Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency announced the sector data for August.
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BRSA regularly reports monthly unconsolidated main indicators of the Turkish banking sector.
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) published the "Unconsolidated Main Indicators of the Turkish Banking Sector" report for August.
Accordingly, the asset size of the Turkish banking sector in August was 55 trillion 743 billion 429 million lira. The total assets of the sector increased by 8 trillion 796 billion 631 million liras compared to the end of 2025.
Loans, the largest asset item of the sector, were recorded as 28 trillion 156 billion 437 million liras in August, while securities were recorded as 7 trillion 957 billion 48 million liras.
Thus, compared to the end of 2025, the sector's total assets increased by 18.7 percent, total loans by 21.7 percent, and total securities by 13.5 percent. During this period, the conversion rate of loans to non-performing loans was 2.92 percent.
Deposits, which are the largest source of funds among banks' resources, increased by 18.1 percent compared to the end of 2025, reaching 32 trillion 157 billion 64 million lira.
The total equity capital of the banking sector increased by 14.8 percent compared to the end of last year, reaching 4 trillion 771 billion 159 million liras. In this period, the sector's net profit for the period was 676 billion 307 million lira and the capital adequacy standard ratio was 16.60 percent.

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