Bankalararası Kart Merkezi (The Interbank Card Center of Turkey-BKM) has announced its card payment statistics for June 2026. During the month, a total of 2.9 trillion TL worth of card transactions, amounting to 1.9 billion operations, were recorded.
Key Highlights from the June 2026 Data:
- Card Counts: Total card numbers rose by 4% year-on-year to reach 471.7 million. This figure consists of 150.4 million credit cards (up 11%), 221.6 million debit cards (up 3%), and 99.7 million prepaid cards (down 4%) compared to June 2025.
- Payment Volumes: Combined card spending grew by 50% year-on-year to 2,867.7 billion TL. Credit cards accounted for 2,463.7 billion TL of this total, while debit cards contributed 396.2 billion TL and prepaid cards made up 7.8 billion TL.
- Transaction Volumes: Total payment transactions increased by 14% to reach 1.9 billion (1,943.2 million) operations.
- E-Commerce Growth: Online card spending experienced a 60% annual growth, climbing to 891.6 billion TL and representing 31% of total card payments. Online transaction counts grew by 17% to 260.7 million.
- Contactless Adoption: Contactless payment transactions increased by 13% to 1,300.7 million units, with spending values jumping 45% to 939.3 billion TL. Data shows that 4 out of every 5 in-store card payments (81%) were completed via contactless methods.
