Türkiye and the EIB

The EIB has been supporting the country’s development since the mid-1960s.

Our focus in the country is financing key transport and urban infrastructure, environmental and agricultural projects, as well as enhancing access to finance to small businesses through our local partners. EIB loans also supported other crucial sectors of the Turkish economy such as research and development, industry and climate action, all essential for the country’s modernisation and economic growth.

Infrastructure projects financed under the EIB facilities have benefitted from technical assistance for project preparation and implementation funded by the EU.

At a glance

The EIB provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects in Türkiye.

EIB activity in Türkiye by sector

(since start of operations)

EIB stories in Türkiye

Individual stories speak louder than figures and charts. Discover how our work improves the quality of life in Türkiye and beyond

12 January 2024

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Infrastructure development across the Western Balkans gets a boost from a tripling of EU advisory work

Infrastructure Montenegro Albania Türkiye Serbia Enlargement Countries Development Climate action and environment
17 February 2021

Women refugees get a health app

Innovative refugee healthcare app links women to their families’ medical records and local healthcare networks

Türkiye Enlargement Countries Research, innovation and technology Health and life sciences
9 June 2020

Fighting hunger and waste in Turkey

Food waste company Fazla Gida creates new value for food banks and charities

Türkiye Enlargement Countries SMEs Migration SMEs
8 March 2016

Refugee financing: Hope for Syria

Investments in programmes designed to keep Syrian refugees close to their homeland—and help them get prepared to rebuild the country when the war ends

Social sustainability Refugees Türkiye Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic Mediterranean countries Enlargement Countries SMEs Microfinance Migration SMEs Diversity and gender
29 October 2010

Istanbul Forum highlights key investments in Turkey

In the attached video, you will find the highlights of the forum as well as of two projects financed by the EIB, the Bosphorus tunnel and earthquake mitigation in Istanbul.

Türkiye Enlargement Countries Transport Climate action and environment
12 November 2024

Climate action must rise above politics

This year’s many elections, not least the heated US presidential race, have drawn attention away from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku. But global leaders must continue to focus on combating the climate crisis and accelerating the green transition both in developed and developing economies.

Interviews COP29 Partners Climate Climate action Management committee United Nations Nadia Calviño Sustainability Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Cuba Kyrgyzstan Zambia Vietnam Solomon Islands Vanuatu Brazil Papua New Guinea Maldives South Sandwich Islands Costa Rica Slovakia St. Maarten Faeroe Islands Dominican Republic Wallis and Futuna Islands Trinidad and Tobago Iran (Islamic Republic of) Tonga Nigeria Paraguay Yemen Cayman Islands Madagascar Iraq Gabon Suriname Taiwan Italy Ethiopia United States Malawi Belarus Croatia Norway Turks and Caicos Islands Saint Kitts and Nevis Qatar Argentina Samoa Afghanistan San Marino Azerbaijan Austria Aruba Gibraltar Benin Spain Panama Romania New Caledonia Ecuador Ireland Guinea-Bissau New Zealand Côte d'Ivoire Tajikistan Somalia Germany Sweden Antigua and Barbuda Mongolia Montenegro Japan Slovenia Lithuania Pakistan Nauru São Tomé e Principe Bahamas Congo Palau Israel Lao People's Democratic Rep. Bulgaria Iceland Ukraine Peru Botswana Liberia Senegal Albania Malta Malaysia India Sri Lanka Cape Verde Jordan Finland Regional - Pacific Burundi Georgia Cambodia Burkina Faso Comoros Bermuda Canada China Ghana Seychelles Eritrea Andorra Korea, Republic of Timor-Leste Macau Guatemala Niger British Indian Ocean Territory Türkiye Nicaragua Myanmar Mozambique Russia Angola Chile Togo Armenia Cameroon Barbados Sudan Channel Islands Tunisia Kuwait Dominica Brunei Darussalam North Macedonia Uruguay Bangladesh Saint Lucia Bahrain St. Helena Lebanon Pitcairn Guinea Belgium Morocco Libyan Arab Jamahiriya El Salvador Hungary Jamaica Egypt Greece The Gambia Virgin Islands (British) Holy See (Vatican City State) The Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte Venezuela Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Denmark Honduras Bhutan Australia Luxembourg Liechtenstein Fiji Cyprus Virgin Islands, U.S. The Netherlands South Africa Curaçao Cook Islands Equatorial Guinea Greenland Anguilla Mauritania Saint Vincent and Grenadines Mauritius Portugal Korea, Democrat. People's Rep. St. Pierre and Miquelon Syrian Arab Republic Sierra Leone Kiribati Haiti Poland Mexico Palestine* Indonesia Nepal Switzerland France Zimbabwe Serbia Isle of Man Algeria Micronesia Kazakhstan Montserrat Singapore Puerto Rico Djibouti Latvia Bolivia Moldova Falkland Islands Chad Kenya Lesotho Grenada Tuvalu Congo (Democratic Republic) Thailand Mali Monaco Uganda United Kingdom Philippines Netherlands Antilles Tanzania Rwanda Czechia French Polynesia Saudi Arabia Oman Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Kingdom of Eswatini Colombia Guyana United Arab Emirates Namibia Belize Estonia Africa, Caribbean, Pacific countries + OCT EFTA countries Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus Mediterranean countries America Carribean Sub Saharan Africa Enlargement Countries South Africa European Union United Kingdom Asia and Latin America Climate action and environment Institutional Corporate

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We can provide you with various type of financing to implement projects that promote growth and jobs in your country. We support small businesses, innovation, climate and infrastructure. Get an overview here for the whole EIB Group product range