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The 1965 Turkish census was held on October 24, 1965 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey. The 1965 census was the last census with information languages and ethnicities as afterwards, the Turkish Government prohibited their publication.[1]
Census in Turkey Year Pop. ±% 13,649,945 — 1935 16,188,767 +18.6% 17,820,950 +10.1% 18,790,174 +5.4% 20,947,188 +11.5% 24,064,763 +14.9% 27,754,820 +15.3% 1965 31,391,421 +13.1% 35,605,176 +13.4% 40,347,719 +13.3% 44,736,957 +10.9% 50,664,458 +13.2% 1990 56,473,035 +11.5% 2000 67,803,927 +20.1% 70,586,256 +4.1% 71,517,100 +1.3% 72,561,312 +1.5% 2010 73,722,988 +1.6% 74,724,269 +1.4% 75,627,384 +1.2% 76,667,864 +1.4% 77,695,904 +1.3% 78,741,053 +1.3% 79,814,871 +1.4% 80,810,525 +1.2% 82,003,882 +1.5% 83,154,997 +1.4% 2020 83,614,362 +0.6%
1965 census [ ]
total population
no
rate
urban
%
rural
%
man
%
woman
%
Türkiye
31.391.421
10.805.817
34,42%
20.585.604
65,58%
15.996.964
50,96%
15.394.457
49,04%
Adana
902.712
5
2,88%
422.298
46,78%
480.414
53,22%
466.032
51,63%
436.680
48,37%
Adıyaman
267.288
47
0,85%
51.463
19,25%
215.825
80,75%
136.615
51,11%
130.673
48,89%
Afyonkarahisar
502.248
21
1,60%
125.102
24,91%
377.146
75,09%
250.478
49,87%
251.770
50,13%
Ağrı
246.961
56
0,79%
53.420
21,63%
193.541
78,37%
130.396
52,80%
116.565
47,20%
Amasya
285.729
45
0,91%
83.016
29,05%
202.713
70,95%
148.016
51,80%
137.713
48,20%
Ankara
1.644.302
2
5,24%
1.069.761
65,06%
574.541
34,94%
872.680
53,07%
771.622
46,93%
Antalya
486.910
23
1,55%
129.657
26,63%
357.253
73,37%
244.939
50,30%
241.971
49,70%
Artvin
210.065
57
0,67%
30.068
14,31%
179.997
85,69%
102.630
48,86%
107.435
51,14%
Aydın
524.918
17
1,67%
165.953
31,62%
358.965
68,38%
262.021
49,92%
262.897
50,08%
Balıkesir
708.342
9
2,26%
230.353
32,52%
477.989
67,48%
365.959
51,66%
342.383
48,34%
Bilecik
139.041
66
0,44%
36.356
26,15%
102.685
73,85%
68.900
49,55%
70.141
50,45%
Bingöl
150.521
65
0,48%
20.401
13,55%
130.120
86,45%
77.758
51,66%
72.763
48,34%
Bitlis
154.069
64
0,49%
43.813
28,44%
110.256
71,56%
80.996
52,57%
73.073
47,43%
Bolu
383.939
37
1,22%
70.459
18,35%
313.480
81,65%
189.663
49,40%
194.276
50,60%
Burdur
194.950
61
0,62%
54.135
27,77%
140.815
72,23%
98.137
50,34%
96.813
49,66%
Bursa
755.504
7
2,41%
335.048
44,35%
420.456
55,65%
379.055
50,17%
376.449
49,83%
Çanakkale
350.317
39
1,12%
81.753
23,34%
268.564
76,66%
182.806
52,18%
167.511
47,82%
Çankırı
250.706
55
0,80%
43.731
17,44%
206.975
82,56%
120.131
47,92%
130.575
52,08%
Çorum
485.567
24
1,55%
97.032
19,98%
388.535
80,02%
240.576
49,55%
244.991
50,45%
Denizli
463.369
26
1,48%
117.739
25,41%
345.630
74,59%
230.468
49,74%
232.901
50,26%
Diyarbakır
475.916
25
1,52%
162.467
34,14%
313.449
65,86%
249.874
52,50%
226.042
47,50%
Edirne
303.234
43
0,97%
102.171
33,69%
201.063
66,31%
157.377
51,90%
145.857
48,10%
Elâzığ
322.727
42
1,03%
106.180
32,90%
216.547
67,10%
165.636
51,32%
157.091
48,68%
Erzincan
258.586
53
0,82%
57.397
22,20%
201.189
77,80%
129.233
49,98%
129.353
50,02%
Erzurum
628.001
12
2,00%
152.183
24,23%
475.818
75,77%
324.977
51,75%
303.024
48,25%
Eskişehir
415.101
33
1,32%
200.332
48,26%
214.769
51,74%
210.949
50,82%
204.152
49,18%
Gaziantep
511.026
19
1,63%
244.215
47,79%
266.811
52,21%
262.815
51,43%
248.211
48,57%
Giresun
428.015
32
1,36%
75.069
17,54%
352.946
82,46%
207.320
48,44%
220.695
51,56%
Gümüşhane
262.731
52
0,84%
31.957
12,16%
230.774
87,84%
123.907
47,16%
138.824
52,84%
Hakkari
83.937
67
0,27%
14.132
16,84%
69.805
83,16%
45.680
54,42%
38.257
45,58%
Hatay
506.154
20
1,61%
203.610
40,23%
302.544
59,77%
266.594
52,67%
239.560
47,33%
Isparta
266.240
49
0,85%
96.551
36,26%
169.689
63,74%
136.333
51,21%
129.907
48,79%
İçel
511.273
18
1,63%
189.382
37,04%
321.891
62,96%
262.008
