The number of internet users has increased in Turkey while household access to the internet has also seen an upsurge, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed Thursday.
The rate of internet users reached 82.6% this year up from 79% in 2020. This rate covers people between the ages of 16 and 74.
The rate of households with internet access increased by 2% to 92% this year.
Istanbul, the most populated city, had the highest internet access rate, ahead of the capital Ankara. The majority of users in households used mobile broadband while the rate of the fixed broadband connection for households was 61.9%.
A survey by the institute shows more than 80% of internet users were online almost every day in the first three months of 2021. The rate increased compared to 2020. Another surge was registered in the number of people using e-government services.
