content tagged with September 2020

‘Turkey’s unemployment rate is not 12.7 percent, but 26.4 percent’

DISK REFUTES TURKSTAT DATA

‘Turkey’s unemployment rate is not 12.7 percent, but 26.4 percent’

The Research Center of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has shared its own statistics on unemployment in Turkey, refuting the recent labor force statistics released by the state agency TurkStat.

10 December 2020

Unemployment rate according to Turkey's state agency: 12.7 percent

Unemployment rate according to Turkey's state agency: 12.7 percent

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the labor force statistics for September 2020. According to the TurkStat, the unemployment rate was 12.7 percent in September, which marked a 1.1 percentage point decrease.

10 December 2020

Employment shrinks by 101 thousand people in Turkey’s hospitality industry

Employment shrinks by 101 thousand people in Turkey’s hospitality industry

According to a recent report by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), the highest increase in the number of people employed in a sector was witnessed in healthcare while the highest shrinkage was in the hospitality industry.

8 December 2020

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit nears 5 billion dollars

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit nears 5 billion dollars

According to the Foreign Trade Statistics of the TurkStat, Turkey’s exports and imports increased by 4.8 percent and 23 percent respectively in September. The country's foreign trade deficit has increased by 189.6 percent in a year.

30 October 2020

Turkey witnessed record-high September temperatures in 93 centers

Turkey witnessed record-high September temperatures in 93 centers

With temperatures above seasonal normals in Turkey last month, the country witnessed record-high September temperatures in 93 centers. The average temperature in September has increased by 3.4 degrees to 23.9 degrees.

13 October 2020

Men kill 20 women in September

MALE VIOLENCE MONITORING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020

Men kill 20 women in September

Men inflicted violence on at least 97 women and killed at least four children in September. Abusing at least 20 children, including boys, men harassed 18 women. Men also forced at least 59 women to sex work.

6 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Annual inflation was 11.75 percent in Turkey in September, says TurkStat

Annual inflation was 11.75 percent in Turkey in September, says TurkStat

According to the “Consumer Price Index” figures shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) for September 2020, the consumer price index increased by 0.97 percent in a month and by 11.75 percent in a year.