51,25%
249.265
48,75%
İstanbul
2.293.823
1
7,31%
1.792.071
78,13%
501.752
21,87%
1.243.900
54,23%
1.049.923
45,77%
İzmir
1.234.667
3
3,93%
621.553
50,34%
613.114
49,66%
641.118
51,93%
593.549
48,07%
Kahramanmaraş
438.423
30
1,40%
105.090
23,97%
333.333
76,03%
222.104
50,66%
216.319
49,34%
Kars
606.313
13
1,93%
117.363
19,36%
488.950
80,64%
312.952
51,62%
293.361
48,38%
Kastamonu
441.638
29
1,41%
67.163
15,21%
374.475
84,79%
209.389
47,41%
232.249
52,59%
Kayseri
536.206
16
1,71%
191.221
35,66%
344.985
64,34%
266.972
49,79%
269.234
50,21%
Kırklareli
258.386
54
0,82%
85.856
33,23%
172.530
66,77%
137.823
53,34%
120.563
46,66%
Kırşehir
196.836
60
0,63%
42.000
21,34%
154.836
78,66%
95.762
48,65%
101.074
51,35%
Kocaeli
335.518
40
1,07%
136.531
40,69%
198.987
59,31%
177.915
53,03%
157.603
46,97%
Konya
1.122.622
4
3,58%
354.578
31,58%
768.044
68,42%
560.069
49,89%
562.553
50,11%
Kütahya
398.081
35
1,27%
87.084
21,88%
310.997
78,12%
200.954
50,48%
197.127
49,52%
Malatya
452.624
27
1,44%
147.040
32,49%
305.584
67,51%
230.274
50,88%
222.350
49,12%
Manisa
748.545
8
2,38%
265.857
35,52%
482.688
64,48%
381.798
51,01%
366.747
48,99%
Mardin
397.880
36
1,27%
90.093
22,64%
307.787
77,36%
205.313
51,60%
192.567
48,40%
Muğla
334.973
41
1,07%
59.330
17,71%
275.643
82,29%
166.339
49,66%
168.634
50,34%
Muş
198.716
59
0,63%
32.503
16,36%
166.213
83,64%
103.298
51,98%
95.418
48,02%
Nevşehir
203.316
58
0,65%
46.710
22,97%
156.606
77,03%
98.083
48,24%
105.233
51,76%
Niğde
362.444
38
1,15%
69.956
19,30%
292.488
80,70%
177.689
49,03%
184.755
50,97%
Ordu
543.863
15
1,73%
83.585
15,37%
460.278
84,63%
268.141
49,30%
275.722
50,70%
Rize
281.099
46
0,90%
63.554
22,61%
217.545
77,39%
130.070
46,27%
151.029
53,73%
Sakarya
404.078
34
1,29%
124.936
30,92%
279.142
69,08%
203.896
50,46%
200.182
49,54%
Samsun
755.946
6
2,41%
197.103
26,07%
558.843
73,93%
379.635
50,22%
376.311
49,78%
Siirt
264.832
51
0,84%
75.520
28,52%
189.312
71,48%
139.686
52,75%
125.146
47,25%
Sinop
266.069
50
0,85%
38.068
14,31%
228.001
85,69%
128.830
48,42%
137.239
51,58%
Sivas
705.186
10
2,25%
168.685
23,92%
536.501
76,08%
350.377
49,69%
354.809
50,31%
Tekirdağ
287.381
44
0,92%
96.897
33,72%
190.484
66,28%
150.140
52,24%
137.241
47,76%
Tokat
495.352
22
1,58%
123.403
24,91%
371.949
75,09%
251.748
50,82%
243.604
49,18%
Trabzon
595.782
14
1,90%
108.492
18,21%
487.290
81,79%
281.583
47,26%
314.199
52,74%
Tunceli
154.175
63
0,49%
23.240
15,07%
130.935
84,93%
78.112
50,66%
76.063
49,34%
Urfa
450.798
28
1,44%
150.383
33,36%
300.415
66,64%
230.612
51,16%
220.186
48,84%
Uşak
190.536
62
0,61%
57.133
29,99%
133.403
70,01%
94.315
49,50%
96.221
50,50%
Van
266.840
48
0,85%
60.686
22,74%
206.154
77,26%
142.446
53,38%
124.394
46,62%
Yozgat
437.883
31
1,39%
67.466
15,41%
370.417
84,59%
217.744
49,73%
220.139
50,27%
Zonguldak
650.191
11
2,07%
157.463
24,22%
492.728
75,78%
326.918
50,28%
323.273
49,72%
Settlement population [ ]
Population 10,000 last localities are listed below.
Population of Turkey according to language
Language
Census 1935[2]
Census 1945[3]
Census 1965[3]
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Turkish
13,828,000
87.5
16,598,037
88.3
28,175,579
90.2
Kurdish
1,473,000
9.3
1,476,562
7.9
2,108,721
6.9
Zazaki
147,707
0.5
Arabic
145,000
0.9
247,204
1.3
368.971
1.2
Greek
109,000
0.7
88,680
0.5
49.143
0.2
Circassian
92,000
0.6
66,691
0.4
57,337
0.2
Ladino
79,000
0.5
51,019
0.3
9,124
0.0
Armenian
77,000
0.5
56,179
0.3
32,484
0.1
Laz
46,987
0.3
27,715
0.1
Georgian
40,076
0.2
32,334
0.1
Abaza
8,602
0.0
10,643
0.0
others
110,137
0.6
157,449
0.5
Total
15,803,000
18,790,174
31,391,207
Gallery of ethno-linguistic maps [ ]
Turk and Kurd speakers majority 1965
References [ ]
Notes
Sources
External links [ ]
Census in Turkey
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