Retail sales in Turkey rose 10.1% year-on-year in August 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised and two-year low of 9.9% in the previous month. Sales growth accelerated at non-specialized stores (5.6% vs 3.6% in July), specialized food, beverage and tobacco stores (4% vs 3%), information and communication equipment stores (11.6% vs 9.4%), and non-store retail trade (17.7% vs 16.8%). In contrast, trade slowed for automotive fuel (6.9% vs 8.1%), cultural and recreational goods (8.9% vs 9.5%), other goods in specialized stores (19.8% vs 20.2%), and sales through stalls and markets (9.7% vs 17.4%). Moreover, sales of other household equipment fell 2.7%, reversing a 0.2% increase in July. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales rose 1.4% in August, the strongest increase in three months, following a 0.2% gain in July.