20.06.2026 18:51
According to the Ministry of Trade's "Foreign Investment Survey" data, the capital position of Turkish investors' 2,251 investments abroad rose to $69.2 billion by the end of 2025, with the European Union countries being the most invested region. The Netherlands topped the list, while the British-dependent Jersey region ranked second.
The Ministry of Trade conducted the "Foreign Investment Survey" to identify the investments of real and legal persons resident in Turkey abroad as of the end of 2025. In this context, the capital position of 2,251 investments made abroad by real and legal persons resident in Turkey was determined to be 69.2 billion dollars. In 2024, the capital position of investments was at 60.1 billion dollars level.
MOST INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN EU COUNTRIES
According to the net investment position, which also takes into account the debt relationship between the investor and the foreign investment, the amount of foreign investments of real and legal persons resident in Turkey was 72.1 billion dollars.
When examining the distribution of Turkey-originated foreign investments, it was seen that 846 of the 2,251 investments were in European Union (EU) countries, and 464 were in the United Kingdom, Russia, the Balkans, Switzerland, Norway, and Eastern Europe, grouped as "other European countries." Other prominent regions were the Near and Middle East Asia with 256, other Asian countries with 246, and North American countries with 220.
THE SHARE OF EU COUNTRIES IN TOTAL INVESTMENTS IS 38.3 PERCENT
Accordingly, the share of EU countries in total investments was 38.3 percent, while the share of other European countries was calculated as 20.8 percent.
Looking at the capital position of foreign investments by region, EU countries ranked first with a 53.1 percent share and a capital position of 36.7 billion dollars. EU countries were followed by "other European countries" with a 26.2 percent share and 18.1 billion dollars. Turkish investments are also present in North America with a share of 5.62 percent and 3.9 billion dollars, and in "other Asian countries," which include the Central Asian Turkish Republics and Southeast Asian countries, with a 5.59 percent share and 3.9 billion dollars. The Near and Middle East Asia region, which includes neighboring countries such as Georgia and Azerbaijan as well as Middle Eastern and Gulf countries, had a 4.04 percent share and a capital position of 2.8 billion dollars within investments.
It was determined that exports to these investments from Turkey in 2025 were 10.7 billion dollars, while imports were 8.1 billion dollars.
THE NETHERLANDS RANKS FIRST
As of the end of last year, direct Turkish investments were present in a total of 128 countries. The Netherlands ranked first with 223 investments and a capital position of 26 billion 142 million dollars. This country was followed by the Jersey region with 4 investments and a capital position of 4 billion 787 million dollars. Also notable on the list were the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) with 125 investments and 3 billion 903 million dollars, and the USA with 209 investments and 3 billion 808 million dollars.
In foreign investments made by real and legal persons resident in Turkey, financial and insurance activities ranked first with a 62 percent share. The most significant part of these activities consisted of holding company activities.
Financial and insurance activities were followed by mining and quarrying with a 7.8 percent share, wholesale and retail trade with 5.1 percent, basic metal industry with 4.2 percent, transportation and storage with 3.8 percent, food, beverage and tobacco products manufacturing with 2.9 percent, accommodation and food service with 2.3 percent, and construction activities with a 1.6 percent share.