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📊 Using EVDS 3 for Turkish Economic Data in 2026: Downloads and Sound Comparisons 🧭 Start with a good question, then choose a chart EVDS brings together economic time series for following prices, interest rates, exchange rates, credit and other indicators. Choosing a quick chart without reading...

🏦 Reading Turkish Banking Data in 2026: Loans, Asset Quality, Capital and Liquidity 🧭 Understanding the banking sector takes more than a profit figure News about Turkish banks often focuses on loan growth, rising profits or a change in the non-performing loan ratio. Each headline describes...

📉 Interest Rates in Türkiye in 2026: Comparing Funding Costs, Loan Rates and Deposit Rates 🧭 Why does a policy rate change differ from the change in a bank's offer? A business owner may read that interest rates in Türkiye have been cut, then find that the cost of their financing has fallen by...

🏦 Türkiye's Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity in 2026: Gross Assets and Liabilities Explained 🧭 Read the reserve figures before drawing a conclusion When an economic headline says that “Türkiye's reserves increased”, the meaning may seem obvious. Yet several factors can move the figure...

🏦 Reading Türkiye's Short-Term External Debt in 2026: Original Maturity, Remaining Maturity and Borrowers You may see two different figures for short-term external debt in the same month and assume that one release is wrong. Yet one may classify debt by its maturity when it was incurred, while...

🏗️ Reading Foreign Direct Investment in Türkiye in 2026: Flows, Stocks, Equity and Real Estate One report may announce that foreign investment has increased, while another shows a decline in its stock. Both can be correct if the first concerns transactions during a period and the second...

💱 Türkiye's Current Account and Balance of Payments in 2026: Financing and Net Errors and Omissions An economic report may announce a current account surplus for Türkiye, then mention external borrowing or a change in reserves in the next paragraph. These statements are not automatically...

🚢 Reading Türkiye's Foreign Trade in 2026: Exports, Imports, Gold and Energy A report about rising Turkish exports or a widening trade deficit answers a specific question: what was the recorded value of goods during a defined period, and under which statistical framework? That figure alone does...

👥 Beyond Türkiye's Unemployment Rate: Participation, Hours and Labour Underutilization in 2026 When the unemployment rate falls, it is tempting to assume that employment has automatically risen. Yet the rate depends on both the number of unemployed people and the size of the labour force. It...

📊 Economic Confidence in Türkiye: What Consumer and Business Surveys Measure in 2026 An economic headline may report improving confidence while a shop owner describes weak sales. The two accounts need not contradict each other: one summarizes a sample's assessments and expectations, while the...

🛒 Sales and Turnover in Türkiye: Separating Price Increases from Activity Growth in 2026 A shop may report higher sales while selling fewer items. There is no contradiction: sales value depends on prices, quantities and the mix of products. The problem arises when a rise in money received...

🏭 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilisation in Türkiye: Reading Factory Activity in 2026 A report of “rising factory output” differs from one of “rising capacity utilisation”. The first concerns industrial production volumes; the second concerns how much physical production capacity is...

🔄 Why Does an Economic Figure Change After Publication? You might save a report of production growth, return to the official table a month later, and find a different rate for the same period. Two headlines may even report growth and decline for the same month because one uses unadjusted data...

🏭 Producer Prices Are Not the Consumer’s Bill Turkish economic reports frequently mention rising producer prices, then interpret the figure directly as an expected increase in shop prices. The relationship deserves attention, but the transmission is not automatic. A product’s factory-gate price...

🏛️ Türkiye Public Affairs and Politics: Guide Index 2026 This index brings together twenty-four specialist guides to understanding documents, institutions, elections, public spending and civic participation in Türkiye. It helps you find the guide that answers your question, then follow up...

🗳️ Reading opinion polls in Türkiye in 2026: samples, margins of error and election results A graphic showing percentages can look like a definitive account of public opinion or an election result. Yet a percentage alone does not explain who was asked, when or how. This guide provides tools for...

🏛️ Reading Council of State decisions in Türkiye in 2026: a guide to administrative justice Reports about an administrative act being annulled, its implementation being stayed or a judgment being quashed can make these three outcomes sound interchangeable. They answer different questions within...

⚖️ Reading Turkish Constitutional Court decisions in 2026: a guide to AYM A headline may say that the Constitutional Court annulled a provision, found a violation of a right or dismissed an application. These are different outcomes. None alone explains what the Court examined or what its...

📊 Reading Türkiye’s Medium-Term Programme in 2026: OVP forecasts and actual results In a report about growth, inflation or the deficit, a figure may be a published result, an estimate for the current year or a target yet to be achieved. Placing them together without identifying what they...

⚖️ Türkiye’s Ombudsman Institution (KDK): Administrative Oversight and Complaints in 2026 When a public-service application stalls, you may know which institution received it but be unsure how to seek a review of its handling after a reply—or a failure to explain. Understanding the Ombudsman...