Here are the provinces in Turkey with the highest and lowest income.

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The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has "corrected" and republished the "Income Distribution Statistics" bulletin for the year 2023.

Accordingly, the annual average household disposable income in Turkey increased by 84.1% compared to the previous year, reaching 181,200 lira.

85.3% INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

The annual average equivalent household disposable income per capita in Turkey increased by 85.3% from 48,642 lira to 90,116 lira compared to the previous year. The highest amount in annual average equivalent household disposable income per capita was for single-person households, which increased by 49,415 lira compared to 2022, reaching 111,969 lira. The annual average equivalent household disposable income per capita for households consisting of multiple people without a nuclear family was 106,700 lira, while for households consisting of a single nuclear family, this value was found to be 92,043 lira. The household type with the lowest annual average equivalent disposable household income was households consisting of at least one nuclear family and other individuals, with 70,115 lira.

HIGHEST SHARE IN SALARY AND WAGE INCOME

The highest share within total income was in salary and wage income, which increased by 2.3 points to 48.5% compared to the previous year. The second highest was entrepreneurial income at 22.1%, which increased by 1.1 points compared to the previous year, while social transfer income ranked third with a decrease of 2.6 points to 17.6% compared to the previous year. The share of agricultural income within entrepreneurial income was 20.5%, while the share of pensions and widow-orphan allowances within social transfers was 88.4%.

HIGHEST INCREASE IN MAIN BUSINESS INCOME AMONG EDUCATED INDIVIDUALS

The annual average main business incomes were calculated as follows: 157,851 lira for higher education graduates, 114,374 lira for high school and equivalent graduates, 89,012 lira for those with less than high school education, 63,425 lira for those without any school completion, and 45,637 lira for illiterate individuals. The highest increase in annual average main business income was 89.7% for those with less than high school education, while the lowest increase was 79.6% for illiterate individuals.

SERVICE SECTOR AT THE TOP

When examining main business incomes by sector, it was observed that the highest annual average income was in the service sector at 121,013 lira, while the lowest annual average income was in the agricultural sector at 92,632 lira. The highest increase in annual average main business income compared to the previous year was observed in the agricultural sector at 100.9%, followed by industry at 86.7%. The service sector recorded an increase of 83.2%, while construction saw an increase of 74.3%. The annual average main business incomes were calculated as follows: 408,174 lira for employers, 115,622 lira for self-employed individuals, 102,821 lira for salaried employees, and 53,334 lira for daily wage earners. During this period, the highest increase was 108.1% for daily wage earners, while the lowest increase was 80.7% for salaried employees.

ISTANBUL RANKS FIRST IN INCOME

On the other hand, due to the earthquake in Turkey, fieldwork could not be conducted in the TR63 (Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye) region in 2023. Therefore, the regional results provided in the Statistical Regional Units Classification (İBBS) covered 25 regions. While the annual average equivalent household disposable income per capita in Turkey was 90,116 lira last year, the region with the highest calculated income according to İBBS Level 2 regions was Istanbul at 124,723 lira. This was followed by Ankara at 115,758 lira and the "Tekirdağ, Edirne, and Kırklareli" regions at 107,583 lira.

LOWEST INCOME IN VAN, MUŞ, BITLIS, AND HAKKARI

The lowest annual average equivalent household disposable income per capita was recorded in the "Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari" region at 41,385 lira. According to the results of the latest research, the P80/P20 ratio, calculated by dividing the share of the top 20% of income earners by the share of the bottom 20%, was 7.9. The region with the lowest value for this ratio was determined to be "Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova" at 4.9. This was followed by Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın at 5 and Van, Muş, Bitlis, and Hakkari at 5.1. The regions with the highest ratio were recorded as Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, and Ardahan at 8.1, and Ankara at 7.8.

UNEMPLOYED HAVE STARTED WORKING

When examining the percentage transitions of individuals in the equivalent household disposable income by ranked income groups compared to the previous year, it was found that 52.1% of individuals in the top 10% income group last year did not change their income group, while 67.3% of individuals in the bottom 10% income group also did not change. Additionally, 26.4% of individuals in the top 10% income group in 2022 moved up multiple income groups in 2023. Conversely, 12.1% of individuals in the bottom 10% income group fell down multiple income groups. According to the panel data from the Income and Living Conditions Survey, 42.4% of individuals who were unemployed in 2022 started working last year. Among those identified as "employed" in 2022, 90.6% continued in the labor force in 2023. Meanwhile, 10.2% of individuals who were not part of the labor force the previous year joined the labor force.