Rising number of road accidents in Turkey in 2022

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has estimated that the number of road accidents in Turkey had reached 1.233 million in 2022. This figure is 3.9% higher than the one recorded in 2021.

16% of these accidents resulted in death or injury, the remainder in material damage.

The number of fatalities in 2022 has dropped by 2.5% to 5 229, while the number of injuries has gone up by 5.1% to 288 696.

The study shows that out of the 235 176 road offences resulting in death or injury, 86.8% were caused by the driver, 9.5% by pedestrians, 2.1% by the vehicle, 1.2% by the passenger and 0.4% by road conditions.