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Keep an Eye on GNU/Linux in Turkey

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 12, 2025,

updated Dec 12, 2025

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↺ Vintage and royalty free illustration of a young Turkish boy wearing traditional clothes in 1700

Earlier today: GNU/Linux in Spain as 2025 Ends

GNU/Linux in Spain as 2025 Ends

In Europe this month, Windows is measured at an all-time low. Along Mediterranean countries, GNU/Linux is measured around 4-5% [1, 2, 3], with Turkey standing out as Windows falls more sharply there and GNU/Linux is approaching 10%:

↺ measured at an all-time low

↺ 1

↺ 2

↺ 3

↺ Windows falls more sharply there

↺ Desktop Operating System Market Share Turkey

Turkey has a population larger than any nation in Europe. If GNU/Linux gains even "just 1%" there, that can be a lot of people. █

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