Editing Economy of Turkey (section)

==Regional disparities==
{{See also|List of Turkish provinces by GDP}}

According to [[Eurostat]] data, Turkish GDP per capita adjusted by [[purchasing power]] standards stood at 64 percent of the EU average in 2018.<ref name="GDP per capita in PPS">{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tec00114|title=GDP per capita in PPS|publisher=Eurostat|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> [[Istanbul]] has the largest GDP, while [[İzmit|Kocaeli]] comes first in GDP per capita.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TÜİK - Coğrafi İstatistik Portalı |url=https://cip.tuik.gov.tr/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=cip.tuik.gov.tr}}</ref>

The country's wealth is mainly concentrated in the northwest and west, while the east and southeast suffer from poverty, lower economic production and higher levels of unemployment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/17276440?story_id=17276440|title=Anchors aweigh|date=21 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|access-date=30 October 2010}}</ref> However, in line with the rapid growth of Turkey's GDP during the first two decades of the 21st century (with brief periods of stagnation and recession), parts of [[Anatolia]] began reaching a higher economic standard. These cities are known as the [[Anatolian Tigers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atiyas |first=Izak |last2=Bakis |first2=Ozan |last3=Gurakar |first3=Esra Ceviker |title=Anatolian Tigers and the Emergence of the Devout Bourgeoisie in Turkey |url=https://erf.org.eg/programs/anatolian-tigers-and-the-emergence-of-the-devout-bourgeoisie-in-turkey/?tab=undefined&c=undefined |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Economic Research Forum}}</ref> 
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===Richest and poorest NUTS-2 regions (GDP PPP 2022)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 | 
! rowspan=2 | Region
! colspan=2 | GDP per capita 2022
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:5em;" | <small>in euros</small>
! style="width:5em;" | <small>As % of EU-28 average</small>
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|{{flag|Turkey}}
| '''23,800''' || 67%
|- style="text-align:right;"
|'''Richest'''
|[[Istanbul Subregion|Istanbul]]
|''38,700'' || 109%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
|[[Kocaeli Subregion|Kocaeli]]
|''31,500'' || ''89%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Ankara Subregion|Ankara]]
|''31,100'' || ''88%''
|- style="text-align:right;" 
|
|[[Tekirdağ Subregion|Tekirdağ]] 
|''29,700'' || ''84%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Izmir Subregion|Izmir]]
|''29,500'' || ''83%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Bursa Subregion|Bursa]]
|''25,700'' || ''73%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Antalya Subregion|Antalya]]
|''23,900'' || ''68%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Balıkesir Subregion|Balıkesir]]
|''21,600'' || ''61%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Aydın Subregion|Aydın]]
|''20,900'' || ''59%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
|[[Manisa Subregion|Manisa]]
|''20,000'' || ''56%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|  
|[[Adana Subregion|Adana]]
|''20,000'' || ''56%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Konya Subregion|Konya]]
|''19,100'' || ''54%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Zonguldak Subregion|Zonguldak]]
|''18,700'' || ''53%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Kırıkkale Subregion|Kırıkkale]]
|''17,700'' || ''50%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Kayseri Subregion|Kayseri]]
|''17,500'' || ''49%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
|[[Gaziantep Subregion|Gaziantep]]
|''17,400'' || ''49%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Kastamonu Subregion|Kastamonu]]
|''16,700'' || ''47%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Hatay Subregion|Hatay]]
|''15,700'' || ''44%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Samsun Subregion|Samsun]]
|''14,000'' || ''39%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Erzurum Subregion|Erzurum]]
|''13,900'' || ''39%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Trabzon Subregion|Trabzon]]
|''13,200'' || ''37%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Malatya Subregion|Malatya]]
|''12,900'' || ''37%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Mardin Subregion|Mardin]]
|''12,200'' || ''34%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Ağrı Subregion|Ağrı]]
|''9,800'' || ''28%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
|[[Şanlıurfa Subregion|Şanlıurfa]]
|''9,100'' || ''26%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|'''Poorest'''
|[[Van Subregion|Van]]
|''8,600'' || ''24%''
|}

Source: Eurostat – ESA<ref>https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00005/default/table?lang=en&category=t_na10.t_nama10.t_nama_10reg</ref><ref>https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00006/default/table?lang=en&category=t_na10.t_nama10.t_nama_10reg</ref>

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===Richest and poorest NUTS-1 regions (GDP PPP 2022)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 | 
! rowspan=2 | Region
! colspan=2 | GDP per capita 2022
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:5em;" | <small>in euros</small>
! style="width:5em;" | <small>As % of EU-28 average</small>
|- style="text-align:right;"
! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|{{flag|Turkey}}
| '''23,800''' || 67%
|- style="text-align:right;"
|'''Richest'''
|[[Istanbul Region (statistical)|Istanbul]]
|''38,700''|| ''109%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[East Marmara Region (statistical)|East Marmara]]
|''28,600''|| ''81%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[West Anatolia Region (statistical)|West Anatolia]]
|''27,400''|| ''77%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[West Marmara Region (statistical)|West Marmara]]
|''25,800''|| ''73%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Aegean Region (statistical)|Aegean]]
|''24,200''|| ''68%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Mediterranean Region (statistical)|Mediterranean]]
|''19,900''|| ''56%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Central Anatolia Region (statistical)|Central Anatolia]]
|''17,600''|| ''50%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[West Black Sea Region (statistical)|West Black Sea]]
|''15,500''|| ''44%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[East Black Sea Region (statistical)|East Black Sea]]
|''13,200''|| ''37%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
| 
|[[Southeast Anatolia Region (statistical)|Southeast Anatolia]]
|''12,500''|| ''35%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|
|[[Northeast Anatolia Region (statistical)|Northeast Anatolia]]
|''11,800''|| ''33%''
|- style="text-align:right;"
|'''Poorest'''
|[[Central East Anatolia Region (statistical)|Central East Anatolia]]
|''10,500''|| ''30%''
|}

Source: Eurostat – ESA<ref>https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00005/default/table?lang=en&category=t_na10.t_nama10.t_nama_10reg</ref><ref>https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00006/default/table?lang=en&category=t_na10.t_nama10.t_nama_10reg</ref>
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