Turkish Statistics Institute

The overall level of happiness increased in Turkey in 2016 when compared with 2015, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK). 

In 2015, 56.6 percent of individuals said they were happy, which later increased to 61.3 percent in 2016. 

Turkey's unemployment rate will fall to single digit figures by the end of 2017 thanks to a number of plans to boost employment, Labor and Social Security Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu has claimed. 

Turkey's unemployment rate rose to 12.1 percent in November 2016, marking the highest such rate since March 2010, official data showed on Feb. 15. 

Turkey's annual inflation hit 9.2 percent in January from the previous month's 8.53 percent, making it the highest inflation rate in a year amid a decline in the Turkish Lira and a rise in food prices. 

The consumer price index rose by 2.46 percent in January, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) on Feb. 3. 

Turkey has seen a "positive trend" from foreign investors in recent weeks, Development Minister Lütfi Elvan said on Feb. 2.      

Turkey's foreign trade deficit declined to $56 billion last year amid low oil prices and a slowdown in economic activity.        

The country's foreign trade deficit in 2016 decreased by 11.7 percent from previous year's $63.3 billion total, provisional data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) showed on Jan. 31.  

Turkey's population saw an increase of over one million compared to last year, reaching 79,814,871 people, the Turkish Statistics Institute announced on Jan. 31.

According to 2016 results from the records of Address Based Population Registration System, males made up 50.2 percent of the total population and females made up 49.8 percent.

Turkey's tourism revenue dropped to $22.1 billion in 2016, a 29.7 percent decrease compared to 2015, as the number of foreign arrivals to the country witnessed a dramatic plunge, official data showed Jan. 31. 

Turkey's economic confidence regressed to 85.7 in January with a 3.9 percent decrease compared to the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute showed on Jan. 30. 

The decrease in the economic confidence index mainly stemmed from the decline in services, real sector, construction and retail trade confidence indices. 

House sales in Turkey increased in a modest trend by 4 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year reaching 1.3 million, although sales to foreigners dropped sharply, according to a fresh data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK).

Sales to foreigners declined by 20.3 percent compared to the previous year, dropping to 18,189.