Türkiye's "demographic window of opportunity" could shut well before its original 2035 estimate, as the country records one of the sharpest declines in fertility rates globally, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz warned on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Population Policies Board, established in early 2025 to address the matter, Yılmaz said Türkiye has entered a "demographic turning point," saying that the government sees population policies as an "existential issue," a term often used by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The warning comes as Türkiye faces the lowest birth rates in its modern h
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