🇹🇷 Turkey Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Turkey has an estimated 5,745 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 20 a day, 8.6 per 100,000 people (safer than the global average, rank #139 of 195). 89 accident reports from Turkey were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 05:15 UTC). Emergency number: 112. Traffic drives on the right.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 86 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority.
- Capital
- Ankara
- Population
- 85,372,377 (2023)
- Area
- 783,562 km²
- Calling code
- +90
- Languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira
- Continent
- Europe
- Emergency number
- 112
- Road deaths / 100k
- 8.6
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Turkey Accident News — Last 24 Hours
Turkey — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Turkey over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Turkey
In Turkey, dial 112. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
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Road Safety in Turkey
Turkey has an estimated road traffic death rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people, which is safer than the global average. With a population of roughly 85,800,000, that translates to about 7,379 deaths every year — 20 every single day.
Globally it ranks #139 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Asia road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Turkey — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Turkey, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 7.5%.