Türkiye’s economic landscape stands at a pivotal crossroads as 2026 unfolds. The government has crafted an ambitious roadmap targeting both inflation control and sustainable development across multiple sectors. These strategic initiatives could fundamentally transform the nation’s financial trajectory after navigating years of economic turbulence. What happens next will determine whether Türkiye emerges as a regional economic leader or continues struggling with persistent challenges.
The strategy of disinflation targets important gains in terms of price stability
The disinflation strategy has been recognized as the prime ongoing economic program for the year 2026, which takes advantage of the positive actions taken in the struggle for the management of prices. The Medium Term Program of the government perceives that the level of inflation will decline from the current situation to a level of 16 percent at the end of the year 2026. Minister Simsek of the Treasury and Finance stated that the disinflation process will take advantage of the positive financial environment and strong monetary policies.
In fact, the monetary policy structure of the Central Bank of the country comprises eight committee meetings in a year to manage the combination of interest rates for the stability of the economy. Furthermore, the current changes in the monetary policy trends positively affect the economy, as indicated by the fall of the one-week repo rate from 39.5% to 38% in the month of December 2025.
The TCB’s results release is eagerly awaited by investors as they consider the implications and effects on the economy
The Turkish Central Bank will publicize the results on the following dates each year: on February 12, on May 14, on August 13, and on November 12. This will be a significant piece of information among investors as it will contain analysis information regarding performance, as well as future events regarding monetary policy analyses. Trade Minister Ömer Bolat had 110 international contacts in 2025.
Sustainable growth targets focus on building balanced economic growth
The economic growth plan of Turkey in 2026 will be established according to the sustainable growth principle. Moreover, economic stability will be emphasized by the plan. It can be realized that Turkey’s economy was very stable as it registered a growth of 3.7 percent compared to the same period last year in the third quarter of 2025. Economic growth of Turkey in 2026 will be 3.8 percent.
The economic planners have made plans regarding the objectives of their development on the basis of sustainability in the long run and not in the context of acquiring the goal of development per se, which might lead to instabilities in the financial market in terms of financial stability. The policy stands on the basis of the framework of promoting productivity, technological advancement, and diversification of exports.
An improvement in creditworthiness corresponds to better economic credibility
Through the upgrades in credit ratings from the foreign credit rating companies, the improvements in the economy of Türkiye have been acknowledged. Currently, the credit rating of Türkiye has been enhanced by three levels by the credit rating agency named Moody’s, and by two levels by the remaining agencies named S&P and Fitch. Additionally, the fall in the rate of inflation from 64-65 percent in the years 2022-2023 to 44.4 percent at the end of 2024 confirms the positivity of the current economic policy.
“More supportive international financial conditions, commodity prices in the moderate range, the tight monetary and fiscal policy stance, increased financial stability, and speeding up the process of improving expectations” will speed up the disinflation process.
These upcoming press releases will serve as important pointers within Türkiye’s economic path. Trade Minister Ömer Bolat stated that the government made contact with a total of 110 foreign countries during the year 2025 on its strategy for further Free Trade Agreement initiatives.
