Turkey is significantly affected by the global crisis that erupted in 2008 like many countries. Macroeconomic
performance was severely weakened during the crisis period. Macroeconomic performance was positively affected by
the expansionary policies implemented in the period following the crisis. However, after a while, it was again disturbed
and fluctuated. For this purpose, the study is designed to evaluate the macroeconomic performance of the economy
of Turkey. It covers the period from 2008 until today. In order to measure the macroeconomic performance of the
economy, six main indicators were selected: inflation rate, unemployment rate, growth rate, long-term interest rate,
current account deficit and budget deficit. Using these indicators, Discontent Index, Misery Index and Macroeconomic
Performance Indices were calculated. After the global crisis, identified as the most vulnerable countries in the world,
Brazil, Indonesia, India, South Africa, and Turkey’s macroeconomic performance was also compared.
As a result, no matter which index it is, it appears that Turkey’s economic performance is weak. Being placed near the
top in terms of vulnerability in Fragile Five, Turkey comes in last in terms of macroeconomic performance. Turkey
during 2008-2018, has an economic outlook that can not lower inflation, growing unemployment and borrows at a
high cost with an increasing current account deficit. In recent years, the Turkish economy is advancing rapidly towards
recession. The onset of stagnation with high inflation will lead to the problem of stagflation in the economy. In order
to strengthen the macroeconomic performance of Turkey, primarily by reducing dependence on foreign sources, reforms
generating solution to the structural problems are needed to put into practice.