Türkiye cuts policy rate to 9 percent, ends easing cycle

Central Bank's course of policy rate changes

In the period when Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya was removed from office on July 6, 2019 and Murat Uysal was appointed in his place

• In July 2019, from 24 percent to 19.75 percent
• In September 2019, from 19.75 percent to 16.50 percent
• In October 2019, from 16.50 percent to 14 percent
• In December 2019, from 14 percent to 12 percent
• In January 2020, from 12 percent to 11.25 percent
• In February 2020, from 11.25 percent to 10.75 percent
• In March 2020, from 10.75 percent to 9.75 percent
• In April 2020, from 9.75 percent to 8.75 percent
• In May 2020, from 8.75 percent to 8.25 percent
• In September 2020, from 8.25 percent to 10.25 percent
• In October 2020, from 10.25 percent to 15 percent

In the period when Murat Uysal was removed from office as the Central Bank Governor and Naci Ağbal was appointed in his place

• In December 2020, from 15 percent to 17 percent
• In March 2021, from 17 percent to 19 percent

In the period when Naci Ağbal was removed from office on March 20, 2021 and Şahap Kavcıoğlu was appointed in his place

• In September 2021, from 19 percent to 18 percent
• In October 2021, from 18 percent to 16 percent
• In November 2021, from 16 percent to 15 percent
• In December 2021, from 15 percent to 14 percent
• In August 2022, from 14 percent to 13 percent
• In September 2022, from 13 percent to 12 percent
• In October 2022, from 12 percent to 10.5 percent
• In November 2022, from 10.5 percent to 9 percent

* In the months that are not indicated in this table, the policy rate was kept unchanged (The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank convenes every month).