Pollution in Istanbul, Turkey

Air pollution data from World Health Organization
PM₁₀	38
PM_2.5	15
PM₁₀ Pollution Level:	Moderate

Air Pollution	61.72	High
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility	48.20	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal	43.23	Moderate
Dirty and Untidy	55.70	Moderate
Noise and Light Pollution	62.68	High
Water Pollution	54.93	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Spending Time in the City	54.56	Moderate
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City	68.33	High

Purity and Cleanliness in Istanbul, Turkey

Air quality	38.28	Low
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility	51.80	Moderate
Garbage Disposal Satisfaction	56.77	Moderate
Clean and Tidy	44.30	Moderate
Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights	37.32	Low
Water Quality	45.07	Moderate
Comfortable to Spend Time in the City	45.44	Moderate
Quality of Green and Parks	31.67	Low

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Last update: 1 December 2025

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

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Index
Pollution Index:	67.41
Pollution Exp Scale:	116.89