Business · Energy & Commodities · 4 hrs ago
Searches for bonito in Turkey rose 3.6-fold year on year
Yandex Türkiye said bonito-related searches rose 3.6-fold in September and early October compared with the same period last year.
The figures cover searches on Yandex in Turkey during this year’s fishing season.
Interest began rising in August and climbed quickly after the season opened.
In the first week of September, searches were about twice as high as in the final week of August, then rose by an average of 15% each week.
People mainly searched for recipes and ways to cook bonito, including baked, pan-fried and steamed versions.
Many also looked up current prices, showing interest in both preparing and buying the fish.
The figures suggest bonito drew more online attention this year than in either of the previous two years.
Yandex Türkiye said searches mentioning bonito in Turkey rose 3.6-fold in early September and October compared with the same period last year.
Search interest also stood 1.2 times higher than in the same period of 2024.
Interest began increasing in August and rose quickly after the fishing season opened.
In the first week of September, the share of searches was about twice the level in the final week of August.
Users most often looked for recipes, cooking methods and current prices.
- Who
- Yandex Türkiye analyzed searches by users in Turkey.
- What
- Searches mentioning bonito rose 3.6-fold year on year in early September and October.
- When
- Early September and October; the articles were published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Turkey, on Yandex Search.
- Why
- The sources report that users were interested in recipes, cooking methods and prices; they do not state a specific reason for the overall increase.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Interest in searches about bonito began to increase.
Searches rose quickly.
This was the comparison point for the roughly twofold rise in the first week of September.
The share of searches mentioning bonito was about twice the level in the final week of August.
Searches mentioning bonito were 3.6 times higher than in the same period last year.
- Year-on-year change
- 3.6-fold increase in early September and October
- Comparison with 2024
- 1.2-fold increase
- First week of September
- About twice the search share of the final week of August
- Search topics
- Recipes, cooking methods and current prices
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