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House sales continue to decline https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/house-sales-continue-to-decline-176968 Extract: A total of 123,491 houses changed hands in Türkiye in August, marking a 12.7 percent decline from a year ago that followed the 12.9 percent year-on-year decline in sales in July...

Turkey raises electricity, gas prices by 50 percent for industry, 20 percent for homes https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-raises-electricity-gas-prices-by-50-percent-for-industry-20-percent-for-homes-news-61199 Extract: Turkey has hiked electricity and gas prices by 20 percent for the...

Inflation expectations rise in August https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/inflation-expectations-rise-in-august-176078 Extract: The end-year inflation expectations in Türkiye increased from 64.9 percent in July to 70.6 in August, according to the Central Bank’s Survey of Market Participants...

Key inflation data to be released this week https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/key-inflation-data-to-be-released-this-week-175761 Extract: The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) will release closely watched consumer price inflation data for July on Aug. 3 this week. Consumer prices increased...

Financial Stability Committee keeps eye on global inflation https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/financial-stability-committee-keeps-eye-on-global-inflation-175655 Extract: The Financial Stability Committee convened to discuss the impacts of global inflation and commodity prices on Türkiye’s...

House price index up 12 percent https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/house-price-index-up-12-percent-175660 Extract: The Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased monthly by 12.4 percent in May, while it recorded an annual increase of 145.5 percent in nominal terms and 41.1 percent in...

Over 150,000 homes sold in June, up 12 percent https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/over-150-000-homes-sold-in-june-up-12-percent-175465 Extract: Home sales increased by 11.7 percent from a year ago to a total of 150,500 units in June, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have...

Construction costs continue to increase https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/construction-costs-continue-to-increase-175324 Extract: The headline construction cost index increased by 3.97 percent on a monthly basis in May, easing from the 6.12 percent rise in the previous month, data from the...

Türkiye becomes 18th most populous country, official report reveals https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-becomes-18th-most-populous-country-official-report-reveals-175147 Extract: Türkiye, with a population of 84.68 million, ranks 18th among 195 countries in terms of population size as it...

Construction costs rise 107 percent https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/construction-costs-rise-107-percent-174522 Extract: The construction cost index increased by 106.6 percent in April from a year earlier, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed. Construction costs rose by...

Exports increase 15 percent in May to $19 billion https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/exports-increase-15-percent-in-may-to-19-billion-174275 Extract: Turkey’s exports increased by 15.2 percent on an annual basis to stand at $18.97 billion in May, preliminary data from the Trade Ministry showed...

Consumer confidence improves slightly in May https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/consumer-confidence-improves-slightly-in-may-173941 Extract: The consumer confidence index inched up 0.4 percent rising from 67.3 in April to 67.6 in May, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have...

Home sales increase 39 percent in April https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/home-sales-increase-39-percent-in-april-173850 Extract: Home sales increased by a strong 38.8 percent on an annual basis in April, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on May 17. Some 133,058 properties...

Despite unemployment some firms struggling to hire people https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/despite-unemployment-some-firms-struggling-to-hire-people-173742 Extract: At a time when Turkey’s unemployment rate is hovering above 11 percent, there are 107,000 vacant positions that need to be...

Turkey’s butter production increases https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-butter-production-increases-173704 Extract: Butter production in Turkey increased by 49.6 percent in March and drinks made of yoghurt (ayran) production increased by 18.8 percent, according to official data. The...

One in every three Turks clinically obese https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/one-in-every-three-turks-clinically-obese-report-173553 Extract: Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 percent of the population is either overweight or obese...

Retail prices in Istanbul rises 11 percent https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/retail-prices-in-istanbul-rises-11-percent-173504 Extract: Retail prices in Istanbul increased by 11.4 percent in April from March, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) has said. That came on top of the 6.29 percent...

House price index nearly doubled in February https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/house-price-index-nearly-doubled-in-february-173100 Extract: Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) increased monthly by 13.5 percent in February, while it recorded an annual increase of 96.4 percent in nominal...

Despite increased recent attention to relations with Gulf partners such as Qatar, Turkey remains overwhelmingly dependent on Western sources for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to data from the Central Bank. Data shows that 85 percent of FDI came from the EU, other European countries...

The number of houses sold in Turkey in 2010 decreased by 32.8 percent over the preceding year, Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) data revealed, representing significant stagnation in the country's real estate market in the given period...