Abstract
The current account deficit, which has reached unsustainable levels in recent years, is one of the most important macroeconomic problems for the Turkish economy. Changes in credit volume, which is one of the main determinants of the current account deficit, have negative effects on the current account deficit. In this context, it holds an important place in household borrowing in Turkey total consumer loans and loans with sub-components of consumer loans, housing loans, car loans, and retail credit card spending the relationship between in the current account deficit, 2004:Q4-2020:Q1 period of three months using the data, Boundary Test and ARDL Model were analyzed. According to the Boundary Test results, it was determined that there was a co integration relationship between current account deficit and total consumer loans, consumer loans, housing loans, vehicle loans, and individual credit cards. According to the results of ARDL Model, housing loans and total consumer loans affect the current account deficit negatively and statistically significantly in the long run. It is concluded that consumer loans and personal credit cards have a positive and statistically significant effect on the current account deficit in the long run. In addition, the result is that there is no statistically significant relationship between the vehicle loan and the current account deficit in the long run.