Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques

In this study, a data mining model has been developed and used to analyze how cities and regions in Turkey can be grouped, aiming to find similarities and differences between them. For this purpose, data is obtained from Turkish Statistical Institution (TUIK) and fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm w...

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Main Authors: Özge Doğuç, Kevser Şahinbaş, Gökhan Silahtaroğlu
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2023-06-01
Series:Acta Infologica
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/902C903AC9E6415D936E3C6763902119
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description In this study, a data mining model has been developed and used to analyze how cities and regions in Turkey can be grouped, aiming to find similarities and differences between them. For this purpose, data is obtained from Turkish Statistical Institution (TUIK) and fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm was used to find categorizations. The data set contains 142 variables from 8 categories such as education, health, happiness, and development levels. The results showed that in all categories, the biggest 3 cities in Turkey, İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir are different from the rest of the country. Also, cities located in the western and eastern regions of Turkey are mostly grouped among themselves, showing the clear distinction between those two regions. Finally, small cities with big neighbors are grouped with other big cities, showing the direct impact of big cities on their neighbors. This also implies that small cities with no big neighbors are often isolated, as their residents don’t have access to the services provided in the big cities.
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spelling doaj-art-61abe3126c19401d8d01d042aa2679a42025-08-20T03:52:08ZengIstanbul University PressActa Infologica2602-35632023-06-017110712310.26650/acin.1132510123456Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining TechniquesÖzge Doğuç0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-9218Kevser Şahinbaş1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-3678Gökhan Silahtaroğlu2İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkiyeİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Istanbul, TurkiyeIn this study, a data mining model has been developed and used to analyze how cities and regions in Turkey can be grouped, aiming to find similarities and differences between them. For this purpose, data is obtained from Turkish Statistical Institution (TUIK) and fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm was used to find categorizations. The data set contains 142 variables from 8 categories such as education, health, happiness, and development levels. The results showed that in all categories, the biggest 3 cities in Turkey, İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir are different from the rest of the country. Also, cities located in the western and eastern regions of Turkey are mostly grouped among themselves, showing the clear distinction between those two regions. Finally, small cities with big neighbors are grouped with other big cities, showing the direct impact of big cities on their neighbors. This also implies that small cities with no big neighbors are often isolated, as their residents don’t have access to the services provided in the big cities.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/902C903AC9E6415D936E3C6763902119data miningclustering analysisdata managementdemographic analysis
spellingShingle Özge Doğuç
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Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques
Acta Infologica
data mining
clustering analysis
data management
demographic analysis
title Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques
title_full Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques
title_fullStr Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques
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title_short Analysis of City Demographics in Turkiye Using Data Mining Techniques
title_sort analysis of city demographics in turkiye using data mining techniques
topic data mining
clustering analysis
data management
demographic analysis
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