Türkiye’s Economy Grew by 3.6% in 2025

Türkiye’s economy completed 2025 with growth of 3.6%. The announcement was made by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), which published the official gross domestic product (GDP) data.

According to the report, GDP increased by 3.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025. Thus, the country maintains steady momentum: economic growth has continued for 22 consecutive quarters.

GDP calculated by the production approach at current prices increased by 41.3% compared to the previous year, reaching 63 trillion 20 billion 906 million Turkish liras.

Exports Posted the Second-Best February Result

Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat stated that despite the challenging international environment in February 2025, exports rose by 1.6% to 21 billion 65 million US dollars. According to him, this marks the second-highest February figure on record.

Inflation and Credit Rating

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, inflation in February 2026 stood at 2.96% month-on-month, while the annual rate reached 31.53%.

An additional positive signal for the markets came from the international rating agency Rating and Investment Information (R&I), which upgraded Türkiye’s long-term foreign currency credit rating from “BB-” to “BB” and affirmed a “stable” outlook. This is the country’s first rating upgrade in the past eight years.