927,8116741,1393715111750
Kütahya397,221105132174288900340
Malatya374,44977,7943310145714854030
Manisa746,514241150488426726541161923
Kahramanmaraş386,01046,5482104,185001330090
Mardin[j]35,494265,32879,687607511151100160
Muğla334,8836410280001004
Muş110,55583,0203,5755078980131030000
Nevşehir203,15622000000000220
Niğde[k]353,1468,9911002275012401540
Ordu538,9781200504,8153401010
Rize275,291111109405,7541010
Sakarya388,4812,16332353864,53522,671232,8997941
Samsun747,1151,366303,401912,350551319106100
Siirt[l]46,722179,02338,273484101598301000
Sinop261,3412,1260065911,14422835073
Sivas649,09932,28419232,086002171051500
Tekirdağ284,222548761851952821,627651102
Tokat483,9483,974735,9340367452009640
Trabzon590,7997212004,53511100000
Tunceli120,55333,431202,370280040181080
Şanlıurfa207,652175,10051,09014,554305240200
Uşak190,5061620100410000
Van118,481147,69455731211801166
Yozgat433,3852,424101,59720118001410
Zonguldak[m]649,7574326051723150111

  Provinces with Turkish speakers in majority   Provinces with Turkish speakers in plurality   Provinces with Kurdish speakers in plurality   Provinces with Kurdish speakers in majority

Maps of provinces in Turkey by percentage of spoken first language

Source:[6]

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