Introduction
How is the communication system in Turkey? Here, Broadcast media include
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and 567 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; 1,007 private radio broadcast stations
(2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.More about communication in Turkey
| Internet country code | .tr |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 16,734,853 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 20 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 68.85 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 81% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Turkey continues to develop its capabilities within its telecom sector, becoming one of the relatively few countries able to build and develop its own communications satellites; with the successful launch of the Turksat 5A and 5B satellites in 2021, the country has vastly increased its bandwidth capacity; these satellites will be joined by the Turksat 6A in 2023; the country’s telcos have invested in fiber infrastructure; deployment of fiber-based broadband networks are well established, with fiber accounting for 26.7% of all fixed broadband connections as of early 2022; the DSL sector still dominates, accounting for about 63% of connections, but its share is steadily declining, year-on-year, while the number of fiber connections has grown strongly; improved fixed and mobile infrastructure is underpinning the country’s initiatives relating to Smart City concepts, which have become a key area of focus for the emerging digital economy and the transformation to a knowledge-based economy; Turkey’s National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan runs through to 2023 (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line nearly 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 106 telephones per 100 persons (2022) |
| International | Country code - 90; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3 & -5, MedNautilus Submarine System, Turcyos-1 & -2 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia ; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems (2020) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 11.198 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 13 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 90.298 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 106 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Turkey
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