Government budget and revenue in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye: official figures
Central government units across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa collected 30.8 billion lira of budget revenue in 2025, 13,775 lira per resident (the lowest of 33 big-city provinces), and spent 111.0 billion lira.
How much tax is collected in Şanlıurfa?
General budget tax receipts across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa reached 25.8 billion lira in 2025, 11,507 lira per resident (the lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 128,989 lira) and 0.23% of all tax collected.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyHow much does the municipality of Şanlıurfa spend?
Local governments across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa spent 33.1 billion lira in 2025, 14,801 lira per resident (the lowest of 33 big-city provinces; Turkey 26,574 lira); municipalities accounted for 33.1 billion lira.
Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copyMore figures
- Revenue collected across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa covered 27.8% of central government spending there in 2025, 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces; spending per resident was 49,584 lira. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Of the 57.9 billion lira of central budget revenue assessed across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2025, 53.2% was actually collected by year end. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- 75.5% of the tax assessed across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2025 was collected within the year. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
- Municipal spending per resident across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa was 14,801 lira in 2025, 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance) · saved copy
How Şanlıurfa compares with other cities in Türkiye
General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Tax is booked where it is collected: firms pay at their head-office tax office, so provinces with big company headquarters rank high. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | General budget tax collected per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Sivas | 24,971 lira |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 24,039 lira |
| 29 | Ordu | 17,707 lira |
| 30 | Van | 16,249 lira |
| 31 | Batman | 15,601 lira |
| 32 | Mardin | 12,546 lira |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 11,507 lira |
Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) (2025)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Excludes revenue booked by ministries’ central accounting units (the "Merkez" line). Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Central government revenue collected per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Sivas | 30,274 lira |
| 28 | Diyarbakir | 29,189 lira |
| 29 | Ordu | 21,000 lira |
| 30 | Van | 18,752 lira |
| 31 | Batman | 17,852 lira |
| 32 | Mardin | 14,466 lira |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 13,775 lira |
Central government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Şanlıurfa ranks 29 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Excludes spending booked by ministries’ central accounting units. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Central government spending per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Denizli | 52,366 lira |
| 27 | Antalya | 51,588 lira |
| 28 | Sakarya | 51,498 lira |
| 29 | Şanlıurfa | 49,584 lira |
| 30 | Manisa | 48,765 lira |
| 31 | Tekirdağ | 45,273 lira |
| 32 | Bursa | 44,774 lira |
Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) (2025)
Şanlıurfa ranks 31 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Revenue collected as a share of central spending (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Erzurum | 36.3% |
| 28 | Sivas | 35.6% |
| 29 | Elazığ | 32.1% |
| 30 | Batman | 30.7% |
| 31 | Şanlıurfa | 27.8% |
| 32 | Van | 23.4% |
| 33 | Mardin | 22.9% |
Local government spending per resident (whole province) (2025)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages. Municipalities, provincial special administrations and local government unions. Per-resident figures use the 2024 population.
| Rank | City | Local government spending per resident (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Aydın | 19,277 lira |
| 28 | Denizli | 19,018 lira |
| 29 | Batman | 18,701 lira |
| 30 | Adana | 18,262 lira |
| 31 | Diyarbakir | 15,852 lira |
| 32 | Mardin | 15,612 lira |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 14,801 lira |
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Sources
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 central government budget revenue and expenditure by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ee14ab6763f0…)
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 local government budget expenditure by institution type and province (municipalities, provincial special administrations, local unions), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a64619ab0792…)
- Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı, Muhasebat Genel Müdürlüğü (Ministry of Treasury and Finance): 2025 general budget tax revenue assessed and collected by province (cumulative to December 2025), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 adf424e2695d…)
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