The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported that 189,237 road motor vehicles were registered in June, marking a 10% decline compared to the previous month and a 4.7% decrease from June 2024.

Motorcycles led the registrations, accounting for 48.7% of the total, followed by cars at 38.2%, small trucks at 7.8%, tractors at 3.1%, trucks at 1.3%, minibuses at 0.6%, buses at 0.2%, and special purpose vehicles at 0.1%.

Compared to May 2025, registrations for special purpose vehicles rose by 16.3% and tractors by 4.9%. However, significant declines were observed in buses (-34.9%), minibuses (-30.0%), trucks (-28.5%), small trucks (-17.5%), cars (-16.9%), and motorcycles (-2.0%). Year-over-year, minibuses saw a 36.1% increase, small trucks 11.5%, and trucks 2.2%, while special purpose vehicles (-12.3%), motorcycles (-7.4%), tractors (-5.9%), buses (-4.8%), and cars (-4.5%) recorded decreases.

By the end of June, Turkey’s total registered road motor vehicles reached 32,366,546, with cars comprising 51.7%, motorcycles 20.6%, small trucks 14.8%, tractors 7.1%, trucks 3.2%, minibuses 1.6%, buses 0.7%, and special purpose vehicles 0.3%.

In June, 840,022 vehicles were handed over, with cars making up 66.6%, followed by small trucks (14.4%), motorcycles (12.4%), tractors (2.8%), trucks (1.7%), minibuses (1.5%), buses (0.4%), and special purpose vehicles (0.2%). Of the 72,361 cars registered, Volkswagen led with an 8.3% share, followed by Renault (8.1%), Peugeot and Fiat (6.0% each), Hyundai and Toyota (5.2% each), Skoda and BYD (4.9% each), Opel (4.6%), and Citroen (3.8%). Other brands, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Chery, accounted for 21.1%.

From January to June 2025, 1,089,741 vehicles were registered, a 13.6% drop from the same period in 2024, while vehicle withdrawals surged by 76.2% to 23,801, resulting in a net increase of 1,065,940 vehicles. Among the 507,841 cars registered, gasoline-powered cars dominated at 46.3%, followed by hybrids (27.3%), electric cars (16.2%), diesel (9.3%), and LPG (0.9%). At June’s end, of the 16,739,977 registered cars, diesel vehicles led at 33.4%, followed by LPG (31.1%), gasoline (30.6%), hybrids (3.2%), and electric cars (1.6%).

Most cars registered in the first half of 2025 had engine sizes of 1300 cc or less (30.3%), followed by 1401-1500 cc (24.0%) and 1501-1600 cc (11.0%). Grey was the most popular color, chosen for 40.6% of registered cars, followed by white (24.5%), black (13.2%), blue (11.5%), green (4.6%), and red (4.1%).

The data underscores shifting trends in Turkey’s vehicle market, with motorcycles and gasoline-powered cars maintaining strong shares despite an overall decline in registrations. For more details, visit the Turkish Statistical Institute’s official website. (ILKHA)