About Turkpidya
Türkiye, in your language
Turkpidya is a free online encyclopedia of Türkiye: practical guides to living, travelling, studying and doing business in the country, written in 16 languages, with free tools that show the source and date of every figure
- English 282 English · 282 guides · since October 2020
- Русский 235 Русский · 235 guides · since February 2021
- Deutsch 213 Deutsch · 213 guides · since October 2020
- Français 201 Français · 201 guides · since February 2021
- Español 169 Español · 169 guides · since February 2021
- العربية 161 العربية · 161 guides · since October 2020
- Italiano 159 Italiano · 159 guides · since March 2021
- 简体中文 152 简体中文 · 152 guides · since March 2021
- Nederlands 146 Nederlands · 146 guides · since February 2021
- Polski 116 Polski · 116 guides · since June 2021
- Български 116 Български · 116 guides · since March 2021
- Português 107 Português (Brasil) · 107 guides · since March 2021
- Română 104 Română · 104 guides · since March 2021
- فارسی 93 فارسی · 93 guides · since December 2021
- Ελληνικά 77 Ελληνικά · 77 guides · since June 2022
- Türkçe 75 Türkçe · 75 guides · since November 2020
Why Turkpidya exists
Introducing the Turks to the world
Turkpidya began in 2020 in Eskişehir, started by a student who had moved to Türkiye and found that clear, reliable information about the country was hard to find in most languages
The idea was simple: explain Türkiye properly, in the reader’s own language, from renting a flat, opening a bank account or seeing a doctor to where to travel, what things cost and the history behind it all
Today the encyclopedia holds 2,406 guides in 16 languages, free tools for everyday questions and an open data service anyone can build on
What you will find here
Read around the world
Readers by country from April 2022 to September 2026, as counted by Google Analytics
- 3,010,527
- readers
- 6,118,689
- page views
- 229
- countries and territories
Where readers come from
- Türkiye 630,954
- Russia 419,626
- Germany 200,633
- Bulgaria 137,392
- France 106,277
- Italy 94,229
- Romania 89,767
- Poland 83,563
- United States 69,467
- China 68,562
What each edition writes about
The share of each edition’s guides in each topic: the darker the cell, the bigger the share
Economy leads in 16 of 16 editions
| Economy | Shopping | Tourism | Culture | History | Cities | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All editions 2,406 | 40% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 7% |
| English 282 | 36% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 4% | 6% | 11% |
| Русский 235 | 44% | 18% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Deutsch 213 | 41% | 16% | 13% | 16% | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Français 201 | 37% | 17% | 16% | 10% | 9% | 3% | 6% |
| Español 169 | 43% | 17% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 3% | 6% |
| العربية 161 | 39% | 18% | 12% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Italiano 159 | 43% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| 简体中文 152 | 41% | 20% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 3% | 6% |
| Nederlands 146 | 40% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 9% |
| Polski 116 | 39% | 19% | 18% | 8% | 8% | 3% | 5% |
| Български 116 | 38% | 20% | 17% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| Português (Brasil) 107 | 43% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 5% | 7% |
| Română 104 | 39% | 17% | 17% | 10% | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| فارسی 93 | 49% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 3% | 8% |
| Ελληνικά 77 | 40% | 22% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 1% | 6% |
| Türkçe 75 | 35% | 15% | 11% | 21% | 4% | 4% | 11% |
How far a subject travels
319 subjects make up the 2,406 guides: most are published in several editions, each version written for its own readers
| Editions | Subjects |
|---|---|
| 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4 | 19 |
| 5 | 28 |
| 6 | 24 |
| 7 | 31 |
| 8 | 24 |
| 9 | 25 |
| 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 21 |
| 13 | 15 |
| 14 | 15 |
| 15 | 9 |
| 16 | 4 |
7.5editions per subject, on average
89%of subjects are published in two editions or more
Built on public data
Our tools read public data from Turkish institutions, and each one shows where its figures come from and the date they are for
Point at a source to see the tools it feeds
- Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye 7
- Ministry of Labour and Social Security 2
- BigPara market data 1
- Energy Market Regulatory Authority 2
- General Directorate of Highways 1
- Presidency of Religious Affairs 2
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism 1
- Provincial chambers of pharmacists 1
- Kandilli Observatory 1
- AFAD, the disaster and emergency authority 1
How we work
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Practical first
We write for people who live in, visit or do business with Türkiye, and answer the questions they actually ask
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Sources on every figure
Figures come from public institutions, and every tool shows where its numbers come from and how recent they are
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Kept up to date
Guides are revised as rules, prices and places change, and every one has been updated in the last 12 months
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In your language
Sixteen editions, from Arabic to Chinese, so you can read about Türkiye in the language you read best
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Free to read
No paywall and no sign-up: the site is supported by advertising
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Corrections welcome
If something is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will put it right
In the press
What Turkish and Arabic media have written about Turkpidya
TRT World TRT Arabi "تركبيديا".. موسوعة معرفية لإثراء المحتوى والتعريف بتركيا بلغات عدة
An encyclopedia to enrich online content and introduce Türkiye in several languages
Read the article In ArabicNTV Türk asıllı Mısırlı genç, 2 milyon kelimelik dijital Türkiye ansiklopedisi hazırladı
A two-million-word digital encyclopedia of Türkiye
Read the article In TurkishDHA Turkpidya, 2021’de 57 milyon TL’yi aşan ticari hacim yarattı
Turkpidya generated over 57 million lira in trade in 2021
Read the article In TurkishYeni Şafak Türkleri dünyaya tanıtıyor: 5 milyon kişiye Türkiye’yi anlattı
Introducing the Turks to the world: Türkiye explained to five million people
Read the article In Turkish
Questions, corrections or ideas?
Write to us through the contact page, or start with the guides