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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Turkey. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
As consumers had been spending more time at home during the pandemic, but were wearying of preparing their own meals or were still working, even if from home, and had less time for meal preparation, they were increasingly opting for frozen ready…
The increasing emphasis on eating healthy foods has been boosting the consumption of salad in recent years in Turkey, with the COVID-19 pandemic, as a major health crisis, only serving to further drive this trend among local consumers. Consequently,…
During 2022, all breakfast cereals categories benefited from new products being launched. Consumers have become much more sensitive to the health and wellness trend since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the return to pre-pandemic daily…
Laundry care was seeing a growing trend of products packaged in containers that are more environmentally friendly in 2022. An example of such products was Rinso Lemon Carbonate by Unilever, which not only contains natural ingredients but also comes…
2022 saw Turkey’s alcoholic drinks industry continue to register very positive total volume growth, with all categories continuing to benefit from rising demand as the alcoholic drinks industry recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
2022 saw growth rates accelerate in beer as the category registered double-digit total volume growth. This positive performance can be seen as a sign that the category has well and truly entered its post-pandemic recovery phase as on-trade sales of…
Cider/perry registered negative off-trade volume growth during 2022, despite value growth soaring in the category over the course of the year. This was the result of the substantial increases that were seen in the off-trade unit price of cider/perry…
2022 saw off-trade volume sales of spirits decline and this was entirely due to falling demand in the key category of aniseed-flavoured spirits, where sales are dominated by the local spirit raki. Due to its high alcohol content, raki is the type of…
2022 saw total volume sales of wine register moderate growth and this was entirely due to the strong performance recorded in the on-trade. The re-opening of Turkey’s consumer foodservices industry during the post-pandemic era as COVID-19 control…
When the pandemic first arrived in Turkey in 2020 it resulted in bath and shower recording very strong growth in its packaging unit volumes thanks to an increase in demand for personal hygiene and self-care products. Bath and shower has since…
When inflation started to be significant in 2017 in Turkey, chocolate confectionery was experiencing a peak in volume growth, benefiting from new launches. Throughout the high inflation period, companies looked to downsize standard tablet chocolate…
The outbreak of COVID-19 decreased the occasions of gum since consumers did not go to offices or schools, and consumers spent more time in the household. This reduced the use of gum as a breath-freshening product, leading to negative growth of gum.
Ice cream is experiencing favourable growth, albeit with some challenges. Factors such as energy and electric prices, the cost of raw materials, and frozen distribution expenses are leading to a higher unit price increase compared to other product…
The pistachio, mixed products, and peanut categories have largely influenced the packaged nuts industry in 2023. Price variations among different nuts is largely determined by inflation and harvest conditions. Turkish consumers have a traditional…
Negative economic conditions, rising inflation, natural disasters, earthquakes, floods, and volatile political situations have created unrest in society. Consumers have dealt with increasing inflation since 2018, which peaked in 2022, and gave no…
In Turkey, boiled candy, toffees and chews sales are highly driven by the holiday seasons of Ramadan and Eid. This is because Turkish people often offer candy, chocolate or dessert during the celebrations to visitors, loved ones and family.
The growth of sweet biscuits in 2023 is driven by increased snacking habits among consumers in their homes. This trend is due to high inflation, discouraging people from going out for entertainment, focusing on home experiences instead. Furthermore,…
Turkey is facing rising authoritarianism, along with the undermining of its secular society and democracy. Earthquakes in early 2023 are to negatively affect economic development considerably and increase state spending, whilst they have also clouded…
Computers and peripherals will register stagnant volume sales in 2023, partly due to saturation, but also due to weaker demand following the dynamic growth in 2020. There was a surge in computer and peripheral volume sales at the height of the…
Consumer electronics in Turkey is registering weaker retail volume growth in 2023, compared to 2022 levels, with sales of headphones, wearable electronics and wireless speakers the main driver of volume sales. The year 2023 is proving difficult for…