Is Türkiye a good place to live for remote workers?

Türkiye scores 62/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 123.8 Mbps, safety 81, healthcare 77, air quality 64, english 40) — rank 85 of 167. Istanbul energy at low cost; broadband and air quality middling.

How fast is the internet in Türkiye?

Median fixed broadband is around 123.8 Mbps. Istanbul energy at low cost; broadband and air quality middling.

What does $3,000/month get you in Türkiye?

Single-person essentials run about $741/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 85/167

Is 🇹🇷 Türkiye (Istanbul) a good place to live?

Quality score 62/100 against essentials of $741/month. Istanbul energy at low cost; broadband and air quality middling.

The five metrics

Internet 50 123.8 Mbps median broadband, 89.8% online

Safety 81 3.2 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 77 UHC service coverage 77/100 (2023)

Air quality 64 PM2.5 21.1 µg/m³ (2023)

English 40 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.84 · corruption control -0.56 · stability -0.97 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $14.92 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $7.46/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($741)	Verdict
$2,000	2.7×	like royalty
$3,000	4.1×	like royalty
$5,000	6.8×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Similar value-for-money

🇷🇸 Serbia — quality 77.1, essentials $925/mo
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Frequently asked questions

Is Türkiye a good place to live for remote workers?: Türkiye scores 62/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 123.8 Mbps, safety 81, healthcare 77, air quality 64, english 40) — rank 85 of 167. Istanbul energy at low cost; broadband and air quality middling.
How fast is the internet in Türkiye?: Median fixed broadband is around 123.8 Mbps. Istanbul energy at low cost; broadband and air quality middling.
What does $3,000/month get you in Türkiye?: Single-person essentials run about $741/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).