
According to TÜİK data, industrial production decreased by 1.9 percent on an annual basis in August 2026.
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TURKSTAT publishes industrial production index data on a monthly and annual basis.
There was a decline in Türkiye's industrial production in August.
According to the data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), industrial production decreased by 1.9 percent on an annual basis in August 2026.
The decline in the manufacturing industry dragged down total production despite the increase in mining and energy production.
ANNUAL DECLINE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IS 2.5 PERCENT
In August, manufacturing industry production decreased by 2.5 percent compared to the same month last year.
During the same period, mining and quarrying production increased by 1.7 percent.
An annual increase of 1.3 percent was also recorded in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector.
Thus, despite the decline in the manufacturing industry, production increases in mining and energy supply continued.
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Türkiye exported 231 thousand 434 tons of dried fruits in the January-September period and generated an income of 1 billion 126 million 64 thousand dollars. The biggest market was Germany.
Türkiye's grains, pulses, oilseeds and products sector exported 8.8 billion dollars in the January-September period. While the most exports were made to Iraq, the chairman of the sector board, Nihat Uysallı, drew attention to the importance of delivery assurance.
Türkiye's agricultural sector exports increased by 4.4 percent in the 9 months of the year, reaching 27.1 billion dollars. Fresh fruits and vegetables, aquatic products, animal products and tobacco sectors achieved the highest exports of all time in the January-September period.
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