The International Association of Investors (YASED), following the release of statistics from the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) on the balance of payments, published the bulletin “International Direct Investment in Figures”.
According to this bulletin, in August, Turkey received $1.8 billion in foreign direct investment, and in 8 months of the year the total foreign direct investment in Turkey amounted to $10.6 billion.
For 8 months of the year, an increase of 58% was recorded compared to the same period in 2024, and since 2003, the total volume of foreign direct investment received in Turkey exceeded $284 billion.
The total volume of foreign direct investment in August amounted to $1.8 billion, of which of which $1.5 billion was in investment capital. In the same month, $137 million of investments came from borrowed funds, and $202 million from the sale of real estate to foreign citizens. Taking into account the negative effect of the liquidation of investments in the amount of $90 million, the total volume of foreign direct investment in August amounted to $1.8 billion.
The largest volume of investments came from the information and communications sector
In August, out of $1.5 billion in investment capital, $1 billion, or 69%, went to the information and communications sector communications. The wholesale and retail trade sector maintained its momentum, attracting 10% of total investment capital in the same month.
During the eight months of the year, the largest investments were made in the wholesale and retail trade ($2.5 billion), information and communications ($1.2 billion) and food processing ($1.2 billion) sectors.
B In August, the largest volume of international investment fell on Luxembourg
The countries of the European Union (EU-27), which accounted for 58% of investments in 2003-2024, received 91% of investments in August 2025. In August 2025, among individual countries, Luxembourg had the largest share (71%), followed by the Netherlands (14%), Switzerland (2%), Azerbaijan (2%) and Ireland (2%).
Based on the results of 8 months of the year, the three countries that invested the most in Turkey were the Netherlands ($2.5 billion), Kazakhstan ($1.1 billion) and Luxembourg ($1.1 billion).
Data from fDi Markets for the first half of the year shows the total value of announced global greenfield investments exceeded $700 billion. The $700 billion threshold was exceeded in the first half for the third time since data collection began in 2003.
Among the 7,400 projects announced worldwide, 62 megaprojects, each exceeding $1 billion, raised a third of total capital. Data centers and semiconductors have taken center stage, receiving nearly $300 billion in investment commitments across 24 mega-deals.
Despite rising demand for electricity driven by artificial intelligence and cloud systems, investment in renewable energy has declined. Investments, which amounted to $147 billion in the first half of 2024, fell to $83 billion in the first half of 2025.