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Concerns about the sustainability of public debt reduce efficiency of the transmission mechanism in emerging economies owing to high and volatile risk premiums. Moreover, the interaction between the interest rate and foreign trade volume affects the economy, depending on the valuation of the national currency. This article attempts to identify the long- and short-term dynamic relationships among domestic debt stock, foreign trade volume, and benchmark interest rate in Turkey. These dynamic relationships provide information about the economic structure to market participants. This article also explains the impact of these variables on interest rates within the framework of various schools on economic thought