1965 Turkish census
The 1965 Turkish census was held on October 24, 1965 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey.
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.
| Ranking | City | Population | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İstanbul | 1.742.978 | İstanbul |
| 2 | Ankara | 905.660 | Ankara |
| 3 | İzmir | 329.052 | İzmir |
| 4 | Adana | 289.919 | Adana |
| 5 | Bursa | 211.644 | Bursa |
| 6 | Eskişehir | 173.882 | Eskişehir |
| 7 | Gaziantep | 160.152 | Gaziantep |
| 8 | Konya | 157.934 | Konya |
| 9 | Kayseri | 126.653 | Kayseri |
| 10 | Sivas | 108.320 | Sivas |
| 11 | Samsun | 107.510 | Samsun |
| 12 | Erzurum | 105.317 | Erzurum |
| 13 | Malatya | 104.428 | Malatya |
| 14 | Diyarbakır | 102.653 | Diyarbakır |
| 15 | İzmit | 89.547 | Kocaeli |
| 16 | Mersin | 86.692 | İçel |
| 17 | Adapazarı | 86.124 | Sakarya |
| 18 | Karşıyaka | 82.574 | İzmir |
| 19 | Elâzığ | 78.605 | Elazığ |
| 20 | Urfa | 73.498 | Şanlıurfa |
| 21 | Antalya | 71.833 | Antalya |
| 22 | Manisa | 69.711 | Manisa |
| 23 | İskenderun | 69.382 | Hatay |
| 24 | Balıkesir | 69.341 | Balıkesir |
| 25 | Trabzon | 65.516 | Trabzon |
| 26 | Denizli | 64.331 | Denizli |
| 27 | Maraş | 63.284 | Maraş |
| 28 | Antakya | 57.855 | Hatay |
| 29 | Tarsus | 57.737 | İçel |
| 30 | Kırıkkale | 57.669 | Ankara |
| 31 | Zonguldak | 55.404 | Zonguldak |
| 32 | Kütahya | 49.301 | Kütahya |
| 33 | Karabük | 46.169 | Zonguldak |
| 34 | Akhisar | 46.167 | Manisa |
| 35 | Edirne | 46.091 | Edirne |
| 36 | Erzincan | 45.197 | Erzincan |
| 37 | Afyonkarahisar | 44.026 | Afyonkarahisar |
| 38 | Aydın | 43.483 | Aydın |
| 39 | Çorum | 41.574 | Çorum |
| 40 | Kars | 41.376 | Kars |
| 41 | Nazilli | 41.330 | Aydın |
| 42 | Ceyhan | 41.124 | Adana |
| 43 | Ereğli | 38.362 | Konya |
| 44 | Kilis | 38.095 | Gaziantep |
| 45 | Tokat | 37.368 | Tokat |
| 46 | Turgutlu | 35.674 | Manisa |
| 47 | Uşak | 35.517 | Uşak |
| 48 | Amasya | 34.168 | Amasya |
| 49 | Osmaniye | 34.027 | Adana |
| 50 | Bandırma | 33.116 | Balıkesir |
| 51 | Van | 31.431 | Van |
| 52 | Mardin | 30.974 | Mardin |
| 53 | Ödemiş | 30.580 | İzmir |
| 54 | Bornova | 30.445 | İzmir |
| 55 | Burdur | 29.268 | Burdur |
| 56 | Salihli | 28.909 | Manisa |
| 57 | Isparta | 28.328 | Isparta |
| 58 | İnegöl | 27.777 | Bursa |
| 59 | Söke | 27.558 | Aydın |
| 60 | Siverek | 27.527 | Urfa |
| 61 | Ordu | 27.303 | Ordu |
| 62 | Tire | 27.243 | İzmir |
| 63 | Çorlu | 27.187 | Tekirdağ |
| 64 | Tekirdağ | 27.069 | Tekirdağ |
| 65 | Rize | 26.989 | Rize |
| 66 | Bafra | 26.239 | Samsun |
| 67 | Zile | 26.113 | Tokat |
| 68 | Karaman | 26.051 | Konya |
| 69 | Lüleburgaz | 25.667 | Kırklareli |
| 70 | Siirt | 25.480 | Siirt |
| 71 | Giresun | 25.331 | Giresun |
| 72 | Akşehir | 25.269 | Konya |
| 73 | Edremit | 25.003 | Balıkesir |
| 74 | Batman | 24.990 | Siirt |
| 75 | Kırşehir | 24.861 | Kırşehir |
| 76 | Kırklareli | 24.790 | Kırklareli |
| 77 | Aksaray | 24.414 | Niğde |
| 78 | Ağrı | 24.168 | Ağrı |
| 79 | Bergama | 24.121 | İzmir |
| 80 | Kastamonu | 23.485 | Kastamonu |
| 81 | Merzifon | 23.410 | Amasya |
| 82 | Kırıkhan | 23.405 | Hatay |
| 83 | Mustafakemalpaşa | 23.179 | Bursa |
| 84 | Yozgat | 23.081 | Yozgat |
| 85 | Çanakkale | 22.789 | Çanakkale |
| 86 | Nizip | 22.675 | Gaziantep |
| 87 | Turhal | 22.658 | Tokat |
| 88 | Polatlı | 22.558 | Ankara |
| 89 | Düzce | 22.274 | Bolu |
| 90 | Adıyaman | 22.153 | Adıyaman |
| 91 | Niğde | 21.663 | Niğde |
| 92 | Uzunköprü | 21.537 | Edirne |
| 93 | Çankırı | 21.450 | Çankırı |
| 94 | Gölcük | 21.444 | Kocaeli |
