The number of unemployed persons age 15 and overslipped by 152,000 year-on-year to 4.1 million by the end of June.

On a monthly basis, June's figure also rose 0.5 percentage points, as unemployment in May stood at 12.9%.

TÜİK data showed the employment rate reached 42.4%, falling significantly by 4% on an annual basis.

"The number of employed persons decreased by 1.98 million to 26.5 million in June 2020 compared with the same period last year," TÜİK said.

The youth unemployment rate, including people age 15-24, was 16.1% in June, an increase of 1.3 percentage points on a annual basis.

Non-agricultural unemployment increased by 0.6 percentage points to 15.9% during the same period.