Turkiye posts record nine-month exports of $211 billion and a September record of $25.98 billion

14 October 2026

Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced Turkiye's foreign trade figures in Istanbul on 3 October 2026.
Exports in the first nine months of 2026 were $211 billion, a record for the period and 5.2 per cent higher than a year earlier.
Imports over the same nine months were $282 billion, up 5.4 per cent.
The nine-month foreign trade deficit was $71.03 billion, 5.8 per cent wider than a year earlier.
September 2026 exports were $25.98 billion, the highest figure recorded for any September, up 15.4 per cent.
September imports were $31.21 billion and the monthly trade deficit was $5.23 billion, 24.8 per cent narrower than a year earlier.