Hassan, Arab DahirIbrahim, Mahat Maalim2024-06-102024-06-102024Hassan, A. D. ve Ibrahim, M. M. (2024). From space to place: Mapping poverty in Turkish regions with NASA's global gridded relative deprivation index. Spatial Information Research, 1-15. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s41324-024-00579-92366-32862366-3294https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s41324-024-00579-9https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12154/2890This study examines the spatial distribution of poverty in Turkish states using zonal statistics techniques. The recently released Global Gridded Relative Deprivation Index (GRDIv1) dataset by NASA has been utilized. The GRDIv1 index contains six pivotal components: Child Dependency Ratio, Subnational Development Index, Infant Mortality Rate, BuiltUp to Non-Built-Up Ratios, VIIRS nighttime lights, and VIIRS Nighttime Lights (VNL) Slope Component. All the components capture various aspects of regional poverty differences. The results show the eastern regions have significantly higher levels of deprivation than the western regions. This disparity is attributed to conflicts, unemployment, and illiteracy in the East, while the West benefits from higher development. The analysis of the ratio of Built-Up Areas to Non-BuiltUp Areas reveals a complex distribution of urbanization and industrialization, with the western Marmara region emerging as a center of development and industrial activity. Moreover, the analysis of Nocturnal Illumination Patterns, based on VIIRS nighttime light data, further confirms the higher levels of development in the west and the deprivation in the east. This study objectively proves that the Eastern region of Turkiye contains areas with much higher deprivation than does central and western regions.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSpatial DistributionGeospatial AnalysisPovertyGRDIv1Turkish StatesArticle11510.1007/s41324-024-00579-9Q3WOS:0011955260000012-s2.0-85200614021Q1