Turkish Statistical Institute

While the number of schools in Türkiye has seen a rise during the 2023-2024 academic year, there has been a significant decline in the number of high school and preschool students, according to the Education Ministry's official education figures.

The decline in annual inflation continued for a fourth month in a row, easing from 51.97 percent in August to 49.38 percent in September, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on Oct. 3.

This marked the lowest annual inflation rate since July 2023.

Consumer prices advanced 2.97 percent month-on-month after rising 2.47 percent in August.

The pace of monthly growth in retail prices in Istanbul accelerated from 1.73 percent in August to 3.9 percent in September, according to the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) on Oct. 1.

The annual increase in retail prices in Türkiye's largest city was 59.18 percent, slowing from August's 61.57 percent.

Retail prices have risen 42.9 percent compared with the end of 2023.

Türkiye's school life expectancy (SLE), the estimated amount of time that a primary school-aged person in Türkiye will likely spend in school until they reach their highest level of education, was calculated to be 17.9 years in 2023, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.

Data to be unveiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) later this week is expected to show a further decline in the annual inflation rate in September.

Türkiye's annual inflation is forecast to drop to 48.1 percent in September from 51.97 percent in August, according to a state-run Anadolu Agency poll of economists.

Türkiye's exports hit $22.5 billion in August with an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the same period of last year, while the country's imports were down by 10.7 percent to $27.4 billion, according to provisional data announced on Sept. 27.

Two out of every 100 higher education graduates from Türkiye pursued their careers abroad in 2023, with molecular biology and genetics graduates leading the brain drain, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Sept. 26.

Türkiye is rolling up its sleeves to increase its income from gastronomy tourism, which is expected to reach $18 billion by the end of the year and $25 billion by 2025.

Gastronomy tourism is defined as a form of travel to discover the culinary culture, local dishes, beverages and production methods of a region or country.

The consumer confidence index increased by 2.4 percent month-on-month in September, after inching up 0.6 percent in August.

The index climbed from 76.4 last month to 78.2 this month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on Sept. 20.

Any figure above the 100 mark indicates optimism among consumers.

Individuals with higher levels of education have longer life expectancies overall in the country, while life expectancy is shorter for those with lower levels of education, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed.