Children Living in Severe Material Deprivation* (%)
Children Living in Poverty (%)
# of Children Living in Poverty (in thousands)
2006
70.5
34.6
8,013
2007
69.3
32.8
7,253
2008
69.9
34.0
7,538
2009
69.0
34.3
7,446
2010
71.8
33.7
7,612
2011
66.4
32.3
7,348
2012
65.4
32.7
7,444
2013
56.1
32.6
7,394
2014
42.2
31.7
7,176
2015
27.4
31.8
7,145
2016
38.4
31.4
7,006
2017
34.6
30.2
6,893
2018
32.6
32.1
7,336
2019
32.3
32.4
7,417
2020
34.0
32.1
7,378
2021
35.5
32.6
7,436
Source: TURKSTAT
*Severe material deprivation is defined as the inability to afford the expenses of at least four of these nine items: (1) A washing machine, (2) A color TV, (3) A telephone, (4) A car, (5) Unexpected financial expenses, (6) One week's holiday away from home, (7) Mortgage or rent payments, utility bills or other loan payments (8) A meal with meat, chicken or fish every second day, (9) Heating to keep the home sufficiently warm.
