Turkey’s manufacturing capacity utilization rate rose to 74.5% in October 2026 from 74.2% in the previous month, marking the highest rate recorded since June 2026. The increase was supported by higher utilization across most major industry groupings, particularly consumer goods, where the rate climbed to 72.3% from 71.4% in the previous month. Non-durable consumer goods utilization increased to 73.1% from 72.5%, while durable consumer goods rebounded to 68.5% from 66.4%. Investment goods utilization also rose to 73.4% from 73.1%, indicating improved capacity usage in industries producing capital goods. Meanwhile, intermediate goods utilization edged down to 74.4% from 74.5%, although remaining the highest among the main industry groupings. source: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Capacity Utilization in Turkey increased to 74.50 percent in October from 74.20 percent in September of 2026. Capacity Utilization in Turkey averaged 75.92 percent from 2007 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 84.10 percent in July of 2007 and a record low of 60.80 percent in March of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Turkey Capacity Utilization - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Capacity Utilization in Turkey increased to 74.50 percent in October from 74.20 percent in September of 2026. Capacity Utilization in Turkey is expected to be 74.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Capacity Utilization is projected to trend around 76.50 percent in 2027 and 77.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-21 07:00 AM
Capacity Utilization
Sep 74.2% 73.5% 74.0%
2026-10-21 07:00 AM
Capacity Utilization
Oct 74.5% 74.2% 74.3%
2026-11-20 07:00 AM
Capacity Utilization
Nov 74.5%


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Turkey Capacity Utilization
In Turkey, Capacity Utilization is a measure of how much of the economy's potential output is being used.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
74.50 74.20 84.10 60.80 2007 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Turkey Factory Capacity Usage Rises in October
Turkey’s manufacturing capacity utilization rate rose to 74.5% in October 2026 from 74.2% in the previous month, marking the highest rate recorded since June 2026. The increase was supported by higher utilization across most major industry groupings, particularly consumer goods, where the rate climbed to 72.3% from 71.4% in the previous month. Non-durable consumer goods utilization increased to 73.1% from 72.5%, while durable consumer goods rebounded to 68.5% from 66.4%. Investment goods utilization also rose to 73.4% from 73.1%, indicating improved capacity usage in industries producing capital goods. Meanwhile, intermediate goods utilization edged down to 74.4% from 74.5%, although remaining the highest among the main industry groupings.
2026-10-21
Turkey Factory Capacity Usage Rises to 3-Month High
The manufacturing industry in Turkey operated at 74.2% of its production capacity in September 2026, marking the highest rate since June and up from a five-month low of 73.5% in the previous month. The increase was driven mainly by investment goods, where capacity utilization jumped to 73.1% from 69.7%, pointing to stronger activity in capital-intensive industries. Utilization also increased for non-durable consumer goods, rising to 72.5% from 72.2%, while food and beverages edged up to 71.6% from 71.4%. On the other hand, durable consumer goods utilization fell to 66.4% from 68.2%, while overall consumer goods utilization eased to 71.4% from 71.6%. Intermediate goods utilization also declined slightly to 74.5% from 74.7%, although it remained the highest among the major categories.
2026-09-21
Turkey Factory Capacity Usage at 5-Month Low
The manufacturing industry in Turkey operated at 73.5% of its production capacity in August 2026, down from 73.9% in the previous month. This marked the lowest rate since March, with the decline driven mainly by investment goods, where capacity utilization fell sharply to 69.7% from 71.2%, pointing to weaker activity in capital-intensive industries and potentially softer investment demand. Utilization in food and beverages also declined to 71.4% from 72.0%, while intermediate goods remained the strongest-performing category despite easing slightly to 74.7% from 74.9%. Non-durable consumer goods utilization edged down to 72.2% from 72.3%. Meanwhile, overall consumer goods utilization increased to 71.6% from 71.4%, supported by durable consumer goods, which rose to 68.2% from 67.1%.
2026-08-21