Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the “Address-Based Population Registration System 2025 Results”. Accordingly, the country’s population, which was 85 million 664 thousand 944 as of 2024, increased by 427 thousand 224 people last year, reaching 86 million 92 thousand 168 people.

While the annual population growth rate was 3.4 per thousand in 2024, this rate increased to 5 per thousand in 2025. Although the increase rate increased compared to the previous year, the proportion of the population in the 0-14 age group decreased from 26.4 percent to 20.4 percent.

The rate of people residing in provincial and district centers was 93.4 percent in 2024 and 93.6 percent in 2025. The proportion of people living in towns and villages decreased from 6.6 percent to 6.4 percent.

The rate of the male population was recorded as 50.02 percent, and the rate of the female population was 49.98 percent.

The foreign population residing in Türkiye increased by 38 thousand 968 people compared to the previous year and was recorded as 1 million 519 thousand 515 people.

Within the scope of foreign national population, the highest number of people of Turkmenistan origin in Türkiye was (170 thousand 411), followed by Iraq (147 thousand 469), Afghanistan (132 thousand 707), Germany (111 thousand 218), Azerbaijan (92 thousand 830), Iran (91 thousand 672), Russia (75 thousand 914) and Syria (75 thousand 202). In Türkiye, where people from 143 different countries live, it was observed that there are 464 people living in Turkey who are not affiliated with any state through citizenship. ANKARA

ESENYURT EXCEEDED 1 MILLION

The population of Istanbul increased by 52 thousand 451 people compared to the previous year, reaching 15 million 754 thousand 53 people. When the population distribution by districts was examined, Istanbul’s Esenyurt district ranked first with 1 million 3 thousand 905 people. Thus, for the first time in Türkiye, the population of a district exceeded 1 million. Esenyurt was followed by Gaziantep’s Şahinbey district with 957 thousand 792 people.

THE RATE OF NEVER MARRIED IS HIGHER FOR MEN

When the distribution of marital status by gender in 2009 and 2025 in Türkiye was examined, it was seen that the rate of never-married men was higher than women, and the rate of women whose spouses died and divorced was higher than men. The rate of the population in the 15-64 age group was 66.5 percent in 2007 and 68.5 percent in 2025. The proportion of the population aged 65 and over increased from 7.1 percent to 11.1 percent.

In the operation carried out by Istanbul Public Order Branch Directorate Fraud Bureau teams, 40 members of the network who committed fraud with the promise of investment via Instagram were arrested. Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, a total of 154 suspects were identified, including 50 companies that were established as fronts for the suspects, managers affiliated with these companies, 3 jewelery companies that were determined to be intermediaries in money laundering, 45 people who used their bank and crypto accounts for money transfers, and the suspects identified through TAPE records. It was learned that 44 of these people are currently in prison.

As part of the investigation, 68 suspects were detained in a simultaneous operation in 16 provinces centered in Istanbul. The suspects were sent to the courthouse after their procedures in Gayrettepe. Following their statements at the prosecutor’s office and the criminal judgeship of peace, 40 suspects were arrested and sent to prison. The other suspects were released with a judicial control order.

During the technical and physical monitoring, it was determined that the network members introduced themselves as “investment advisors” on social media and trapped citizens with the promise of high profits in a short time. It was determined that the money collected through the application named “IN.Pro” was transferred to 50 shell company accounts, and then sent to crypto platforms through different bank accounts and its traces were lost. According to initial findings, 5 victims suffered losses of approximately 120 million lira.

COMMISSION FOR IBAN

During the operation, people who were determined to have used their bank IBAN and crypto accounts to the fraud network were also detained. It was determined that these people received regular commissions, such as salaries, in exchange for using their accounts. It was learned that some of them claimed that they used their accounts at the request of their friends and did not receive any money.

After the February 6 earthquakes, the Ministry of National Education (MEB) went to the field to repair not only the destroyed buildings but also the souls of millions who were traumatized. The “Effort of the Century: The Healing Power of Education” report prepared by the Ministry of Education’s Strategy Development Directorate revealed the scope of psychosocial support studies carried out in the earthquake region for the first time in aggregate figures.

According to the report prepared by the Ministry of Education, 400 thousand people in the region benefited from individual and group-based supports with the participation of 44 thousand personnel in order to adapt to the normalization process. These supports; It included students, teachers and citizens affected by the earthquake.

Psychosocial supports for teachers were also discussed under a separate heading in the report. Psychosocial support services were provided to at least 16 thousand teachers. Teachers were supported in coping with post-traumatic stress, classroom adaptation and crisis management.

