E-commerce in Turkey

Abstract

As the Internet has become an important part of our lives, it has also been used for business transactions and electronic commerce (ecommerce) concept has entered our lives, with the wide penetration of the Internet worldwide. Even though, traditional commerce is still dominant, e-commerce volume tends to increase every year. Along with the improvement of Internet infrastructure and the increasing number of Internet users, e-commerce volume increased in Turkey too. In this study, current status and development of e-commerce in Turkey over the years is discussed, using E-Commerce Transaction Reports prepared by The Interbank Card Center, findings of the surveys on Information and Communication Technology Usage in Households and Enterprises, conducted by Turkish Statistical Institute and Eurostat e-commerce statistics for individuals