Tax & Finance

Communiqué on the Repeal of the Communiqué on Supporting the Conversion to Turkish Lira Deposit and Participation Accounts (No. 2026/1)

🇹🇷Türkiye··Communiqué·Medium Impact·Gazette #2021·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation officially repeals the 2021 Communiqué No. 2021/14 issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT). The original 2021 communiqué had introduced incentive mechanisms and special reserve requirement advantages to encourage the conversion of foreign currency deposits into Turkish Lira time deposits and participation accounts. With this new Communiqué published on 24 January 2026, those support measures are completely abolished. The repeal takes effect on the date of publication. This marks the formal end of the FX-to-TL conversion support program that was a key part of Turkey’s monetary policy response to currency volatility in the early 2020s.

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Key Changes

  • Complete repeal of Communiqué No. 2021/14 dated 21/12/2021
  • Termination of all incentive mechanisms supporting FX-to-TL deposit conversion
  • Elimination of related reserve requirement advantages for converted accounts

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Cease application of Communiqué No. 2021/14 (issued 21 December 2021) regarding support for conversion to Turkish Lira deposits and participation accounts

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), Financial institutions subject to CBRT regulations
operational
high

Discontinue provision of incentive mechanisms that were introduced under the repealed 2021/14 Communiqué for converting foreign currency deposits into Turkish Lira time deposits

Financial institutions operating under CBRT jurisdiction
operational
high

Discontinue application of special reserve requirement advantages that were granted under the repealed 2021/14 Communiqué

Financial institutions subject to CBRT reserve requirements
operational
high

Implement the repeal effective immediately on the date of publication (24 January 2026)

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) and all subject financial institutions
operational
medium

The CBRT President is responsible for executing and enforcing the provisions of this Communiqué No. 2026/1

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) President
operational

Affected Parties

Banks operating in TurkeyTurkish Lira deposit holders+4 more…

Tags

currency conversion,FX deposits,Turkish Lira