{"id":"turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","canonicalSlug":"turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","language":"en","title":"Türkiye posts a small central budget surplus in August","summary":"The Treasury and Finance Ministry reported 12.9 billion lira of monthly surplus as revenue slightly exceeded spending.","body":["Türkiye’s central government recorded 1.655 trillion lira in budget revenue and 1.642 trillion lira in expenditure in August 2026, producing a 12.9 billion lira monthly surplus, according to the official budget figures published on 15 September.","The primary balance, which excludes interest costs, showed a 209.9 billion lira surplus on the month. These are August results; the official report also covers cumulative figures for January through August."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Türkiye posts a small central budget surplus in August\n\nThe Treasury and Finance Ministry reported 12.9 billion lira of monthly surplus as revenue slightly exceeded spending.\n\nTürkiye’s central government recorded 1.655 trillion lira in budget revenue and 1.642 trillion lira in expenditure in August 2026, producing a 12.9 billion lira monthly surplus, according to the official budget figures published on 15 September.\n\nThe primary balance, which excludes interest costs, showed a 209.9 billion lira surplus on the month. These are August results; the official report also covers cumulative figures for January through August.","category":"fiscal","region":"turkiye","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-08-31","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-15","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:48:26Z","sources":[{"name":"Turkish Presidency of Strategy and Budget (SBB)","url":"https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-Yili-Agustos-Ayi-MYB-Gerceklesmeleri.pdf","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-15"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/turkiye-august-2026-central-budget"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}