AA Finans completed a survey of 11 economists on expectations for the second-quarter gross domestic product data, which will be released by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Monday, August 31.
Second-quarter growth expected at 2.80%
The economists surveyed estimated that Turkey’s economy would grow 2.80% year on year in the second quarter.
Economists’ growth expectations for the second quarter ranged from 2.20% to 3%.
Annual growth forecast at 3%
The median of economists’ growth expectations for all of 2026 was calculated at 3%. Their forecasts ranged from a low of 2.50% to a high of 3.50%.
The median of economists’ growth forecasts through the end of 2027 was 4%.
Turkey’s economy grew 2.5% in the first quarter of 2026.