
While the current year-end inflation expectation increased to 29.63 percent, the year-end dollar/TL expectation decreased to 51.55.
According to the CBRT's October 2026 Market Participants Survey, the current year-end inflation expectation increased to 29.63%, and the year-end dollar/TL expectation decreased to 51.55.
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye publishes surveys at regular intervals to measure the expectations of market participants.
Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası’nın (TCMB) Ekim 2026 Piyasa Katılımcıları Anketi’nde cari yıl sonu enflasyon beklentisi yüzde 29,63’e yükseldi. While the year-end dollar/TL expectation decreased to 51.55, the 12-month exchange rate forecast increased to 59.26. Participants' growth expectation for 2026 decreased to 2.9 percent.
YEAR-END INFLATION EXPECTATION INCREASED TO 29.63 PERCENT
TCMB’nin Ekim 2026 dönemi Piyasa Katılımcıları Anketi’ne göre, cari yıl sonu tüketici enflasyonu (TÜFE) beklentisi bir önceki anket dönemindeki yüzde 29,61 seviyesinden yüzde 29,63’e yükseldi.
The CPI expectation after 12 months also increased from 23.70 percent to 23.89 percent. Inflation expectation after 24 months decreased from 18.32 percent to 17.94 percent.
AFTER 12 MONTHS INFLATION EXPECTATIONS CONCENTRATED WITHIN THE RANGE OF 23-25 PERCENT
Ekim ayı anketinde katılımcıların 12 ay sonrası enflasyona ilişkin olasılık tahminlerinde, TÜFE’nin yüzde 21,00-22,99 aralığında artış göstermesine yüzde 31,90, yüzde 23,00-24,99 aralığında artış göstermesine yüzde 34,56, yüzde 25,00-26,99 aralığında artış göstermesine ise yüzde 17,89 olasılık verildi.
Nokta tahminlere göre katılımcıların yüzde 22,73’ünün 12 ay sonrası enflasyon beklentisi yüzde 21,00-22,99 aralığında, yüzde 48,48’inin yüzde 23,00-24,99 aralığında, yüzde 19,70’inin ise yüzde 25,00-26,99 aralığında yer aldı.
POLITICAL INTEREST EXPECTATION IS 36 PERCENT
Katılımcıların BIST Repo ve Ters-Repo Pazarı’nda oluşan cari ay sonu gecelik faiz oranı beklentisi, önceki anket dönemindeki yüzde 37 seviyesinden yüzde 36’ya geriledi.
CBRT's policy rate expectation for the October Monetary Policy Committee meeting was recorded as 36 percent.
YEAR-END DOLLAR/TL EXPECTATION 51.55
In the survey, the current year-end dollar/TL expectation decreased from 51.57 TL in the previous period to 51.55 TL.
The exchange rate expectation after 12 months increased from 58.60 TL to 59.26 TL.
2026 GROWTH EXPECTATION DECREASED TO 2.9 PERCENT
Participants' growth expectation for 2026 decreased to 2.9 percent from 3 percent in the previous survey period. The growth expectation for 2027 remained unchanged at 3.9 percent.
72 PARTICIPANTS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY
The Market Participants Survey is sent every month to a total of 72 participants, 55 of whom are from the financial sector and 17 from the real sector. Expectations refer to the appropriate mean calculated for each variable.
TCMB, anket sonuçlarının katılımcıların beklentilerine dayandığını ve Merkez Bankası’nın kendi görüş ve tahminlerini yansıtmadığını belirtiyor.
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