| 95 | Nevşehir | 21.121 | Nevşehir |
| 96 | Keşan | 20.293 | Edirne |
| 97 | Kozan | 20.236 | Adana |
| 98 | Bolvadin | 20.139 | Afyonkarahisar |
| 99 | Kartal | 20.139 | İstanbul |
| 100 | Ereğli | 18.978 | Zonguldak |
| 101 | Bitlis | 18.725 | Bitlis |
| 102 | Soma | 18.633 | Manisa |
| 103 | Karacabey | 18.368 | Bursa |
| 104 | Çarşamba | 18.003 | Samsun |
| 105 | Sarıkamış | 16.618 | Kars |
| 106 | Menemen | 16.588 | İzmir |
| 107 | Reyhanlı | 16.469 | Hatay |
| 108 | Muğla | 16.408 | Muğla |
| 109 | Ayvalık | 16.283 | Balıkesir |
| 110 | Alaşehir | 16.012 | Manisa |
| 111 | Samandağı | 15.990 | Hatay |
| 112 | Kadirli | 15.926 | Adana |
| 113 | Gemlik | 15.716 | Bursa |
| 114 | Iğdır | 15.701 | Kars |
| 115 | Muş | 15.687 | Muş |
| 116 | Birecik | 15.317 | Urfa |
| 117 | Bayburt | 15.184 | Gümüşhane |
| 118 | Ünye | 15.039 | Ordu |
| 119 | Bor | 14.309 | Niğde |
| 120 | Bartın | 14.259 | Zonguldak |
| 121 | Yalova | 14.241 | İstanbul |
| 122 | Tosya | 14.119 | Kastamonu |
| 123 | Erciş | 14.072 | Van |
| 124 | Babaeski | 13.879 | Kırklareli |
| 125 | İslahiye | 13.775 | Gaziantep |
| 126 | Tavşanlı | 13.652 | Kütahya |
| 127 | Elbistan | 13.492 | Maraş |
| 128 | Develi | 13.411 | Kayseri |
| 129 | Sinop | 13.354 | Sinop |
| 130 | Erbaa | 13.168 | Tokat |
| 131 | Karapınar | 12.989 | Konya |
| 132 | Milas | 12.987 | Muğla |
| 133 | Gelibolu | 12.945 | Çanakkale |
| 134 | Sungurlu | 12.886 | Çorum |
| 135 | Burhaniye | 12.597 | Balıkesir |
| 136 | Niksar | 12.577 | Tokat |
| 137 | Urla | 12.454 | İzmir |
| 138 | Alanya | 12.436 | Antalya |
| 139 | İskilip | 12.400 | Çorum |
| 140 | Kırkağaç | 12.162 | Manisa |
| 141 | Silvan | 12.158 | Diyarbakır |
| 142 | Biga | 12.063 | Çanakkale |
| 143 | Yerköy | 11.962 | Yozgat |
| 144 | Silifke | 11.864 | İçel |
| 145 | Bingöl | 11.727 | Bingöl |
| 146 | Torbalı | 11.712 | İzmir |
| 147 | Şereflikoçhisar | 11.683 | Ankara |
| 148 | Gönen | 11.666 | Balıkesir |
| 149 | Besni | 11.625 | Adıyaman |
| 150 | Dörtyol | 11.595 | Hatay |
| 151 | Çayeli | 11.496 | Rize |
| 152 | Yenişehir | 11.352 | Bursa |
| 153 | Dinar | 11.298 | Afyonkarahisar |
| 154 | Bayındır | 11.273 | İzmir |
| 155 | Susurluk | 11.268 | Balıkesir |
| 156 | Anamur | 11.246 | İçel |
| 157 | Viranşehir | 11.063 | Urfa |
| 158 | Emirdağ | 10.914 | Afyonkarahisar |
| 159 | Yalvaç | 10.912 | Isparta |
| 160 | Bozhüyük | 10.842 | Bilecik |
| 161 | Hendek | 10.788 | Sakarya |
| 162 | Tatvan | 10.786 | Bitlis |
| 163 | Malkara | 10.763 | Tekirdağ |
| 164 | Ergani | 10.528 | Diyarbakır |
| 165 | Midyat | 10.391 | Mardin |
| 166 | Havza | 10.338 | Samsun |
| 167 | Erdemli | 10.304 | İçel |
| 168 | Çumra | 10.299 | Konya |
| 169 | Yahyalı | 10.283 | Kayseri |
| 170 | Selçuk | 10.227 | İzmir |
| 171 | Gümüşhacıköy | 10.199 | Amasya |
| 172 | Ilgın | 10.196 | Konya |
| 173 | Sandıklı | 10.192 | Afyonkarahisar |
| 174 | Maden | 10.166 | Elâzığ |
| 175 | Bucak | 10.094 | Burdur |
| 176 | Kaman | 10.067 | Kırşehir |
| 177 | Demirci | 10.050 | Manisa |
| Language | Census 1935[1] | Census 1945[2] | Census 1965[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 
Turk speakers 1965 
Kurd speakers 1965 
Arab speakers 1965 
Zaza speakers 1965 
Cherkess speakers 1965 
Greek speakers 1965 
Armenian speakers 1965 
Georgian speakers 1965 
Laz speakers 1965 
Pomak speakers 1965 
Bosnian speakers 1965 
Albanian speakers 1965 
Hebrew speakers 1965
References
- Notes
- Modern Turkey, Bill Park, Taylor & Francis, 2011, page 10
- "UN Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- Sources
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