FX.co ★ Turkey Industrial Output Rebounds

Turkey’s industrial production rose 2.6% year-on-year in September 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 1.7% contraction in August and marking the first expansion since April. Manufacturing output rebounded (2.6% vs. -2.4% in August), supported by stronger production in food and beverages, tobacco products, leather and related products, paper and paper products, coke and refined petroleum, chemicals, basic pharmaceuticals, and rubber and plastic products. The output of electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply also gained momentum (4.0% vs. 1.4%), while growth in mining and quarrying eased (1.2% vs. 2.0%). On a monthly basis, industrial production increased 2.1%, swinging from a slightly revised 0.9% decline in August and signaling the first monthly rise in three months.