Türkiye's five-year trade with four Turkic countries reaches $72.2 billion

Türkiye's trade volume with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reached $72.2 billion in 2021-2025. Türkiye exported $41.6 billion and imported $30.6 billion during this period, recording a foreign trade surplus of $10.9 billion.

Türkiye's trade with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reached $72.2 billion in 2021-2025. Economic cooperation with these member states of the Organization of Turkic States has expanded beyond the Middle Corridor to include energy, technology, free zones and artificial intelligence.

Foreign trade surplus reaches $10.9 billion

According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, total exports to the four countries amounted to $41.6 billion during the five-year period. Imports from these countries totaled $30.6 billion.

With these figures, Türkiye's total foreign trade volume with the four countries reached $72.2 billion, while its foreign trade surplus rose to $10.9 billion. According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, exports to these countries totaled $4.8 billion in the first nine months of the relevant year.

Azerbaijan leads Türkiye's exports

Azerbaijan was the country to which Türkiye exported the most over the past five years, with $13.7 billion. It was followed by Kazakhstan with $12.4 billion, Uzbekistan with $9.9 billion and Kyrgyzstan with $5.6 billion.

Passenger train to operate on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line (archive)

Kazakhstan ranked first in imports, with $16.7 billion. Türkiye's imports from Azerbaijan amounted to $6.2 billion, while imports from Uzbekistan totaled $6.9 billion and those from Kyrgyzstan stood at $951.9 million.

The organization's regional goals

The Organization of Turkic States was established on October 3, 2009, with the aim of turning relations among Turkic-speaking states into partnerships in the fields of geopolitics, economics and security. The organization adopted its current name in 2021.

The 11th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Bishkek (archive)

The organization's "Turkic World Vision 2040" document aims to transform member states into a stronger regional power politically, economically, culturally and socially. It envisions the gradual free movement of goods, capital, services, technology and human resources among member states.

The organization also aims to transform the Middle Corridor into the world's fastest, safest and lowest-cost logistics route. Joint investments in renewable energy and smart energy grids, along with coordinated action in response to regional and global crises, are among its strategic priorities.

Transport and energy cooperation stand out

Türkiye and Azerbaijan cooperate in the fields of defense, energy, transport, media and technology. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which connects Asia and Europe, is one of the key elements of transport cooperation between the two countries.

With the contribution of the Middle Corridor, Türkiye and Kazakhstan are turning their historic ties into a strategic economic partnership while developing cooperation in artificial intelligence, innovation, space studies and mining. In relations with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, the Middle Corridor, international transport routes, energy, mining, free zones, digital trade and mutual investments stand out.