Poverty and living standards in Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli, Türkiye: official figures
Using a poverty line of 151,305 lira a year (50% of the regional median), TÜİK found a relative poverty rate of 14.5% in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region (TR21) in 2025, the highest of 26 regions; the national rate on the same basis was 13.0%.
How many poor people live in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region?
About 283 thousand people in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region lived below the regional poverty line in the 2025 survey.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow unequal is income in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region?
The richest 20% of people in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region received 44.6% of all income in the 2025 survey and the poorest 20% received 6.8%, so the top fifth had 6.6 times the income of the bottom fifth (national ratio 7.5).
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyHow expensive is rent in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region?
Housing costs (rent, water, electricity and fuel) in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region stood at 104.8 on TÜİK's 2024 regional price index (Türkiye = 100), 9th most expensive of 26 regions.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copyMore figures
- With the wider line of 60% of regional median income (181,566 lira), the poverty rate in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region was 21.4% in 2025, 2nd highest of 26 regions. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- The relative poverty rate in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region rose from 11.8% in 2024 to 14.5% in 2025 (50% line). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- In the 2014 survey the poverty rate in the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region was 9.4% at the 50% line, compared with 14.5% in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
- On the S80/S20 income ratio, the Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli region was 11th most unequal of 26 regions in the 2025 survey. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) · saved copy
How Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli compares with other statistical regions
Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli ranks 1 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 50% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 14.5% |
| 2 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 14.3% |
| 3 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 13.3% |
| 4 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 12.6% |
| 5 | Ankara | 12.0% |
| 6 | Adana, Mersin | 11.8% |
| 7 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 11.7% |
Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) (2025)
Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli ranks 2 of 26, highest first. Poverty line set separately for each region
| Rank | Region | Relative poverty rate, 60% of the regional median income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 21.9% |
| 2 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 21.4% |
| 3 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 20.4% |
| 4 | Konya, Karaman | 20.2% |
| 5 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 20.2% |
| 6 | Ankara | 20.1% |
| 7 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 19.9% |
Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) (2025)
Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli ranks 15 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of total income received by the richest 20% (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Adana, Mersin | 46.3% |
| 13 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 45.1% |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 44.7% |
| 15 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 44.6% |
| 16 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 44.4% |
| 17 | Konya, Karaman | 43.8% |
| 18 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 43.3% |
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) (2025)
Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli ranks 11 of 26, highest first. Computed from quintile shares
| Rank | Region | Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 (richest 20% vs poorest 20%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 7.00 |
| 9 | İstanbul | 6.83 |
| 10 | Adana, Mersin | 6.69 |
| 11 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 6.60 |
| 12 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 6.57 |
| 13 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 6.38 |
| 14 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 6.29 |
Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) (2024)
Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Price level of rent, water, electricity and fuels (Türkiye = 100) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 112.2 |
| 7 | Adana, Mersin | 111.9 |
| 8 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 105.0 |
| 9 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 104.8 |
| 10 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 100.2 |
| 11 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 97.7 |
| 12 | Konya, Karaman | 96.8 |
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Sources
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Income Distribution Statistics 2025: distribution of annual equivalised household disposable income by quintile, Türkiye and NUTS2 regions, 2014-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b49635410b76…)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Regional Purchasing Power Parity 2024: regional price level indices by main consumption expenditure group, 26 NUTS2 regions (Türkiye = 100), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 61c00aeab8aa…)
- Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK): Poverty and Living Conditions Statistics 2025: relative poor and poverty rate by poverty line calculated separately for each NUTS2 region, 2014-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 433099c43599…)
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