SCHOOLS BECAME PSYCHOSOCIAL RECOVERY CENTERS

According to the report, schools went beyond classical education areas in the post-earthquake period and became centers of psychosocial recovery. Guidance services were strengthened, psychological support rooms were created, group studies and adaptation activities were expanded. Game, art and sports-based activities came to the fore, especially for younger age groups. These methods aimed to help children express their emotions and regain their sense of confidence.

72 BILLION TL FOR BUILDING WORKS

The MEB report, consisting of 161 pages and 13 chapters, discusses in detail the aid activities carried out by the central and provincial organizations in the provinces directly affected by the earthquake. Within the scope of the work carried out in these provinces, 915 projects worth approximately 72 billion TL and the construction of 14 thousand 202 classrooms were completed. Approximately 85 thousand classrooms with minor damage were repaired, 233 schools with moderate damage and 2 thousand 965 classrooms were strengthened.

Participating in the ‘Building of the Century: Strong Türkiye’s Revival Vision Panel’ organized by the Directorate of Communications, Minister Kurum emphasized that CHP continues its policy of lies despite not hitting even a nail in the earthquake zone. The institution said, “They brag about sending garbage bins, but they do not like the 455 thousand houses we work day and night.” The following messages came to the fore in Minister Kurum’s speech:

‘WE GAVE THE ANSWER WITH 455 THOUSAND HOUSES’

Those who rubbed their hands saying ‘the government will be buried under this rubble’ pumped up fear with lies. They sabotaged our work by spreading false information. At this point, we have responded to all these lies with our 455 thousand houses standing tall. They still continue to lie. They brag about sending garbage bins, but they don’t like the 455 thousand residences we work day and night for.

He knows very well that there is no interest in disaster housing, and he persistently, knowingly, continues to lie, looking our nation in the eye. We say and explain, ‘As in all disasters, housing will be interest-free and at fixed prices,’ but they continue with the same lies. Supposedly, he will come out later and say, ‘I said so and they did it.’ No one will swallow this, Mr. Özgür. Don’t play with people’s minds.

‘THEY COULD NOT EVEN BUILD THE MOSQUE THEY PROMISED’

CHP Chairman: ‘Why are you thanking the minister?’ He scolds MPs and mayors. Here is the Grand Mosque in the middle. It’s still in its foundational stages. Rest assured, if the earthquake zone were at the mercy of CHP, all 11 of our provinces would be at the foundation stage today.

‘WE DID WHAT WAS SAID CANNOT BE DONE’

Speaking at the panel, Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran stated that the state and the nation wrote a strong revival story hand in hand after February 6, and said, “Turkey has done what was said to be impossible in this process. It has presented a new standard to the world with its human-centered approach.” Duran also stated that 366 journalists from 26 countries were hosted in Türkiye on the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake and that he saw the revival works in the earthquake region.

There were reactions against Eskişehir’s AK Party Mihalgazi Mayor Zeynep Güneş Akgün and İyi Party founding member Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, who used ugly and derogatory statements on social media for wearing local clothes. Korkmaz’s ugly attack received reaction from all segments of politics and non-governmental organizations.

SUPPORT FROM ERDOĞAN

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also supported Akgün. Erdoğan, who had a telephone conversation with Akgün during the AK Party Central Executive Board meeting, said the following: “You are coming to our group meeting with 100 women on Wednesday, all white. You are already white. But now you have made a revolutionary turn.” Conveying the greetings and prayers of the Central Executive Board members to Akgün, Erdogan said: “Look, he says, ‘Bring this civilian constitution and save us from these things.’ Akgün, who will come to Ankara with 100 women from Eskişehir tomorrow, will attend the AK Party Group Meeting to be held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. On the other hand, Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, who was detained due to his insulting post against President Akgün, was arrested and sent to prison by the court for “inciting the public to hatred and hostility”.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli spoke at the “57th Year with Glory” program held at ATO Congresium on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of the establishment of his party:

I especially hope it is known that; Türkiye is not just the name of a geographical region and piece of land. If there is a Republic of Türkiye, there is also a Turkish nation. The owner of the Republic of Türkiye is the Turkish nation. The Turkish nation is the human example of a magnificent and magnificent family from east to west, from north to south. The Turkish nation will live as long as the world continues. The future hope of Türkiye and the Turkish nation, the architect of the future, is the Nationalist Movement Party and the People’s Alliance. As we build the Turkish and Turkish Century step by step, with the morality and spirit of this historical alliance, our effective goal is for peace, tranquility, prosperity, freedom, human rights, democracy, national unity and solidarity to prevail. The establishment and manifestation of a terrorism-free Türkiye is the crowning of this goal.

