This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Turkey, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Turkey and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Turkey.
Our Office
What we do
The IMF office in Ankara follows economic developments and policies in Turkey, liaises between the Turkish authorities and the IMF staff in Washington, and coordinates IMF technical assistance. It is also a source of information about IMF views for the public, local and foreign analysts, investors, academic and research institutions, and Turkey's international partners and their diplomatic missions.
International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings 1955, and the Annual Meetings 2009 in Istanbul Turkey
Who we are
The office in Turkey was opened in 2000, with Odd Per Brekk as the first Resident Representative. He was followed by Hugh Bredenkemp (2004-07), by Hossein Samiei (2007-2010), by Mark Lewis (2010-2014), by Srikant Seshadri (2014-2018) and more recently by Ben Kelmanson.
At a Glance : Turkey's Relations with the IMF
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Date of Turkey's membership: March 11, 1947
- Quota: SDR 4658.6 million (0.98 percent of total)
- Number of arrangements since membership: 19
- Latest Article IV Consultation: April 30, 2018
- Technical Assistance
IMF's Work on Turkey
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Turkey: Press Statement by Ben Kelmanson, September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019
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Turkey: Concluding Statement, September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019
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Real Effective Exchange Rate and Trade Balance Adjustment: The Case of Turkey
IMF Working Paper 19/131
June 28, 2019
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Economic Policy Uncertainty in Turkey
IMF Working Paper 18/272
December 10, 2018
News and Highlights
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2021 Article IV Consultation with Turkey
June 11, 2021
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June 11, 2021
Series:Country Report No. 2021/110
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Turkey: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
January 25, 2021
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Sixth Richard Goode Lecture: Remaking the Post-COVID World
November 18, 2020
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World Economic Outlook Update, January 2020: Tentative Stabilization, Sluggish Recovery?
January 9, 2020
Useful Links and Archive
Ministries and Undersecretaries
Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Ministry of Labor, Social Services and Family
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Budget and Strategy Directorate
Data Sources
Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Budget and Strategy Directorate
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency
Capital Markets Board of Turkey
Turkish News Sites
Archive
- Publications
IMF and Europe (IMF ve Avrupa)
Strengthening the International Monetary System -- A Stocktaking
The Refugee Surge in Europe: Economic Challenges
- Other documents
Guncellenmis Dunya Ekonomik Gorunumu Raporu (2012 Kisi)
Turkiye: Dengesizlikleri Artirmadan Buyumeyi Canlandirma
- Presentations
2011 Sonbahar Dunya Ekonomik Gorunumu Raporu
- News and Videos
'Türkiye'nin uzun dönemli geleceği parlak’
Anadolu Agency interview. "Turkey’s long-term future is bright": Seshadri of IMF