February 20, 2026 Economy and Politics Agenda: Ministerial Programs and Critical Data

President Erdoğan in Istanbul President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to attend the Cemre Foundation Promotion Program at the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center.
On the same day, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı will participate in the Agricultural Bail Support Program Promotion and Signing Ceremony in Istanbul.
Energy and Industrial Investments Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar will attend the signing ceremony for Solar Power Plant (GES) projects to be implemented in Sivas and Karaman within the framework of cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır will conduct an extensive program in Malatya.
Minister Kacır will attend the turnkey and groundbreaking ceremonies for the Yeşilyurt Industrial Site, as well as signing ceremonies for DAP, the Fırat Development Agency, and the TÜBİTAK Science Center.
Transport Projects and Economic Data Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu will visit the Dörtyol-Hassa highway and railway construction site in Hatay to provide a press statement on the ongoing works.
His program will continue with inspections of the Antakya 3rd ring road and visits to local government offices.
On the economic front, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) is set to release the foreign producer price index for January, the agricultural input price index for December 2025, and the labor input indices for the final quarter of 2025.
International Developments In the international arena, the ceasefire process in Gaza and the reflections of the regional humanitarian situation on global diplomacy continue to be closely monitored.