Retail sales in Turkey rose 12.2% year-on-year in August 2025, slowing from a revised 13.3% gain in the previous month, marking the third consecutive monthly deceleration. The slowdown was largely driven by softer demand for food, beverages, and tobacco in specialized stores (9.6% vs 14.2%) and technology and media products (21.9% vs 24.0%). Conversely, growth accelerated in consumer goods and household products (10.7% vs 8.0%), textiles, clothing and footwear (3.7% vs 2.0%), and healthcare and personal care products (13.7% vs 11.9%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity rose 0.9% in August, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in July.