Özgür Karabat Reacts to Economic Management Over Credit Debt

Yeni Party Istanbul MP Özgür Karabat stated that, based on BRSA data, non-performing loans in individual credits and credit cards reached 392.9 billion TL with a 77 percent increase in one year, and criticized the economic management.

Yeni Party Istanbul MP Özgür Karabat criticized the ruling party's economic policy in a statement on his social media account, stating that millions of people have become unable to pay their credit and credit card debts. According to BRSA data, he emphasized that non-performing loans in individual credits and credit cards, which were 222.4 billion TL on November 7, 2025, rose to 392.9 billion TL as of October 16, 2026, experiencing a 77 percent increase in less than a year.

Stating that total debts increased by 31 percent in the same period to reach 6.88 trillion TL and the non-performing loan ratio in credit cards rose to 6.11 percent, Karabat claimed that wealth transfer and looting were carried out in an organized manner in Turkey.