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Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY)   Turkey Price index: Consumer prices (Consumer Price Index ) Last Posted: Oct-9-2008 Last Certified: Jan-5-2009 Last Updated: Oct-4-2007 Contact Person(s)          Printer Friendly Page   Mr. Cengiz Erdogan, Price Statistics Team, Turkish Statistical Institute, Necatibey Cad. No: 114, Yücetepe, Ankara, Turkey 06100   Phone : 90 312 4254027   Fax : 90 312 4183560   Email : SDDS.TURKEY@tuik.gov.tr  Dissemination Formats Summary Methodology Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	5.1.1 Statistical presentation Data are disseminated on the CPI, a Laspeyres Index (2003=100) covering 26 regions and 81 cities throughout Turkey. The news release "Consumer Price Index Results" publishes the following detailed data: (1) indices for the reference month for 12 major groups; (2)percentage price changes in the selected commodities which show the highest price increases and the lowest price decreases for the reference month. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
Periodicity	4.1.1 Periodicity Monthly
Timeliness	4.1.2 Timeliness The third day of the month after the end of the reference month.
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	5.1.3 Advance release calendar A year-ahead calendar that gives precise release dates is disseminated on the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) website www.tuik.gov.tr/turcat/sdds/sdds.htm in September of the previous year. A regular notice to this effect is published in the Turkstat "Economic Indicators".
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	5.1.4 Simultaneous release The data are released simultaneously to all interested parties by issuing the press release "Consumer Price Index Results". The press release is prepared and kept secure under locked conditions until the specified time of release, at which time it is made available to the media and all interested parties. Simultaneously, the press release is posted on the Turkstat website www.tuik.gov.tr. In addition, copies of the news release can be faxed or mailed to users on request, for a fee.
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including those relating to the confidentiality of individually identifiable information	0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Turkish Statistical Institute The compilation and dissemination of the data are governed by the Turkish Statistical Law No. 5429 of November 10, 2005. The purpose of this law is to determine basic principles and standards concerning the production and organisation of official statistics; and to regulate the formation, duties, and authorities of the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) which is to compile and assess data and information, produce, publish, and disseminate statistics on the areas that country needs, and to ensure coordination among institutions and organizations that are involved in the statistics process prescribed in the Official Statistics Programme (Article 1). The Official Statistics Programme establishes the framework for official statistics that shall be produced on subjects required at national and international level. Censuses and surveys are carried out within the framework of this Programme. Taking into account the existing resources, the burden on the respondents and the cost-benefit analysis, the Programme covers statistics needed to determine and monitor the situations of the country in the fields of economy, social issues, demography, culture, environment, science, technology and any other required areas (Article 3). The Presidency and institutions and organisations taken part in the Programme shall take the measures to ensure the easy and equal access to the official statistics by all users by obeying the standards and release calendar specified in the Programme. 0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data Turkish Statistical Institute Confidential data Confidential data can be accessed only by those involved in the production of official statistics, to the extent that they need for performing their duties properly. If the number of the statistical unit in any cell of the data table formed by aggregating the individual data is less than three or one or two of the statistical units are dominant even if the number of units is three or more, the data in the concerned cell is considered confidential. The confidential data are compiled, processed and preserved for the production of official statistics cannot be delivered to any administrative, judiciary or military authority or person, can not be used for purposes other than statistics or as an instrument of proof. Civil servants and other staff in charge of compiling and processing these data are obliged to comply with this rule. This obligation continues after the related personnel leave their duties and positions. The rulers of the institutions and organizations producing official statistics shall take all measures to prevent any illicit access, use or revelation of the confidential data. Data or information obtained from sources that are open to all people shall not be deemed confidential (Article 13). Data confidentiality ceases when a statistical unit gives written approval for the revelation of confidential data concerning itself. Principles and procedures relating to data confidentiality and security shall be regulated through statutes to be issued in line with national and international principles and by soliciting the opinion of relevant institutions and organizations. Use of individual data Individual data may be given with the written permission of the Presidency after obscuring those parts which may lead to direct or indirect identification and on the condition that such data is used in scientific studies without any reference to distinct statistical units. People who are entitled to use individual data cannot give these data to third parties (Article 14).
Identification of internal government access to data before release	1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release Turkish Statistical Institute The statistical information compiled by the Institute cannot be given to any person or authority before this information is made open to public (Turkish Statistical Law, Article 12). Price index: Consumer prices The statistical information can be provided, under strict conditions, to the State Minister responsible for the Turkstat only for information on request before its release to the public, during the printing process of the press release.
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases	1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products Under the Statistical Law, any data product prepared under that law must be identified. Technical commentaries prepared by the Turkstat accompany the news release.
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	4.3.1 Revision schedule The data are final when first released and are not subject to revision. 1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. In cases of major methodological changes, explanatory notes are provided in the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics at the time the changes are introduced.
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques Information on the methodology and sources are being prepared. These documents will be available, on request, from the contact person specified in the dissemination formats page. (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of component detail, reconciliations with related data, and statistical frameworks that support statistical cross-checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	4.2.2 Temporal consistency The news release Consumer Price Index Results publishes the monthly time series data for the current year and the previous year showing the overall CPI. The Economic Indicators publishes time series data (monthly data for the previous 12 months, and annual data for the prior five years) showing: (1) indices for the major commodities and two major cities (İstanbul and Ankara); (2) percentage price changes in the selected commodities which show the highest price increases and the lowest price decreases; (3) percentage price changes over the previous month; (4) percentage price changes over the same month of the previous year; and (5) percentage change over the 12-month period.
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