THE EFFECT OF MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES ON NON-PERFORMING LOANS IN TURKISH BANKING SECTOR.

Non-performing loans are one of the most important data which is used to determine efficiency of the banks as well as the health of the banking sector and the financial crisis effects. In this study, the relationship between the non-performing loans in Turkish banking sector and the macro economic variables which point out the general economic condition as stock exchange index over biggest 100 companies (BIST100), currency values as EUR and USD and the industry production index (SUE) over the years between 2005 and 2015 is analysed. It was seen that there is causal relationships between those variables with non-performing loans which is measured as non-performing loans / total loans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]