Türkiye attracts $3B worth of foreign direct investments in Q1

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye attracted foreign direct investments worth $3 billion in the January-March period, the International Investors Association (YASED) said on Tuesday.

The amount of FDI rose by 89% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, the association said, citing the Central Bank figures.

It said the total amount of FDIs since 2002 reached $278 billion.

Some $1.8 billion worth of investments during the three-month period came as capital investment, increasing 40% year-on-year.

In the first three months of 2025, wholesale and retail trade had a 48% share in investment capital inflows worth $863 million.

In March alone, the foreign direct investments amounted to $1 billion, the association said.