Türkiye’s public investment spending for the information and communications sector rose to 3.3 billion Turkish liras in the first six months of 2026. Data compiled from the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry’s 2026 Corporate Financial Status and Expectations Report show that spending was 796.5 million liras in the same period last year. Comparing the two periods gives an increase of about 314 percent.
Research and development received the largest share
The largest part of first-half spending went to research and development in information and communications. Expenditure under this heading increased from 755 million liras in January-June 2025 to 2.1 billion liras in the same period of 2026. That represents an increase of about 177 percent. The figures describe spending already recorded; they are not a final full-year total or a newly announced supplementary budget.
A sharp rise in universal services
Universal services and universal postal services were another prominent category. Public investment spending in this area was reported to have increased from 6.1 million liras in the first half of last year to approximately 1.1 billion liras in the same period of 2026. Because the earlier base was small, the percentage change appears especially large. The cash amount and the projects covered should therefore be considered together.
Which documents support the figures?
The primary source for the latest first-half figures is the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry report published on July 30. Anadolu Agency summarized the report’s information and communications spending on August 15. Türkiye’s 2026 Public Investment Program, published by the Presidency’s Strategy and Budget Office, is a broader document that sets the annual investment framework for central government bodies, state-owned enterprises and other covered institutions.
Planned investment and actual spending are different
An annual appropriation or total project cost in the public investment program is not the same as expenditure recorded during a particular period. The 3.3-billion-lira figure refers to information and communications spending tracked for the first six months of 2026. It should not be described as the sector’s total market size, private-sector investment or the government’s final spending for the entire year.
The second half will change the full-year picture
The ministry report presents first-half implementation and year-end expectations within the same financial monitoring process. A complete annual total will emerge only after second-half spending and any program revisions are included. For now, the data show a marked year-on-year increase in first-half public investment spending for information and communications, concentrated mainly in research and development and universal-service categories.
