Fashion pulse: Türkiye - August 2026

Consumer prices (August)

Clothing and footwear prices in Türkiye rose 13.16 percent year-on-year in August 2026, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), down from 16.48 percent in July. Headline consumer price inflation eased to 31.51 percent from 31.75 percent, so clothing and footwear inflation ran 18.35 percentage points below the headline rate and was the lowest of the 13 main expenditure groups. On the month, clothing and footwear prices fell 3.54 percent, while the overall index rose 1.84 percent.

Within the category, prices of garments for men and boys rose 22.64 percent YoY in August, compared with 8.10 percent for garments for women and girls, according to TurkStat. Garments for infants were 12.29 percent cheaper than a year earlier. Footwear prices rose 3.36 percent for women, 5.93 percent for men and 10.13 percent for infants and children.

Retail sales (August, preliminary)

Retail sales volume of textiles, clothing and footwear rose 2.9 percent YoY in August, down from 7.6 percent in July, according to preliminary calendar-adjusted TurkStat data. On a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the group's sales volume was virtually unchanged from July.

Total retail sales volume rose 10.1 percent YoY in August, or 6.1 percent excluding watches and jewellery, according to preliminary TurkStat data. Sales volume via mail order and internet rose 17.9 percent.

Consumer sentiment (August)

The consumer confidence index, compiled by TurkStat with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), rose 1.0 percent to 90.8 in August from 89.8 in July, remaining below the 100 threshold that separates optimism from pessimism. The sub-index for spending on durable goods over the next 12 months was unchanged at 105.1. TurkStat's seasonally adjusted retail trade confidence index fell 0.8 percent to 110.1, with retailers' assessment of sales over the past three months down to 114.0 from 121.0.

Exports (August)

Exports of ready-to-wear and apparel fell 6.9 percent YoY to 1.41 billion dollars in August, according to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). In lira terms, apparel exports rose 9.1 percent. Over January to August, apparel exports were 2.2 percent lower in dollar terms than a year earlier.

Monetary policy and currency (August)

The CBRT's policy rate, the one-week repo auction rate, remained at 37 percent throughout August, a month with no monetary policy meeting. The dollar averaged 47.88 lira in August, up from 47.09 lira in July, according to CBRT data compiled by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a 1.7 percent fall in the value of the lira. Compared with August 2025, when the dollar averaged 40.84 lira, the lira was 14.7 percent weaker.

The bottom line

Turkish clothing and footwear prices rose 13.16 percent YoY in August, the lowest rate among the 13 main CPI groups and 18.35 percentage points below headline inflation of 31.51 percent. Preliminary TurkStat data show textiles, clothing and footwear sales volume up 2.9 percent YoY, below growth of 10.1 percent for total retail and 17.9 percent for internet sales. Apparel exports fell 6.9 percent in dollar terms, while the lira was 14.7 percent weaker against the dollar than a year earlier.

Note: this article combines the most recent official data available at the time of writing. Reporting lags differ by indicator and country, so not all figures refer to the same month. Each data point is labelled with its reference period.