Turkey (2024)
250,453
full-time equivalents (FTE)
+8.6% YoY
YoY Change
+8.6%
full-time equivalents (FTE)
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Turkey Researchers (Full-Time Equivalent) (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year full-time equivalents (FTE) YoY Change
2024 250,453 +8.6%
2023 230,533 +7.0%
2022 215,515 +12.9%
2021 190,973 +13.3%
2020 168,486 +14.1%
2019 147,619 +11.0%
2018 132,949 +13.7%
2017 116,904 +14.2%
2016 102,382 +14.0%
2015 89,777 +0.1%
2014 89,657.3 +0.7%
2013 89,074.9 +8.5%
2012 82,122.4 +13.9%
2011 72,108.6 +12.1%
2010 64,341 +11.4%
2009 57,758.6 +9.4%
2008 52,810.9 +6.3%
2007 49,667.9 +16.4%
2006 42,663.5 +9.0%
2005 39,139 +15.5%

About this Dataset

Turkey recorded 250,453 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024. The latest change was +19,920. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 22,702 in 2001 to 250,453 in 2024.

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Turkey from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks researchers (R&D professionals, excluding technicians and support staff, full-time equivalent) in Turkey from 2000 to present. Researcher headcount is the most direct measure of scientific human capital available for frontier research. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 250,453 full-time equivalents (FTE) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 22,702 in 2001. The latest reading of 250,453 in 2024 represents a change of +19,920.