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Foreign investors extend Turkish stock buying streak to 10th week

A view of the trading floor at Borsa Istanbul in Istanbul, Türkiye. (AA Photo)
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A view of the trading floor at Borsa Istanbul in Istanbul, Türkiye. (AA Photo)
February 12, 2026 04:46 PM GMT+03:00

Foreign investors extended their stock buying streak in Turkish equities to a 10th straight week, purchasing $134.3 million worth of shares in the week ending Feb. 6, according to official weekly market figures.

Investors based abroad also added $255.6 million in government bonds and $4.8 million in non-general government sector assets during the same period.

Central bank reserves drop $10.7B in a week

Meanwhile, central bank figures showed that Türkiye’s total international reserves fell by $10.676 billion week-on-week to $207.482 billion as of Feb. 6.

Gross foreign exchange reserves decreased by $5.53 billion to $78.87 billion. Gold reserves declined by $5.14 billion, moving down to $128.61 billion.

Net reserves dropped from $93.4 billion to $91.3 billion. Net reserves excluding swaps — which exclude temporary swap funding — decreased from $82.6 billion to $77.7 billion.

Chart shows weekly foreign investor purchases in Turkish equities and government domestic debt securities, along with total domestic market positions, from Nov. 21, 2025 to Feb. 6, 2026. (Chart via CBRT)
Chart shows weekly foreign investor purchases in Turkish equities and government domestic debt securities, along with total domestic market positions, from Nov. 21, 2025 to Feb. 6, 2026. (Chart via CBRT)

Banking deposits edge lower, loans rise

Total deposits in Türkiye’s banking sector fell by 1.1% in the week ending Feb. 6, decreasing by ₺308.45 billion to ₺28.87 trillion ($661.40 billion).

Foreign currency deposits reached $272.069 billion, of which $233.488 billion belonged to domestic residents. Resident foreign currency deposits declined by $114 million over the week.

Consumer loans extended by banks to residents increased by 0.4%, reaching ₺5.86 trillion.

February 12, 2026 04:49 PM GMT+03:00
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