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Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye's (CBRT) reserves fell by $5.71 billion in the week ending Feb. 20, bringing total reserves to $206.08 billion, official data showed.
The decline was led by a drop in foreign exchange reserves, which dropped by $5.9 billion to $73.65 billion during the same period. Gold reserves moved higher, increasing by $234 million to reach $132.43 billion, up from $132.20 billion a week earlier.
Net international reserves declined to $89.2 billion from $95.9 billion. Net reserves excluding swap agreements also fell, dropping to $75.6 billion from $81.6 billion.
In securities data, foreign investors purchased $410 million in Turkish equities during the week, extending their buying streak to a 12th consecutive week.
At the same time, they sold $991.4 million in government bonds, marking the largest sell-off since the week ending Jun. 6, 2025, when outflows reached $1.63 billion, and also sold $93.9 million in private sector bonds.
The total value of foreign-held equities declined to $43.01 billion, while foreign holdings of government domestic debt securities decreased to $22.28 billion and non-government bond holdings stood at $1.45 billion.
Total deposits in Türkiye’s banking sector rose by ₺171.49 billion ($3.9 billion) to reach ₺29.26 trillion ($666.8 billion) during the week.
Foreign currency deposits stood at $273.87 billion, with domestic residents holding $236.05 billion, while their balances increased by $907 million.
Consumer loans retreated by 1% during the same period, declining to ₺5.88 trillion.
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