ICT industry accounted 18% of inflows with $65 million, according to YASED

The information and communication technologies (ICT) industry drew the largest share of foreign equity investment in Türkiye in February, accounting for 18% of inflows with $65 million, according to data released by the International Investors Association (YASED).

Total equity capital inflows reached $370 million in February. Financial and insurance activities followed closely, capturing 17% of the total, while wholesale and retail trade ranked third with a 14% share, per the report. (By the way I have a story here about the startups investments in Turkiye)

In the first two months of the year, wholesale and retail trade led with $146 million in equity inflows, narrowly ahead of electronics manufacturing at $143 million, the report noted.

Overall foreign direct investment (FDI) into Türkiye totaled $1.5 billion in January and February, YASED revealed. In February alone, the country received $780 million, bringing cumulative FDI inflows since 2003 to more than $289 billion.

Germany leads as a foreign investor

Germany, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates were the top three investing countries during the first two months of the year, the NGO said.

European Union countries, which accounted for 59% of total FDI between 2003 and 2025, made up 35% of investments in February 2026.

By country, the UAE held the largest share of February inflows at 18%, followed by Singapore and the United States at 15% each, Germany at 14% and Spain at 9%, as the report put it.

Germany led in total investment value with $198 million, followed by the Netherlands with $118 million and the United Arab Emirates with $95 million.

As a side note, since 2003, Türkiye has attracted $203 billion in equity capital inflows.