According to the Sabah (yeah, not the most reliable source) since 2010 almost 80,000 small markets went out of business, a reduction of 32%.
Supermarket chains increased their presence by 178%.
However, maybe it's turning full circle - Sok are having an IPO to raise 2.6Bn lira, with analysts suggesting this is to clear their debt. It's interesting that the parent company of Sok is Yildirim Holdings (who also own McVities) and there were murmers earlier in the year that they may be running into difficulties servicing their (foreign) debt.
Article on
Reuters if anyone's interested.
JF