Türkiye’s exports to the European Union surged 4.7% to $54.5 billion (TL 2.56 trillion) in the January-June period as the bloc shifted its supply chains to more reliable and closer regions during the Middle East crisis, a head of a leading commercial chamber said.
The Turkish auto sector accounted for most of the exports to the EU in the first half of the year, with $15.57 billion, according to the Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM).
The auto industry was followed by chemicals and chemical products at $7.1 billion, ready-to-wear fashion and apparel at $4.7 billion, and ferrous and non-ferrous metals at $4.18 billion.
Germany was the recipient of the largest Turkish exports in January through June, with $10.1 billion, up 4.3%, followed by Italy with $6.8 billion, Spain with $5.6 billion, France with $5.3 billion, and Romania with $3.7 billion.
Exports from Istanbul, the largest source of exports in the first six months of the year, to Germany totaled $3.8 billion. While Germany received the most exports from Istanbul, the country was followed by Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands, the data showed.
