According to figures prepared by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Turkey’s central administration gross debt was Turkish liras 1,862.9 billion (USD 247 billion) as of September 30th, 2020, an increase of 2.9% compared to the previous month in Turkish lira value.
This debt stock represents the outstanding debt of public sector institutions and the Central Bank. The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate was TL 7.75 at the end of September and TL 7.33 at the end of August 2020.
Of the total gross debt stock, TL 817.9 billion (USD 105.6 billion), or 43.9%, was denominated in Turkish liras while TL 1,045 billion (USD 134.8 billion), or 56.1%, was in foreign currency.