The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced its interest rate decision for March. The CBRT, which will hold 8 Monetary Policy Committee meetings this year instead of 12, announced the first interest rate decision of the year in January, reducing the interest rate by 250 basis points to 45 percent. Investors were curious about whether the Central Bank would make the second interest rate cut of the year. So, what was the Central Bank’s interest rate decision for March, what percentage? Did the Central Bank cut interest rates? The March Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee interest rate decision was eagerly awaited. The interest rate decision was announced. Before the interest rate decision by the Central Bank that directly affects investments in dollars, gold, stock market, and deposit interest, investors were wondering about the interest rate expectation of economists. According to the MPC interest decision taken by the Central Bank, investors will direct their investments. So, what was the Central Bank’s interest rate decision for March, what percentage? Did the interest rate cut come? The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) Monetary Policy Committee announced the eagerly awaited 2025 March interest rate decision. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s Monetary Policy Committee lowered the policy rate, the one-week repo auction interest rate, by 250 basis points to 42.5 percent. Economists participating in AA Finance’s expectation survey expect the CBRT to cut its policy rate by 250 basis points to 42.5 percent in March. The median of economists’ end-of-year policy rate expectations was 30 percent. After the second interest rate meeting of the year on March 6, the third meeting will be held on April 17. There will be no meeting in May. MPC meetings will be held 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 also be held on December 11, 2025.