Turkish Statistical Institute

The number of electric vehicles on Türkiye's roads increased significantly in the past 10 months, reaching more than 150,000 as of the end of October.

The fast expansion of the EV market was mostly due to domestically produced Togg, which delivered more than 40,000 vehicles in the last one and a half year.

Turkish traffic control units have fined 535,065 people for driving without a valid license this year, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced.

In 2024 alone, more than 134,000 drivers faced penalties for reckless speeding, which remains the foremost contributor to fatal accidents in Türkiye, Yerlikaya said in a social media post on Nov. 17.

The annual inflation rate further slowed from 49.38 percent in September to 48.58 percent in October, the lowest rate since July 2023, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Nov. 4.

Consumer prices advanced 2.88 percent last month, easing from 2.97 percent in September.

The Salomon Cappadocia Ultra Trail Run organized in Nevşehir contributed approximately 200 million liras to the tourism in the region.

Türkiye's tourism revenue increased by 6.6 percent to $46.9 billion in the first 9 months of 2024 from a year ago, while foreign tourist arrivals rose 6.8 percent to 41.9 million in the same period, separate official data showed on Oct. 31.

Türkiye's foreign trade deficit narrowed by 31.1 percent on a yearly basis to $60.43 billion this January-September, according to official new figures.

The country's exports totaled $191.75 billion in the nine-month period, up 2.6 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Oct. 31.

Confidence in the Turkish economy improved, while inflation expectations declined in October, separate surveys from the Central Bank and the statistics authority have shown.

The economic confidence index rose for a second month in raw, rising 3.2 percent in October from September, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Oct. 30.

Some 91 percent of children aged between 6 and 15 in Türkiye were reported to be using the internet in 2024, with YouTube emerging as the most prevalent social media platform among this age group, official data showed on Oct. 24.

The Turkish government plans to invest 662.6 billion Turkish Liras ($19b billion) under several transport programs next year, according to the draft 2025 budget.

The government is pouring money into the transport infrastructure to keep up with fast technological developments in the industry.

Consumer morale continued to improve for a third month in a row, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Oct. 23.

The consumer confidence index rose by 3 percent month-on-month in October, followed by 0.6 percent and 2.4 percent increases recorded in August and September, respectively.

Home sales increased by a strong 37.3 percent year-on-year in September, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has shown.

The expansion in the housing market continued for a third month in a row with sales rising 16 percent in July and 9.9 percent in August annually.