Lack of access to safe drinking water is a major cause of disease and death due to infectious substances, chemical pollutants, and poor sanitation. The supply of water through pipes to the inside of the house is called the piped water system in the urban water supply.

95.3% of the non-institutional population in Turkey benefited from the piped water system in 2006, while this percentage was 99.5% in 2020, according to TURKSTAT data15. Non-institutional population refers to all individuals living in households within the borders of the Republic of Turkey. It does not include those living in schools, dormitories, hotels, kindergartens, nursing homes, hospitals and prisons, as well as those living in barracks and army houses.

GRAPH 11– NON-CORPORATE POPULATION RATE ACCORDING TO BEING OWNERSHIP OF THE PIPED WATER SYSTEM (2006-2020)

Source: TURKSTAT, Income and Living Conditions Survey, 2020