Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Türkiye
Türkiye: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 390 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Türkiye, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Türkiye stood at 390 Patents.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Türkiye peaked at 833.5 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 3 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 Patents | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 3 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 1 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5 Patents | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 3 Patents | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 1.5 Patents | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 4 Patents | +166.7% |
| 1997 | 17 Patents | +325.0% |
| 1998 | 14 Patents | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 26.83 Patents | +91.7% |
| 2000 | 23 Patents | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 40.42 Patents | +75.7% |
| 2002 | 53 Patents | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 67.25 Patents | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 76.5 Patents | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 108 Patents | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 190 Patents | +75.9% |
| 2007 | 185 Patents | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 219.33 Patents | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 256 Patents | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 351.43 Patents | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 437.25 Patents | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 386.83 Patents | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 465.33 Patents | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 472.17 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 461.8 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 535 Patents | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 833.5 Patents | +55.8% |
| 2018 | 619.17 Patents | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 673.5 Patents | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 606.43 Patents | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 603.38 Patents | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 516.5 Patents | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 390 Patents | -24.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +325.0% | 4 Patents | 17 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 3 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7 Patents | 0 Patents | 3 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 Patents | 0 Patents | 26.83 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.85 Patents | 23 Patents | 256 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 523.6 Patents | 351.43 Patents | 833.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 529.08 Patents | 390 Patents | 606.43 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 3 United Kingdom 4,653 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 15,250 Patents compare
- 4 China 13,210 Patents compare
- 4 Netherlands 4,269 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 508.37 Patents compare
- 5 France 7,903 Patents compare
- 6 Switzerland 5,882 Patents compare
- 7 Slovenia 118.7 Patents compare
- 7 Italy 3,954 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 114.83 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 2,913 Patents compare
- 9 Estonia 49 Patents compare
- 9 Austria 1,745 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Türkiye
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 56 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 89.8% (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 1,760 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 15,275 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 310,472 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Türkiye?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Türkiye was 390 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 833.5 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Türkiye rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 13 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.