Turkey’s iron and steel imports rise 1.4% in January–September

Turkey’s iron and steel imports totaled $16.98 billion in January–September 2026, up 1.4% from the same period last year, according to provisional foreign trade data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

In September, however, the value of imports fell 10.6% year on year to $1.61 billion. Iron and steel ranked fifth among the country’s imported products by value.

Imports of articles of iron or steel rose 11.5% year on year in September to $386.65 million. Their value for the first nine months climbed 17.5% to $3.59 billion. In September, these products ranked 14th among import categories by value.