Foreign trade volume with Turkish lira exceeded 1.3 trillion lira in 10 months

According to the AA correspondent's compilation of Ministry of Commerce data, there was a significant increase in foreign trade in Turkish lira on an annual basis in the 10-month period of the year.

Exports in Turkish lira decreased by 5.6 percent in January compared to the same month last year, reaching 24 billion 836 million lira. Imports increased by 18.8 percent in the first month of the year, reaching 83 billion 525 million liras. Thus, foreign trade volume in the first month of the year amounted to 108 billion 361 million lira.

In the second month of the year, exports in Turkish lira decreased by 1.7 percent to 27 billion 809 million liras compared to February of last year, while imports increased by 10.5 percent to 92 billion 867 million liras. In February, foreign trade volume was recorded as 120 billion 676 million lira.

High increase in exports in April, September and October

Exports in Turkish lira increased by 2.9 percent in March compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 31 billion 778 million liras, while imports increased by 15.1 percent and reached 110 billion 184 million liras. Thus, the volume of foreign trade with Turkish lira reached 141 billion 962 million lira in March.

The increase in exports in Turkish lira in April attracted attention. In the month in question, exports increased by 57.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 38 billion 322 million liras, while imports increased by 10.8 percent, reaching 107 billion 668 million liras. Foreign trade volume in April was calculated as 145 billion 990 million liras.

In May, exports in Turkish lira increased by 2.8 percent compared to the same month last year and reached 29 billion 484 million liras, while imports decreased by 8.4 percent to 82 billion 453 million liras. Thus, foreign trade volume was recorded as 111 billion 937 million liras in May.

Exports in Turkish lira increased by 26.5 percent in June compared to the same month of 2025, reaching 30 billion 59 million liras, and imports increased by 16.3 percent, reaching 114 billion 556 million liras. During this period, foreign trade volume amounted to 144 billion 615 million liras.

In July, exports in Turkish lira reached 37 billion 286 million lira, an increase of 32.5 percent compared to the same month last year. During this period, imports increased by 2.7 percent to 107 billion 126 million liras, while the trade volume reached 144 billion 412 million liras.

In August, exports in Turkish lira increased by 49.6 percent on an annual basis, reaching 37 billion 983 million liras. Imports were determined as 96 billion 424 million liras, with an increase of 9.1 percent, and foreign trade volume was determined as 134 billion 407 million liras.

Exports in Turkish lira increased by 58.8 percent in September compared to the same month last year, reaching 43 billion 215 million liras. Imports increased by 16 percent, reaching 106 billion 242 million liras, and foreign trade volume was recorded as 149 billion 457 million liras.

In October, exports in Turkish lira increased by 50.9 percent on an annual basis, reaching 45 billion 392 million lira. During this period, imports increased by 3.2 percent to 106 billion 764 million liras, and foreign trade volume reached 152 billion 156 million liras.

10-month foreign trade volume increased by 13.1 percent

In the January-October period of this year, exports in Turkish lira increased by 26.8 percent compared to the same period last year, from 273 billion 33 million lira to 346 billion 165 million lira. In the same period, imports reached 1 trillion 7 billion 809 million liras, an increase of 9.1 percent from 923 billion 616 million liras.

Thus, the foreign trade volume with Turkish lira increased by 13.1 percent on an annual basis in the January-October period, from 1 trillion 196 billion 649 million lira to 1 trillion 353 billion 973 million lira.

Foreign trade data carried out in Turkish lira in the January-October periods of 2025 and 2026 are as follows: