Key figures

  • 6–7Glasses of tea per day on average
  • 97%Drink tea most at breakfast
  • 40%Most consumed brand: Çaykur
  • 89%Drink tea mostly at home

Key findings

  1. Tea is far ahead among hot drinks; coffee is second, Turkish coffee third and herbal teas fourth.
  2. Tea (43%) and herbal tea (41%) are seen as the healthiest hot drinks.
  3. Tea brings to mind happiness and Çaykur (12% each), Rize and enjoyment.
  4. Çaykur (40%) and Lipton (36%) together make up 76% of preferences; Doğuş Çay (8%) is third.
  5. Biscuits (25%) and cake (13%) are replacing the classic tea and simit pairing; simit is third at 11%.
  6. Despite new technology, 90% still brew tea in a teapot; Istanbul prefers brewed tea, Izmir and women prefer tea bags more.
  7. Herbal tea drinkers mainly want to speed up metabolism (27%); sage, green tea and linden are most consumed. Organic and additive-free is the top expectation from a new tea.

About the research

Method
Online survey, PRAGMA Panel
Date
14–19 January 2021
Sample
400 consumers aged 18–55 in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir
Partner
Marketing Türkiye

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