Türkiye’s population rose by 0.5% in 2025, reaching 86.1 million, according to data from TÜİK’s Address-Based Population Registration System. On the surface, this suggests demographic resilience. Beneath the headline number, however, the composition of the population is shifting in ways that matter profoundly for growth, productivity, and fiscal sustainability. The country is aging faster, fertility … Continue reading Turkey is aging rapidly, development to suffer