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Türkiye’s stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, advanced its 2026 rally further on Thursday, with the benchmark BIST 100 index rising over 3.5% to top 13,900 for the first time.
The advance follows a record close of 13,407.44 after a 2.29% gain in the previous session, while the index opened the day at 13,502.29, up 0.71%.
All major sector indices moved higher, with technology and financial stocks leading gains at around 3.5%. Of the 23 tracked sub-sectors, only three declined, while the wood, paper, and printing segment posted the strongest increase at above 1%.
The rally was largely fueled by banking stocks, which climbed nearly 7% at their intraday peak.
Among companies listed on the BIST 100, defense firm Aselsan rose 4.7%, Kiler Holding added 8.4%, and lender Garanti BBVA advanced 6.3%.
Momentum in Turkish assets has continued alongside improving macroeconomic indicators. After better-than-expected inflation data for December, foreign inflows accelerated as optimism grew around the central bank’s ongoing easing cycle.
Official figures show overseas investors purchased $1.75 billion in Turkish assets for the eighth consecutive week, including $490.6 million in equities and $1.26 billion in government domestic debt securities, which are local-currency bonds issued by the government.
Sustained capital inflows have also pushed market rates lower. Türkiye’s two-year Treasury yield stood at 34.5%, roughly 250 basis points below the policy rate of 37%.
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