According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first quarter of this year the season and calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked in construction in Turkey decreased by 1.8 percent compared to the fourth quarter of last year, while the calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked fell by 6.4 percent compared to the same quarter of 2015.
On the other hand, in the first quarter of this year, the season and calendar adjusted employment index of the domestic construction industry decreased by 1.7 percent from the previous quarter and the calendar adjusted employment index fell 6.7 percent year on year.