Turkey: Exports to neighboring countries reached $18.2 billion during the first 8 months of 2026

Istanbul, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- Turkey’s exports to neighboring countries reached $18.2 billion during the first eight months of this year, representing a 2.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The Turkish Anadolu Agency cited data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, which showed that Turkey’s total exports rose by 4 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of the year, from $177.9 billion to $185 billion. During the same period, total Turkish exports to eight neighboring countries—Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Greece—also increased, with exports to neighboring countries rising by 2.6 percent, from approximately $17.7 billion to about $18.2 billion, an increase of roughly $463.6 million compared to the same period last year. Istanbul, Gaziantep, Ankara, Kocaeli, and Mersin led Turkish provinces in exports to neighboring countries during the first eight months of the year, with their combined exports to neighboring countries totaling approximately $11.661 billion. (End)