Turkey is a unitary presidential republic with a strong executive established by a 2017 constitutional change. Its government combines conservative social policy and an assertive foreign policy with a large private economy and NATO membership.
In the 12 Axes register, Turkey leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Nationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Turkey sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Provinces run by appointed governors
Leans Autocracy
Elections held, opposition under pressure
Statist
Press and courts constrained
Nationalist
Assertive national foreign policy
Military-Focused
Large army, cross-border operations
Assimilationist
Single national identity emphasised
Economic Liberal
Privatised, business-led economy
Balanced
Mixed orthodox and interventionist policy
Moderate
EU customs union, selective tariffs
Spiritual
Secular constitution, religious governing party
Conservative
Family-centred conservative agenda
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Turkey is at Nationalism 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Turkey is at Religious 68%, almost the register median of Religious 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Map: The Emirr, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
