OBJECTIVES: Turkey remains among the countries where hydatid disease is endemic. In this study, it was aimed to determine the numberof operations performed for the treatment of pulmonary hydatid disease in Turkey during 2014 and to present the distribution of theseoperations according to the different regions of the country.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Turkish Thoracic Society Thoracic Surgery Study Group connected with the thoracic surgeons ineach city through telephone. A data set was sent by email. The age, sex, contact with animals that might be a risk of gaining the hydatiddisease, the side of the disease, the type of surgical method, other organ involvement were recorded and collected from each data set toform the final data, and the results were evaluated. Turkey comprises of 81 cities that are grouped in seven different regions. The numberof operations was calculated for each city and region to present the distribution.RESULTS: Overall, 101 centers from 81 cities were considered in the study. A total of 715 pulmonary hydatid cyst operations wereperformed in 690 patients during the study period. The most common operation technique was cystotomy and capitonnage throughthoracotomy (76%). The highest incidence rate of operated patients was in the Eastern Anatolian Region (2.15 patients per 100 000person-years).CONCLUSION: Pulmonary hydatid disease still has a high incidence rate particularly in the southeast and east of Turkey, which aremainly rural areas and where stockbreeding is very common. Cystotomy and capitonnage is still the most common surgical methodused to treat pulmonary hydatid cysts. Preventive methods should be performed strictly in these cities and regions to decrease the riskof infection.