Critical evaluation from Minister Şimşek: We expect a strengthening in industrial production

Regarding industrial production and export data, Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek said, "While moderate growth in our economy continues in 2026 despite the weak demand in our trade partners, we expect the outlook for production to strengthen in the coming period with the improvement of global demand and financial conditions."

Minister Şimşek made the following statements in his evaluation on his social media account X:

"The resilient trend in industrial production continues in 2026, when uncertainties in the global economy come to the fore.

Production increased by 2.1 percent monthly and 2.6 percent annually in September. High technology production, which increased by 7.6 percent annually in the January-September period, reflects the results of our value-added and efficiency-oriented policies.

While moderate growth in our economy continues in 2026 despite the weak demand in our trading partners, we expect the outlook for production to strengthen in the coming period with the improvement of global demand and financial conditions. "We will continue our support and structural transformation steps that will increase production capacity, added value and efficiency in the industry."