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Foreign investors sell Turkish shares and government bonds
Foreign investors sold $88.8 million in Turkish shares last week, according to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye.
They also sold $44.4 million in government bonds and $20.7 million in securities issued by other sectors.
The figures cover securities held in Türkiye by people and institutions based abroad.
By the week of October 16, their shareholdings had fallen to $33.98 billion from $35.92 billion.
Their government bond holdings also declined, to $16.79 billion from $17.04 billion, while holdings of other securities fell to $3.04 billion.
The data show a drop in foreign investors’ holdings across all three categories, but no reason for the sales or next steps was given.
Foreign investors sold $88.8 million in Turkish shares in the week covered by the central bank’s latest securities statistics.
They also sold $44.4 million in government domestic debt securities and $20.7 million in securities issued by sectors outside general government.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye published the weekly figures.
The reported stock of foreign-held shares fell to $33.98 billion in the week of October 16.
Foreign-held government domestic debt securities fell to $16.79 billion over the same period.
- Who
- Foreign investors.
- What
- They sold shares, government domestic debt securities and securities issued by sectors outside general government.
- When
- In the week of October 16; the figures were reported on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Türkiye.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Foreign investors sold shares and debt securities, according to the central bank’s weekly statistics.
Sabah reported the central bank’s figures.
- Shares sold
- $88.8 million
- Government domestic debt securities sold
- $44.4 million
- Other sector securities sold
- $20.7 million
- Foreign-held share stock
- Fell to $33.9811 billion in the week of October 16
- Foreign-held government domestic debt stock
- Fell to $16.7918 billion in the week of October 16