Turkey has 20 elements in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and 1 elements in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding as of 2021.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

1. Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers (2008)
2. Mevlevi Sema Ceremony (2008)
3. Âşıklık (Minstrelsy) Tradition (2009)
4. Karagöz (2009)
5. Traditional Sohbet Meeting (2010)
6. Semah, Alevi-Bektaşi Ritual (2010)
7. Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival (2010)
8. Ceremonial Keşkek Tradition (2011)
9. Mesir Macunu Festival (2012)
10. Turkish Coffee Culture and Tradition (2013)
11. Ebru, Turkish Art of Marbling (2014)
12. Traditional Craftsmanship of Çini-making (2016)
13. Nevruz (2016) (Common file with Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
14. Flatbread Making and Sharing Culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka (2016) (common file with Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan)
15. Spring Celebration, Hıdırellez (2017) (Common file with North Macedonia)
16. Heritage of Dede Qorqud/Korkyt Ata/Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music (2018) (Common file with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan)
17. Traditional Turkish archery (2019)
18. Traditional intelligence and strategy game: Togyzqumalaq, Toguz Korgool, Mangala/Göçürme (2020) (Common file with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
19. Art of Miniature (2020) (Common file with Azerbaijan, , Islamic Republic of Iran and Uzbekistan)
20. Hüsn-i Hat, traditional calligraphy in Islamic art in Turkey

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

1. Whistled Language (2017)