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Türkiye annual inflation at 29.77% in October; Marmaray record day on 6 October

Published (GMT+3)Written by ALTEX Realty team

TurkStat reported annual consumer inflation of 29.77% for October 2026, with housing-related prices up 40.24% year on year. Marmaray carried a record 762,870 passengers on 6 October 2026, the transport minister said.

Türkiye

Türkiye annual inflation edges up to 29.77% in October 2026

What happened
Daily Sabah, citing the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), reported on 3 November 2026 that annual consumer price inflation was 29.77% in October 2026, against 29.73% in September 2026. Prices rose 2.58% in October compared with September 2026. Over the twelve months to October 2026, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose 40.24%, transport 36.39% and food and non-alcoholic beverages 27.73%.
What it means for buyers
Buyers who budget in Turkish lira can read the housing line as a general cost-of-living reference for running a home; it is a nationwide consumer price figure and says nothing about property prices in any district.
Source:
Daily Sabah, Annual inflation in Türkiye edges up slightly to 29.77% in October, 03.11.2026 (citing TurkStat) — Daily Sabah report

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Türkiye

Getting around Istanbul: Marmaray record day of 762,870 passengers

What happened
Hürriyet Daily News reported on 29 October 2026 that Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Marmaray carried a record 762,870 passengers on 6 October and nearly 181 million passengers in the first ten months of 2026. He gave the line as 76.6 km with 43 stations between Halkalı and Gebze, and put total ridership at 1.6 billion since service began on 29 October 2013.
What it means for buyers
For someone commuting between the European and Asian sides, the figures show how heavily the line is used; they are system-wide totals and give no journey time or crowding level for any single station.
Source:
Hürriyet Daily News, Marmaray serves 1.6 billion passengers in 13 years, 29.10.2026 — Hürriyet Daily News report

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Sources

  • Daily Sabah, 03.11.2026 — accessed 03.11.2026
  • Hürriyet Daily News, 29.10.2026 — accessed 03.11.2026

General information, not investment or legal advice.

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