Economy 2 sources 17 Sept, 12:35

Card payments reached 2.99 trillion lira in August

According to Interbank Card Center (BKM) data, payments made with credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards in August rose 39% year-on-year to 2.9904 trillion lira (TL). The total number of cards increased 4% to 478 million.

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- Kartlı ödemeler ağustosta 3 trilyon liraya dayandı 17 Sept, 13:51

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Interbank Card Center (BKM) Institutions
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Inflation

Cost of living

Bread (250 g) 12,50 TL
Istanbul metro (full fare) 46,20 TL
Gasoline (1 liter) 80,31 TL 12.30%
Diesel (1 liter) 100,31 TL 25.70%
LPG auto gas (1 liter) 34,99 TL
Electricity (residential, 1 kWh) 3,24 TL/kWh

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Parliament this week

International agreement Thu 17 Approves police cooperation memorandum with Libya
International agreement Thu 17 Approves amendment to 1992 agreement with Kyrgyzstan
International agreement Thu 17 Approves amendments to the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention
International agreement Thu 17 Approves financial cooperation agreement with Kyrgyzstan

All agenda items

Official Gazette today

Presidential Decision No. 11787 Certain areas in 27 provinces removed from forest boundaries
Presidential Decision No. 11788 Amasya University gets a computer faculty; unit changes made at several universities
Presidential Decision No. 11789 Turkish Human Rights and Equality Institution opens a branch office in Istanbul
Presidential Decision No. 11790 TEİAŞ General Directorate's new main statute takes effect

All 6 decisions

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Month	y/y	m/m
Sept 2025	33.29% y/y	3.23% m/m
Oct 2025	32.87% y/y	2.55% m/m
Nov 2025	31.07% y/y	0.87% m/m
Dec 2025	30.89% y/y	0.89% m/m
Jan 2026	30.65% y/y	4.84% m/m
Feb 2026	31.53% y/y	2.96% m/m
Mar 2026	30.87% y/y	1.94% m/m
Apr 2026	32.37% y/y	4.18% m/m
May 2026	32.61% y/y	1.71% m/m
Jun 2026	32.11% y/y	0.99% m/m
Jul 2026	31.75% y/y	1.78% m/m
Aug 2026	31.51% y/y	1.84% m/m

Card payments reached 2.99 trillion lira in August

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