Retail sales in Turkey rose 11.8% year-on-year in June 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 12.8% increase in the previous month. Sales growth slowed for food, beverages, and tobacco (2.9% vs 8.8%) and automotive fuel (1.1% vs 2.8%). Meanwhile, non-food sales accelerated to 17.6% from 16.3%, supported by stronger demand for computers, peripheral equipment, software, books, and telecommunications products (28.8% vs 23.8%), pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, cosmetic, and personal care products (16.9% vs 12.6%), as well as mail-order and online sales (22.4% vs 13.0%). However, sales in textiles, clothing, and footwear sales moderated to 3.9% from 11.5%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.7%, slowing from a downwardly revised 2.1% rise in May. source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Retail Sales in Turkey increased 11.80 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Turkey averaged 8.89 percent from 2006 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 38.10 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -16.90 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Turkey Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Retail Sales in Turkey increased 11.80 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Turkey is expected to be 8.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 4.20 percent in 2027 and 4.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-13 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
May 13.7% 11.7% 9.0%
2026-08-11 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jun 11.8% 12.8% 12.0%
2026-09-11 07:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jul 11.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 90.80 89.80 points Aug 2026
Consumer Spending 399066041.00 468068259.00 TRY Thousand Mar 2026
Economic Confidence Index 99.80 98.90 points Jul 2026
Retail Sales MoM 0.70 2.10 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY 11.80 12.80 percent Jun 2026


Turkey Retail Sales YoY
In Turkey, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.80 12.80 38.10 -16.90 2006 - 2026 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA

News Stream
Turkey Retail Sales Growth Eases in June
Retail sales in Turkey rose 11.8% year-on-year in June 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 12.8% increase in the previous month. Sales growth slowed for food, beverages, and tobacco (2.9% vs 8.8%) and automotive fuel (1.1% vs 2.8%). Meanwhile, non-food sales accelerated to 17.6% from 16.3%, supported by stronger demand for computers, peripheral equipment, software, books, and telecommunications products (28.8% vs 23.8%), pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, cosmetic, and personal care products (16.9% vs 12.6%), as well as mail-order and online sales (22.4% vs 13.0%). However, sales in textiles, clothing, and footwear sales moderated to 3.9% from 11.5%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.7%, slowing from a downwardly revised 2.1% rise in May.
2026-08-11
Turkey Retail Sales Growth Picks Up in May
Retail sales in Turkey rose 13.7% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 11.7% increase in the previous month. Growth in non-food sales excluding automotive fuel quickened to 17.5% from 14.8% in April, driven mainly by stronger sales of computers, peripheral equipment, software, books, and telecommunications equipment (23.5% vs 18.9%), as well as textiles, clothing, and footwear (17.6% vs 10.8%). This offset slower growth in audio and video equipment, hardware, paints and glass, electrical household appliances, furniture, and related goods (6.8% vs 7%), pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, cosmetic, and toilet products (12.3% vs 15.4%), and mail-order and internet sales (16.2% vs 18.8%). Meanwhile, sales of automotive fuel (3.2% vs 2.9%) and food products (9.1% vs 7.8%) also grew at a faster pace. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales increased 2.4%, rebounding from a downwardly revised 1.7% fall in April.
2026-07-13
Turkey Retail Sales Growth Slows Sharply
Retail sales in Turkey rose 11.4% year-on-year in April 2026, slowing sharply from an upwardly revised 21.7% increase in March. Growth in sales of non-food items, excluding automotive fuel, decelerated (14.5% vs 29.5% in March), namely computers, peripheral units and software, books, telecommunications equipment, etc. (18.6% vs 49.9%); audio and video equipment, hardware, paints and glass, electrical household appliances, furniture, etc. (6.7% vs 10.0%); textiles, clothing and footwear (10.7% vs 14.2%); and mail orders and internet sales (17.9% vs 21.1%). Sales of automotive fuel also grew at a much slower pace (2.7% vs 10.7%). Meanwhile, food sales increased further (7.6% vs 7.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales dropped 1.7%, reversing an upwardly revised 2.8% gain in the previous month.
2026-06-16