Türkiye's foreign trade deficit widened more than 26% last month, despite exports seeing their highest-ever June figure, official data showed Friday.
Outbound shipments jumped 21.7% year-over-year to $24.92 billion (TL 1.18 trillion) in June, the third-highest monthly export total ever, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said.
Imports increased 23% from a year earlier to $35.29 billion, provisional figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute and the Trade Ministry showed.
The trade gap widened 26.2% year-over-year to $10.37 billion.
The export-to-import coverage ratio fell to 70.6% from 71.4% in June 2025.
