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Turkey

Turkey has an EMWIS website, run by its NFP, the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI).

Key indicators

Area (100 sq km): 779
Population (mill): 69.6
GDP ($ bill):  551
Water per cap:  1,700 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 36%
agriculture 75%
domestic 15%

Access to
drinking water: 95%
sanitation: 94%

Important reports

Local water supply and sanitation services, 2005.

Prospects of Efficient Wastewater Management and Water Reuse in Turkey, 2005.

Country news
Country events
Country projects

Folder Data and Statistics

Land area (100 sq km)*
 779
Population (millions)*
 69.6 
Total GDP ($ billions)
 551 
Freshwater per capita*
 1700 m3 
Freshwater withdrawal
 total 36%

agriculture 75%

domestic 15%
Access to drinking water
 95 %
Access to sanitation
 94 %

Statistics: World Bank, except * Turkey Country Report, prepared for World Water Forum, March 2003




URL Freshwater Turkey profile 2004 (UN-CSD 12/13) Prepared by Turkey for the United Nation Commission for sustainable development (CSD) meeting 12 in 2004.
URL Turkish Statistical Institute
URL AQUASTAT - Water and agriculture in Turkey Country profile from AQUASTAT, the information system of the land and water division of the FAO (Food and Agriculture division of the United Nations).
URL World Bank overview of Turkey
URL World Bank - Private Participation in Infrastructure Database: Turkey profile This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
URL World Health Organisation fact sheet on Turkey
URL Earthtrends country profile Water resources and freshwater ecosystems information by the World Resources Institute.
URL BBC country profile British Broadcasting Corporation guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, plus background on key institutions.
URL Details on Turkey from the Economist News, country profile, forecast, statistics.
URL Background information on Turkey Country study by the Federal Research Division of the US Library of Congress. Interesting background information, going up to the 1990s.
URL CIA factbook on Turkey

Country profile of the The World Factbook of the US Central Intelligence Agency  - CIA. It includes information on geography, people, governement, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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