Türkiye-China trade reaches $53 billion
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz announced that trade volume between Türkiye and China reached approximately $53 billion in 2025.
Speaking at the Türkiye-China Green Development Business Forum, Yılmaz stated that Türkiye's imports from China totaled $49.6 billion, while exports to China amounted to $3.3 billion. The bilateral trade deficit stood at $46.3 billion, prompting Yılmaz to emphasize the need for a more balanced and sustainable trade relationship between the two countries.
Yılmaz highlighted that Türkiye's exports to China increased by 48.8% in the first ten months of 2026, stressing the importance of making this growth sustainable. He invited Chinese companies to invest in manufacturing, technology development, and export-oriented projects in Türkiye, identifying renewable energy, energy storage, electric vehicles, and battery technologies as priority areas for cooperation. Yılmaz also reaffirmed Türkiye's commitment to green transition investments in line with its 2053 net-zero emissions target.
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