This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Turkey statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Turkey statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Turkey-specific metadata information.
| Target name | By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities |
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| Indicator name | Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global |
| Description of indicator | The indicator aims to monitor successfully the amount of land that is dedicated by cities for public space (open spaces and streets). Cities vary considerably in size, history, development patterns, designs, shapes and citizen’s attitudes towards public spaces. Measuring how much public space a city has is only one part of measuring whether residents actually benefit from the space. |
| Unit | (%) |
| Available disaggregation | Province level |
| Calculation | Public open space (m2) / Total urban area (m2) * 100 For measurement of indicator 11.7.1, the elements which can be considered as open public space include: • Parks and civic parks • Recreational areas • Squares and Plazas • Roads, avenues and streets |
| Comparability | Comparable over time - Produced in full compliance with global metadata. |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | In previous years, open data sources such as the Global Human Built-up And Settlement Extent (HBASE) Dataset and the Global Human Settlement Layer were used to define urban areas. Since 2022, in line with the urban-rural classification studies conducted by our institution, the Degree of Urbanisation (DEGURBA) methodology developed by Eurostat has been adopted. Based on this methodology, urban-rural classifications have been produced using 1 km² grids at the neighborhood and village levels. For this year, while calculating the indicator value, areas classified as “Intermediate Urban” and “Densely Urban” in the 2024 Population Grids were used as the urban area data. |
| Data source | Data used as open sources are 1.Population Grids (2024, TURKSTAT) 3. OpenStreetMap (2025) 4- Provincial borders (General Directorate of Maps) |
| Data source link | https://openstreetmap.org |