According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the second quarter of this year the season and calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked in construction in Turkey decreased by 1.9 percent compared to the first quarter, while the calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked fell by 10.1 percent compared to the same quarter of 2014.
On the other hand, in the second quarter of the current year, the season and calendar adjusted employment index of the domestic construction industry decreased by 1.8 percent from the previous quarter and the calendar adjusted employment index fell nine percent year on year.