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Narrow room for manoeuvre · updated 6 November 2026

What they did

CBRT data released on 5 November showed net reserves excluding swaps falling 6.5 billion dollars in the week of 30 October to 24.3 billion; gross reserves stood at 158.1 billion. Foreign investors sold 749 million dollars of DİBS, Turkish government bonds, the same week. That day the National Energy 2040 plan was unveiled, and parliament ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by 279 votes to 119. October CPI was 29.77% on the year; the policy rate has been 36% since 22 October.

Why

Mineral fuel imports jumped 71.7% to 8.3 billion dollars in October, more than the entire 6.7 billion dollar trade deficit. Energy import dependence is 67–68%, and the annual bill has averaged roughly 70 billion dollars over the past four years. Net reserves excluding swaps have shed about 15 billion dollars since 16 October; front-month Brent was back at 98.29 dollars on 5 November.

What they must do

It must finance the energy bill without letting the ex-swap buffer drop below 20 billion dollars; calibrate the pace of depreciation without triggering dollarisation; keep the pace of cuts on 10 December consistent with reserves and oil; explain to allies how the Mecca agreement sits with its NATO obligations; and put the 210 billion dollar burden the 2040 plan assigns to state companies into the budget.

What comes next

Watch weekly reserves and foreign DİBS flows on 12 November at 14:30, the Inflation Report on 12 November, COP31 in Antalya on 11–12 November, energy imports in the November trade data, the Mecca instruments of ratification from Riyadh and Islamabad, and the MPC decision on 10 December.

Preference

Build institutional weight in the Turkic world through bilateral trade, contracting and defence-industry protocols; find common ground with NATO's littoral states in the Black Sea while keeping channels open to both warring sides.

Observed behaviour

It is defending the exchange-rate anchor as reserves drain; it seeks strategic depth through an extended-horizon energy plan and a Gulf defence commitment, while meeting the near-term bill out of reserves.

Sources

  1. Bloomberg HT — Decline in CBRT reserves keeps gathering pace
  2. Bloomberg HT — Foreign bond selling hits a seven-month high
  3. Bloomberg HT — Minister Bayraktar says Türkiye will now electrify its economy
  4. Yeşil Haber — National Energy 2040 unveiled
  5. Takvim — Mecca Agreement passes the Turkish parliament
  6. Bloomberg HT — Minister Bolat says October exports exceeded 25.9 billion dollars
  7. CNBC — U.S. crude oil rises back above $90 as investors weigh uncertainties around Iran war
  8. Cumhuriyet — TurkStat October inflation ends a four-month decline
  9. Politikam — Central Bank October 2026 rate decision sets policy rate at 36%

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