ISTANBUL

Türkiye’s short-term external debt stock declined 1.3% month-on-month to $163.7 billion at the end of November 2025, according to data released by the country’s Central Bank on Monday.

Banks’ short-term external debt stock increased 0.4% to $73.8 billion during the period, while liabilities of the Central Bank fell 8.7% to $25.2 billion.

Compared to the previous month, banks’ short-term foreign currency loans received from abroad rose 1.7% to $8.2 billion.

Foreign currency deposits of non-resident banks held within resident banks decreased 2.3% to $18.9 billion.

The short-term external debt stock on a remaining maturity basis, calculated based on external debt maturing within one year or less regardless of original maturity, stood at $224 billion.