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Media owners and advertisers alike are spying the opportunity in Turkey. With nearly 77 million consumers, a large proportion of which are young and ambitious, and an East-meets-West culture, it’s easy to understand why. Accession into the EU should spur on continued development, while mobile penetration is already pushing forward digital capabilities.

Turkey Market Data


Ad Spend by Medium

Turkey ad spend share

Adspend Trends ($bn)

Turkey ad spend trends

329 mins Daily TV viewing

45% Online penetration

TOP MEDIA

Rankings for Television, Newspapers, Magazines, Websites, Advertisers and Agencies.


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Turkey flagTurkey Profile

  • Population 77 million
  • Capital City Ankara
  • Language Turkish
  • Currency Turkish liras (TRY)
  • Time zone GMT+2 hours
  • Dialing Code +90
  • Internet Country Code.tr
  • GDP per head $11,200
  • Annual Growth -5.80%
  • Exchange rate to $  1.55 Turkish liras per US $
  • 2009 Adspend (USD 000)$1,437