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title: "Şimşek: Disinflation succeeding but slower than desired"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-17-simsek-disinflation-succeeding-but-slower-than/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-17
updated: 2026-09-17T09:26:03.309Z
category: economy
sources: 2
agreement: single-source
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# Şimşek: Disinflation succeeding but slower than desired

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said inflation would today be at least 7 points lower if not for the war; annual inflation was 31.5% in August. Central Bank (TCMB) Governor Fatih Karahan said recurring energy shocks could complicate the fight against inflation.

## Who is in this story

- [Mehmet Şimşek](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mehmet-simsek/) — People
- [Fatih Karahan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/fatih-karahan/) — People
- [Central Bank (TCMB)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/tcmb/) — Institutions
- [Treasury and Finance Ministry](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/hazine-ve-maliye-bakanligi/) — Institutions

## News sources

- [Türkiye's disinflation successful but slower than desired: Şimşek](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/turkiyes-disinflation-successful-but-slower-than-desired-simsek) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Repeated supply shocks could complicate inflation fight: CBRT's Karahan](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/repeated-supply-shocks-could-complicate-inflation-fight-cbrts-karahan) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-17-simsek-dezenflasyon-basarili-ama-istenenden-yavas/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-17-simsek-disinflation-succeeding-but-slower-than/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-17-shimshek-dezinflyatsiya-uspeshna-idyot-medlennee-zhelaemogo/

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