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Gold tops $4,183 an ounce as Turkish gold prices open higher

Özge Adıgüzel
Last updated: 19 October 2026 06:33
Özge Adıgüzel - Editor
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Gold prices in Turkey opened the week higher on Monday, 19 October 2026, with spot gold quoted at $4,183.10 an ounce bid and $4,183.70 ask. Turkish gold product prices rose in the same session, according to the daily listing.

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  • Domestic gold prices by product
  • Spot gold in our own data

Domestic gold prices by product

Gram gold was quoted at 6,665.26 lira per gram bid. The quarter gold price stood at 10,809 lira bid and 10,883 lira ask, while the half gold price was 21,618 lira bid and 21,760 lira ask.

The full gold price was 42,248.28 lira bid and 43,081.56 lira ask. Republic gold, the Cumhuriyet altını, was quoted at 43,124 lira bid and 43,408 lira ask.

Spot gold in our own data

By our market data, spot gold traded at $4,177.49 an ounce at 06:32 GMT. Speculators remained net long gold, with CFTC data showing 207,879 contracts in the report of 13 October 2026, down from 210,335 a week earlier.

Related: Gold Holds Near $4,178 an Ounce · Gold prices rise as dollar weakens and bond yields fall

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Özge Adıgüzel is an editor at MacroHerald. She holds a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University.
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