Ambassador : H.E.Mr.Murat Salim Esenli
Full name: Republic of Turkey
Population: 73.6million (UN, 2011)
Capital: Ankara
Largest city: Istanbul
Area: 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq miles)
Major language: Turkish
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: Turkish lira
Main exports: Clothing and textiles, fruit and vegetables, iron and steel, motor vehicles and machinery, fuels and oils
GNI per capita: US $9,890 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .tr
International dialling code: +90
 

Turkey's consumer, producer prices up in August 2012-09-04

 

 

Economy: Turkey's consumer, producer prices up in August 

Consumer prices index (CPI) and producer prices index (PPI) in Turkey were up in August 2012 compared to July 2012, as Anatolia news agency reports. Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, said on Monday that CPI increased 0.56% and PPI was up by 0.26% (2003=100) in August.

Annual inflation in consumer prices was 8.88 %, and it was 4.56% in producer prices, said TurkStat. On 12-month basis, annual inflation was 9.29% in CPI, and 9.33% in PPI, it added.