WE ARE THE GUARDIANS OF VALUES

The principled attitude, high responsibility and common-sense understanding we have displayed in this sensitive period that Türkiye is going through has shown that MHP and the People’s Alliance are the focus of national and spiritual values ​​and the unfailing guardian of national interests. Ideologies cover the theoretical field of order and social life that an idea imagines to be. We can call this the field of values. Love and concern for the homeland, nation and flag, faith; The expectation of a stronger country falls within the scope of these values. We know best the answer to the question of who will stand in my way if the security of my country is in danger.

WE SWALLOWED THE DUST OF THE DECADES, WE DID NOT SWALLOW THE TRAITORY GAMES

It is easy to say, we are constantly fighting for the right, the people and the truth, with the glory and honor of a political existence that has lasted half a century and seven years. We say that our high political and intellectual quality is not the reward of 57 years, but the historical glory of 57 years itself. With our independent conscience and peace-loving mentality; We have left behind 57 years of history with our philanthropic, nation-loving and patriotic understanding, our tremendous commitment to Turkish history and culture, and our genuine and dignified commitment to national and spiritual values. Thank God, our three crescents, which rose once in Adana on February 8-9, 1969, never came down again, and those who tried to bring them down were not given the opportunity. We swallowed the dust of decades, but we did not swallow the treacherous games. We have been tested by the difficulties of decades, but we have not let our national unity and brotherhood fail. Just as the roots under the ground do not ask for anything from the trees in return for making the trees abundantly fruitful, we did not expect the same in return for serving our nation for which we are in love.

We have always been close in our love. We loved this country unconditionally. We embraced every beauty, every trust, every value and every person of our nation for God’s sake and held them tightly to our hearts. Our great poet Yunus says, if you want, ask from within, so we did so because we believed that Allah is closer to us than we are. Sometimes we were unseen, we said okay, God is our helper. Sometimes we were unheard, we said, ‘It’s okay, everything has its time.’ Sometimes we were lonely, but we didn’t mind, we said, ‘If he falls, the loneliness of a wolf will come to our house.’ In difficult and difficult years, we ate the frost, ate a bagel by cutting it into four, and ate our hearts out while shouldering the coffins of martyrs in the mosque courtyards. At times, we received bullets fired at corners; But we were not defeated by oppression, we were not defeated by humiliation, even if one of us left, the other took his place; We never gave up or said okay to ambushes, traps and games. We are today what we were yesterday. We are the Nationalist-Idealist Movement that carries the honor of belonging to the Turkish nation with the noble blood in our veins.

WREATH OF 57 ROSES WITH CRESCENT AND STAR MOTIF FROM ERDOĞAN

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a congratulatory wreath with a star and crescent motif and 57 roses to the 57th Anniversary Program of MHP. In his speech, Bahçeli thanked President Erdoğan for the wreath.

TERRORISM-FREE Türkiye IS OUR FUTURE

Rest assured that the Turkish nation, including Turks and Kurds, will carry their victorious past to the future. Whether this burden is on our shoulders or costs us our lives, it will definitely happen. On the other hand, discussing the founding principles and structure of the Republic and trying to destroy them based on ethnic differences is equivalent to threatening the existence of the state. Achieving the goal of “Terror-free Türkiye” will come to life with the dynamism and resistance of national solidarity. From now on, it will be possible to achieve the goal of a Terrorism-Free Zone. Because Türkiye is the center of gravity not only of our region but also of the world. We are determined to prevent brother fights, MHP is ready to pay the necessary prices.

THOSE WHO QUESTION OUR NATIONALISM ARE POLITICAL HELPERS

In our eyes, the rants, boneless bullshit, and uninterrupted parasitism of early-born nationalists who wear the mask of false sincerity only resemble the noise of an empty barrel. The one who is gone is gone. Satan sold. What has returned has returned. The slag was extracted from the ore. Even if the shell is gone, the essence is here, the faithful hearts that honor their cause are here, the brave men are here, those who sing the anthem of the Gray Wolves of Asia on the Çankaya slope from their hearts are here. Unfortunately, it is clear that those who ask what we are are in the grip of forgetfulness or denial. We are Turkists, Turanists, as on the first day, we are Turkish nationalists who find their source in the Turkish-Islamic Ideal. Political recruits questioning us here and there, so who are you? If I say you are a liberal, you are not, if I say you are a conservative, you are not, if I say you are a democrat, you are still not, at best you would be a complete political helmsman and indeed you have become one. Even though they have been in our caravan in different lanes for 57 years, those who fled here and there in the first storm have made their choice. Get well soon to those who remain under the sieve, the fight will continue until the end with the honorable people who remain above it, that is, you, and the existence of this cause will not be tarnished.