Official Data BriefOfficial statistics · Published Aug 5, 2026

Internet Use in Turkey 2026

Internet use among people aged 16–74 reached 92.3% in 2026, up from 90.9% in 2025, according to the official household ICT usage release.

Internet use92.3%
202590.9%
Online public services76.0%
Reference ages16–74

Digital access

Internet use rose by 1.4 percentage points in one year.

The figure covers individuals aged 16–74 and provides a broad view of how close internet use is to becoming universal within that age range.

92.3%

used the internet

Up from 90.9% in 2025.

76.0%

used online public services

Used official websites/apps or public services online in the previous 12 months.

93.0%

e-government use among ages 25–34

The highest age-group rate reported by TÜİK.

Age divide

Use of online public services varies sharply by age.

The official release reported that 93.0% of people aged 25–34 used online public services, compared with 31.3% among people aged 65–74.

93.0%Ages 25–34
31.3%Ages 65–74
61.7 ppGap between those two age groups

Why this matters

At 92.3%, internet use is very high among 16–74-year-olds, but digital participation is not identical across every type of activity. The public-service figures show that access to the internet and use of specific digital services are separate questions.

Source

Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), Household Information and Communication Technology Usage Survey, 2026, bulletin no. 58006.

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This page is an independent Turkey Insights Lab presentation and analysis of publicly released official statistics; it is not an original TIL survey.