The number of electric vehicle charging stations increased

The number of electric vehicle charging stations in Türkiye continues to grow every month. Accordingly, according to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) data, the number of electric vehicles reached 491 thousand 492. In the previous month, this number was 479 thousand 934, so there was an increase of 11 thousand 558 vehicles in one month.

Additionally, the number of charging sockets has also increased. The total number of sockets increased from 47 thousand 908 to 48 thousand 971. In addition, the total installed power reached 3 thousand 875 megawatts from 3 thousand 773 megawatts. The number of electric vehicle charging stations is increasing, especially in big cities. Therefore, a more balanced distribution is aimed across the country.

27 thousand 664 of the sockets are AC, that is, the type that works with alternating current. On the other hand, the remaining 21 thousand 307 sockets are DC fast charging units. Moreover, among the cities, Istanbul is by far ahead. As a matter of fact, Istanbul is at the top of the list of the top 5 cities with the most stations with 4,489 stations.

However, smaller provinces stood out in the percentage increase. The number of stations increased the most in Osmaniye with 13.33 percent. Then came Yozgat with 11.11 percent and Siirt with 8.33 percent. On the other hand, the number of stations in 42 cities did not change at all.

On the other hand, according to TUIK data, the number of cars registered to traffic was 18 million 115 thousand 875. The share of electric cars increased to 2.7 percent. This share also corresponds to approximately 489 thousand electric vehicles. However, there is a small deviation between EMRA and TURKSTAT figures due to the difference in method.

First of all, the number of electric vehicles in each province was calculated by the predictive method in May 2026 and before. However, after May, the new methodology was adopted. TURKSTAT's Central Distribution System (MEDAS) database is now used. Thus, it can be clearly seen how many electric vehicles there are in each province.

To improve readability, the table also includes a ratio column. This column shows the number of charging stations per 100 electric vehicles. Accordingly, this rate is high in the top 10 provinces. However, the rate is low in the worst 10 provinces, so the need for infrastructure is relatively high. In addition, the table includes the rate of change in the number of stations and the number of electric vehicles in each province.

In the November 2026 table, the calculation is based on the number of electric vehicle charging stations, not the number of sockets. On the other hand, there are approximately 10 charging sockets for every 100 electric vehicles in Turkey.