Minister Şimşek quoted a post by the AK Party on the ministry’s work from his account on the US-based X platform. Şimşek said they would continue implementing policies under the leadership of the President that increase productivity, support high-value-added production and strengthen macroeconomic stability in line with the country’s development goals.
Public finance indicators
The video said the budget deficit-to-GDP ratio had been reduced from 11% to 2.9%, while the general government debt stock-to-GDP ratio had fallen from 71.2% to 23.8%.
It also said the share of interest expenses in budget expenditures had declined from 43% to 14%, and their share of tax revenues had dropped from 86% to 18.6%, adding that public finances had been given a stronger structure.
Investment, exports and tourism figures
The video claimed that total foreign direct investment in Türkiye stood at around $14 billion between 1975 and 2001, rising to $288.9 billion between 2002 and 2025. Exports increased from $36.1 billion to $273.3 billion, while Türkiye’s share of global exports rose from 0.55% to 1.04%.
Tourism revenues increased from $12.4 billion to $65.2 billion, while the number of visitors rose from 15.2 million to 63.9 million.
Financing and income indicators
The post said more than $125 billion in external financing had been secured from international development partners for project and program financing between 2002 and 2025. Farmers’ outstanding credit and financing balance rose from 735 million liras to 833 billion liras, while the Treasury covered approximately 70% of the interest burden on the loans extended.
The outstanding credit and financing balance of tradespeople and artisans increased from 153 million liras to 297 billion liras, while credit and insurance support provided to exporters rose from $5 billion to $54.2 billion.
The video also said per capita national income had risen from $3,616 to $18,040. It claimed that the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye’s gross reserves had reached approximately $160 billion as of July 2026.
