Family is the primary institution of social structure. The reasons why an individual decides to get married and why she/he decides to get divorce have arose curiosity for social scientist. Both national and international scale analysis indicate that the increase in divorce rate is mostly related to the industrialization which has effect on the social structure. Turkey is one of the countries where traditional family and gender roles have changed through the shift from agricultural society to the industrial society which accompanied by high level of urbanization process. These changes have a significant impact on the family, marriage and divorce. The aim of this study is to determine the socioeconomic factors which are effective in increasing divorce rates in Turkey through spatial econometrics. As a result of study; primary or lower education level, unemployment rate, and fertility rates are found as factors that decrease the divorce rate. GDP, female employment, illness, high school education/ undergraduate education levels (associate or bachelor degree), increase in crime, access to internet, and dissatisfaction from marriage by men are important points for increasing divorce