Married people in Türkiye devoted more time to family care, television, music and volunteer work in 2025, while single people spent significantly more time on education, hobbies and sports, according to the latest survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
The nationwide survey examined how people spent a typical 24-hour day by measuring the average time allocated to a range of daily activities, offering insights into how marital status influences lifestyles and priorities.
Sleep remained the activity that occupied the largest share of people's day, regardless of marital status. Married individuals slept an average of 8 hours and 44 minutes per day, while those who had never married averaged 9 hours and 5 minutes, making sleep the most time-consuming activity for both groups.
The survey found some of the widest differences in education and leisure.
Single people spent considerably more time on hobbies, games, and sports than married people. They devoted an average of 47 minutes a day to hobbies and games, compared with just 13 minutes among married respondents. They also spent 18 minutes on sports and outdoor activities, double the 9 minutes recorded for married people.
