Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Tuřice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

• Tuřice (376)
• Sobětuchy (76)

The name is derived from the adjective tuří (from tur, meaning Bos).

Tuřice is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border.

The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 417 —     1880 398 −4.6% 1890 389 −2.3% 1900 357 −8.2% 1910 365 +2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 378 +3.6% 1930 357 −5.6% 1950 299 −16.2% 1961 311 +4.0% 1970 280 −10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 236 −15.7% 1991 220 −6.8% 2001 242 +10.0% 2011 288 +19.0% 2021 452 +56.9%
Source: Censuses

The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality.

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.

• Official website