According to the Turkish Statistical Institute’s 2018 data, the highest average annual income in Turkey is earned in its largest city, Istanbul, which is also the region with the highest income levels across industries. The highest poverty rates were found in the northwest of Istanbul, the region of Tekirdağ, Edirne and Kırklareli.
Based on the 2018 Income and Living Conditions Survey, TurkStat calculated that the average annual disposable household income in Turkey is 24 Turkish lira (US$199). The region with the highest disposable income was Istanbul with TL 4576 ($34). The provinces of Tekirdag, Edirne and Kirklareli in northwestern Turkey followed with charges of TL 912. Then came the capital Ankara with an average annual household disposable income of TL 6.
The regions with the lowest disposable income were Van, Muş, Bitlis and Hakkari in eastern and southeastern Turkey, with TL 10. Mardin, Batman, Şırnak and Siirt followed with TL 965. In Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also in the southeast, the average annual disposable income was TL 11. It was also found that Istanbul has the highest level of income inequality of all provinces in Turkey.
