Cevdet Yılmaz announced: Türkiye-China trade volume is 53 billion dollars

Türkiye-China Green Development Business Forum was held in a hotel in Beşiktaş in cooperation with the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng, President of China Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) Liao Jiasheng, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) President Ren Hongbin and DEİK President Nail Olpak and business people of the two countries attended the forum.

'OUR IMPORTS ARE 49.6 BILLION DOLLARS, AND OUR EXPORTS ARE ONLY 3.3 BILLION DOLLARS'

Speaking at the opening of the forum, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz said, "The trade volume between Turkey and China reached approximately 53 billion dollars in 2025, and Türkiye's largest foreign trade partner was China. However, I have to say that our exports have a very unbalanced structure. Our imports were 49.6 billion dollars and our exports were only 3.3 billion dollars.

Although there is an increase of nearly 49 percent in our exports in 2026, our exports are still very limited in absolute value. There is no disagreement regarding this picture, there is a structural issue that requires a joint effort. I believe that we will make this joint effort as both countries.

Our aim is to further increase and develop Türkiye's trade with China and provide it with a more balanced structure. The ties strengthened over centuries by the historical Silk Road can today turn into a strong economic partnership between Türkiye and China that will increase production, investment and mutual prosperity. "Our expectation from this forum is that our discussions will turn into concrete investment decisions, new business partnerships and long-term projects," he said.