According to Türkiye's Health Survey, the obesity rate in the country rose to 21.8% last year.
The results of the “2025 Türkiye Health Survey” were published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
The findings show that, based on body mass index calculated from height and weight, the proportion of people aged 15 and over classified as obese increased from 20.2% in 2022 to 21.8% in 2025.
When broken down by gender, 24.8% of women were found to be obese, while 32.2% were classified as pre-obese. Among men, these figures stood at 18.7% and 43.1%, respectively.
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