Libraries in Turkey
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There are four type of libraries in Turkey.
- National Library
- Public Libraries
- School libraries
- University libraries
In 2017 the Turkish Statistical Institute published the data about the libraries in Turkey (as of 31.12.2016) [1]
Library type | Number of libraries | Total no. of books | Number of users |
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National Library | 1 | 1,298,952 | 636,488 |
Public Libraries | 1,137 | 18,828,188 | 23,266,599 |
University Libraries | 552 | 15,236,013 | |
School Libraries | 27,280 | 27,430,168 | |
Total | 28,970 | 62,793,321 |
References
- ^ Statistical Institute page (in Turkish)
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