In May 2025, Türkiye’s annual inflation rate declined to 35.41%, down from 37.86% in April and falling short of the market forecast of 36.1%. This represents the lowest rate recorded since November 2021, as price increases slowed across almost all categories.
According to data from TurkStat, the highest annual price increases were recorded in education (71.67%), housing (67.43%), and health (40.12%).
In contrast, the smallest increases were observed in clothing and footwear (14.12%), communications (19.25%), and transportation (24.59%).
TurkStat also highlighted the three main expenditure categories with the highest weighting in the inflation basket: food and non-alcoholic beverages, which saw an inflation rate of 32.87%; transportation at 24.59%; and housing at 67.43%.
The contributions of these categories to the overall annual inflation were as follows: 8.25% from food and non-alcoholic beverages, 4.07% from transportation, and 9.34% from housing, the agency noted.
Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek announced on social media platform X that annual inflation in Turkey has dropped by 40% over the past year, falling to 35.4%.
“Goods inflation stood at 28.7%, marking the lowest level in the past three and a half years. With inflation steadily declining and expectations improving, services inflation also dropped significantly—by 45 percentage points year-on-year—to 51.2%, the lowest rate since June 2022,” Şimşek stated.
He added, “Thanks to the determined implementation of our economic policies, ongoing disinflation will lead to greater predictability, improved financing conditions, a more attractive investment climate, and increased productivity. These factors will support sustainable, high-quality growth and enhanced welfare.”
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz stated that the government remains committed to its economic program in a separate post on X: “Our primary objective is to bring down inflation and ensure stable, healthy economic growth. Despite volatility in the financial markets during March and April, the disinflation trend has continued uninterrupted for 12 months since June 2024, supported by a rebalancing of demand and improved inflation expectations.”
He also noted that the monthly pace of price increases has “slowed down significantly.”
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