The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) will hold its meeting to decide on the interest rate for the month of March today. Performing 8 instead of the usual 12 Monetary Policy Committee meetings this year, the CBRT announced its first interest rate decision in January and lowered the interest rate by 250 basis points to 45.00 percent. Now, all eyes are on the second interest rate decision of the year. So, when and at what time will the central bank interest rate decision for March be announced? The countdown has begun for the March interest rate decision of the Central Bank. Before the interest rate decision, which affects investments in dollars, gold, stock market, and deposit interest rates, investors are curious about the economists’ interest rate expectations. Investors will adjust their investments according to the interest rate decision to be announced by the Central Bank. So, when and at what time will the central bank interest rate decision for January be announced? According to the CBRT Monetary Policy Committee meeting calendar, the date has been set for the second MPC interest rate decision of the year. Accordingly, the Central Bank interest rate decision for March will be announced on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 14:00. Economists participating in the AA Finans expectation survey expect the CBRT to reduce the policy rate by 250 basis points to 42.5 percent in March. The median of economists’ year-end policy rate expectations is 30 percent. After the second interest rate meeting to be announced on March 6, the third meeting will be held on April 17. There will be no meeting in May. MPC meetings will take place on June 19 and July 24. There will be no meeting in August. Following 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.