Turkey’s Foreign Investment Inflows Fall 35% Through August
YASED reported 6 billion 848 million dollars in direct investment inflows in the first eight months, while August brought $719 million.
Key takeaways
- Turkey received 6 billion 848 million dollars in direct investment during January-August, down 35% year over year.
- August net direct investment inflows totaled $719 million.
- Information and communications drew $269 million in August investment capital.
Turkey received 6 billion 848 million dollars in international direct investment in the first eight months of 2026, a 35% decline from the same period a year earlier, according to figures compiled by YASED from central bank data.
August recorded $719 million in net inflows. Investment capital accounted for $596 million, while foreign property purchases brought in $244 million; investment liquidations and debt instruments had negative effects of $20 million and $101 million, respectively.
Information and communications attracted the largest share of August investment capital, receiving $269 million, or 45%. Chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing accounted for 24% of the month’s investment capital.
Kazakhstan supplied the largest share of August investment capital at 33%, followed by the United States at 22% and the Netherlands at 19%. For January through August, Germany was the largest source, with $1.2 billion, followed by the Netherlands with 1 billion 16 million dollars.
This article was produced with the help of AI technology. Based on reporting by the outlets listed above.
