According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, the automotive sector was the leader in Turkey's exports in March 2026 with 3.3 billion dollars in foreign sales. Industrial group sectors accounted for 81.9% of total exports, with exports in this group decreasing by 3.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching 15.9 billion dollars. Following the automotive sector, chemical substances and products exported 3 billion dollars, and the steel sector followed with 1.6 billion dollars in exports. The highest proportional increase was recorded in the ship, yacht, and services sector with 179.7%.
Agricultural group exports fell by 5.3% to 3 billion dollars in March, while the mining sector achieved a 16% increase with exports of 571.4 million dollars. Exports increased to 125 countries and regions in March, while a decline was observed in exports to 98 countries. By country, the highest export was to Germany with 1.6 billion dollars, followed by Italy with 1.2 billion dollars and the United States with 1.1 billion dollars in second and third places respectively.
By provinces, Istanbul ranked first with exports of 7.3 billion dollars, followed by Kocaeli with 2.2 billion dollars and Ankara with 1.7 billion dollars in exports. Additionally, the parity effect of exchange rates contributed 682 million dollars to exports in March.