In today's world, the most important factor that separates societies from each other is development. The concept of development is a broad concept expressed in the economic, social, and human sense. It became more popular, especially after the Second World War. Although there are many indicators of the concept of development (human development index, human capital, physical life quality index, etc.), it is mostly measured by income distribution per capita. Elimination of inequality in per capita income distribution plays an important role in ensuring economic development. With the removal of income inequality, poverty will also be combated more effectively. Because the most important cause of poverty is inequality in income distribution. Therefore, one of the most important goals of economic development is to prevent poverty by providing justice in income distribution. Poverty encompasses a wide range of deprivation, from shelter to food, from education to health. Today, most of the countries in the world state that poverty will be prevented by providing economic development. Developments in employment and minimum employment policies cause poverty to be affected in socioeconomic terms. The impoverished individual tends to illegal activities such as theft, extortion, murder, and human trafficking. Therefore, poverty becomes an element that threatens the political, economic, and psychological structure. The best way to combat poverty is through education. Although educated individuals are equipped, they can work in qualified jobs. In this context, the main purpose of the study is; to investigate the relationship between economic development and poverty for TRB2 and TRA1 regions. In the study, tables were created and interpreted based on the Regional Statistical Data of TURKSTAT. According to the findings obtained in the study; It has been determined that poverty rates in the TRB2 region are lower than in the TRA1 region. However, when the Gini Coefficient is examined according to the equivalent household disposable income, it is observed that income inequality is higher in the TRB2 region. Finally, looking at GDP per capita (based on 2009), it is seen that it is higher in the TRA1 region. Therefore, per capita income equality plays an important role in ensuring economic development and is a very important factor in reducing poverty.