Turkish Statistical Institute

Turkish Statistical Institute
Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu
Agency overview
Formed25 April 1926 (1926-04-25)
JurisdictionTurkey
HeadquartersAnkara, Turkey
Agency executive
  • Erhan Çetinkaya, President
Websitetuik.gov.tr

The Turkish Statistical Institute (commonly known as TurkStat; Turkish: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, abbreviated TÜİK) is a Turkish government agency responsible for producing official statistics on Turkey's population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Founded on 25 April 1926 and headquartered in Ankara, the institute operates through 26 regional directorates across the country. Formerly known as the State Institute of Statistics (Turkish: Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü, DİE), the institute was reorganized and renamed under Law No. 5429 on 18 November 2005.

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