Following the announcement of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s interest rate decision in January, the focus is now on the second interest rate decision in the markets. The CBRT Monetary Policy Committee will once again convene under the chairmanship of Fatih Karahan. So, when will the CBRT interest rate decision be announced this month? The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) is continuing its preparations to announce its new interest rate decision. Markets and investors closely monitor the policy interest rate decision that the Central Bank will announce, as the impacts on inflation, exchange rates, and financial markets are of interest. The date of the CBRT Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting and the steps to be taken regarding interest rates are eagerly awaited. According to the CBRT calendar, this year, it will hold 8 MPC meetings instead of 12. Additionally, the Bank will release 8 MPC meeting summaries, 4 inflation reports, and 2 financial stability reports. The Central Bank will announce the second interest rate of the year on March 6, 2025, at 14:00. The Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced the first interest rate decision of the year on January 23, 2025. Accordingly, the MPC reduced the policy rate, which is the one-week repo auction interest rate, by 250 basis points to 45%. The third meeting of the year will be held on April 17, with no meeting in May. The MPC meetings will take place on June 19 and July 24. There will be no meeting in August. After the meetings on September 11 and October 23, there will be no meeting in November. The last meeting of the year will be held on December 11, 2025.