The second edition of the TürkMedya Finance Summit convened at the Istanbul Financial Center, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and finance professionals to discuss the latest developments in Türkiye's financial sector and future projections. Held under the theme “Financial Stability, Digitalization, and Sustainability in a Transforming Economy," the event featured a keynote address by Türkiye's Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.
Speaking at the summit, Vice President Yılmaz highlighted Türkiye's strong macroeconomic performance compared to global trends. He noted that while global economic output grew cumulatively by 15 percent between 2020 and 2024, Türkiye's economy expanded by 30 percent during the same period.
“Our policies during the pandemic, particularly those aimed at safeguarding industrial and agricultural production, clearly paid off. Türkiye has managed to preserve its productive industrial capacity, maintaining its competitive position globally," the Vice President said.
Vice President Yılmaz also shared key export figures, stating that exports increased by 3.9 percent in the January–October 2025 period compared to the previous year. “For the first time, our annualized goods exports have surpassed USD 270 billion as of October. Our services exports exceeded USD 120 billion over the same period, bringing the total to USD 390 billion. Very soon, Türkiye will become a country exporting more than USD 400 billion in goods and services," he said, adding that tourism remained the strongest component of service exports, with revenues expected to exceed USD 64 billion this year.
Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu also delivered a comprehensive speech at the summit, covering participation finance, financial technologies, and green finance. Dağlıoğlu emphasized Türkiye's strong track record in attracting FDI, noting that the country has secured over USD 270 billion in FDI since 2003 — equivalent to one percent of global FDI. “In the last 12 months alone, Türkiye attracted more than USD 15 billion in investments. The largest share went to the finance sector, followed by manufacturing and energy," he said.
Highlighting the vast potential in participation finance, Dağlıoğlu stated: “We see significant opportunity in this field, and we want to grow it. Türkiye has achieved a remarkable level of digitalization in banking, ahead of all its global competitors. This is one of the major success stories of the past two decades."
Dağlıoğlu also underlined the rapid digital transformation across industries and its impact on finance: “Every sector is undergoing digitalization, and finance is no exception. This transformation will continue at pace, within the boundaries set by regulators, and we expect to see more fintech startups emerging in the coming period."