The legal structure that governs animal use in Turkey is in line with that of the European Union (EU). In 2004, legislation on the use of animals for experimental and other scientific purposes was established in Turkey for the first time. The present study aimed to compare the data on experimental animal use in Turkey (during the period 2008–2017) with similar reports from selected countries (the United States, Australia, Canada and the EU). In Turkey, a total of 2,104,828 animals were used for experimental and other scientific purposes during 2008–2017. Of the animals used, 758,887 were fish (36%), 433,417 rats (21%), 302,512 birds other than quail (14%) and 285,531 mice (13%). According to a breakdown by purpose for use, in Turkey during 2009–2017, out of a total number of 1,955,307 animals used, 56% were for fundamental biological studies, with a high proportion used for research on animal disease. Compared with the other countries, fewer animals were used in Turkey although the national trend seems to indicate that the number is fluctuating. Further studies are required to uncover the reasons behind this reduced animal use in Turkey, as compared to other countries.

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土耳其的实验动物使用：与其他国家的比较

土耳其管理动物使用的法律结构与欧盟 (EU) 的法律结构一致。2004 年，土耳其首次制定了关于将动物用于实验和其他科学目的的立法。本研究旨在将土耳其（2008-2017 年期间）的实验动物使用数据与选定国家（美国、澳大利亚、加拿大和欧盟）的类似报告进行比较。在土耳其，2008-2017 年共有 2,104,828 只动物用于实验和其他科学目的。在使用的动物中，758,887 只是鱼 (36%)、433,417 只大鼠 (21%)、302,512 只鹌鹑以外的鸟类 (14%) 和 285,531 只老鼠 (13%)。根据使用目的细分，在 2009-2017 年期间，土耳其总共使用了 1,955,307 只动物，其中 56% 用于基础生物学研究，用于动物疾病研究的比例很高。与其他国家相比，土耳其使用的动物较少，尽管全国趋势似乎表明数量在波动。与其他国家相比，需要进一步的研究来揭示土耳其减少动物使用背后的原因。