The retail sector in Turkey has been favored by the continuous growth of the Turkish economy, more than 5% per year in the last 20 years, a young population (45% under 30 years of age) with growing incomes, more than 60 million credit card users and a growing consumer appetite. The sector has a turnover of around $142 billion a year and employs 1.9 million people.

Turkey is among the top 10 European countries in consumer spending and among the top five in food spending. Turkey has 469 shopping centers throughout the country. The largest Turkish retailers are BİM, Migros (561 stores in Istanbul alone), A101 (about 800 stores) and CarrefourSA. Traditional retail is still very important with more than 60% of the market, these are neighborhood and outdoor markets.

Online sales channels represent 36% of the market, with giants such as Getir, Teknosa and Hepsiburada. Mobile devices are the most used online shopping channel. E-commerce sales are around 148 billion lira per year, with 42% of the population regularly shopping online. There are more than 300,000 companies whose core business involves online sales. According to official estimates, customers who will buy online will exceed 45 million in the next 3 years.

Since 2011 CONEXIO has provided security and experience in Turkey at the service of companies, introducing products to the Turkish market, developing investment projects, connecting companies with 85 million customers and boosting their success.

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