Turkey’s exports of 11.4 billion dollars to its neighbors in 6 months Turkey’s exports to its neighbors Bulgaria, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Greece in the January-June period of this year increased by 25.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 11.4 percent. reached billions of dollars.
Turkey exported 11 billion 448 million 927 thousand dollars to Bulgaria, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Greece in the January-June period. The amount in question was 9 billion 131 million 940 thousand dollars in the same period of last year. Thus, exports to these countries increased by 25.4 percent in the first 6 months of the year compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the said period, the highest export was made to Iraq with 4 billion 837 million 698 thousand dollars. Bulgaria with 2 billion 265 million 144 thousand dollars, Greece with 1 billion 558 million 737 thousand dollars, Iran with 1 billion 159 million 680 thousand dollars, Georgia with 897 million 740 thousand dollars and Syria with 729 million 928 thousand dollars followed this country.
In this period, it was observed that exports to all countries increased on an annual basis. The highest increase was observed in exports to Bulgaria (39.1 percent), Georgia (37.6 percent), and Iraq (24.1 percent).
When the distribution of Turkey’s exports to its neighbors in 6 months is analyzed by sectors, it is seen that the “chemical substances and products” sector ranks first. 1 billion 706 million 252 thousand dollars were exported to 6 neighboring countries from this sector. This sector was followed by “grains, pulses, oil seeds and products” with 1 billion 483 million 133 thousand dollars, and “steel” with 1 billion 182 million 771 thousand dollars.
Turkey has 8 neighbors in terms of land borders. These are Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Nakhchivan, Syria and Greece. Since there is no data for Nakhchivan, it is not included in the calculation. There is no direct trade between Turkey and Armenia.
