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Türkiye's exports to Syria increase 26.4% in first half of 2026
According to Turkish Exporters Assembly data, exports to Syria in the first six months of 2026 reached $1.284 billion. Flour, cement, and electrical goods sectors led exports.
Exports from Türkiye to its neighbor Syria saw a significant increase in the first half of 2026. Data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) revealed that the value of exports to Syria in the January-June period rose by 26.4 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching $1,284,328,000.
The export volume reached 3,182,061 tons, marking a 36.6 percent increase compared to the first half of 2025.
Among the export items, the flour and bakery products sector ranked first with $103,879,000. This was followed by cement with $102,256,000, and electrical goods and energy products with $80,107,000. The 116.8 percent increase in cement exports was particularly noteworthy.
Exports from the Southeastern Anatolia Region to Syria were recorded at $461,823,000 in the same period. The region's exports grew by 11.4 percent in value and 34.6 percent in volume.
‘Positive trend continues’
TİM Board Member and Head of the Syria Desk Celal Kadooğlu stated that they had achieved an approximately 70 percent increase in exports to the Syrian market in 2025, and that this positive trend continued in 2026.
Kadooğlu noted that the integration of the banking system into international finance, improvement in security conditions, and preparations for the İslahiye and Nusaybin border crossings to become fully operational would positively impact trade. 'The positive steps taken mutually by the two countries' administrations strengthen our shared vision for the future,' he said.
Reminding that the new decree that entered into force in Syria in June updated customs duties on over a thousand products, Kadooğlu said that Türkiye expects these rates to be revised within the framework of the two countries' common trade strategy.
Stressing that high tariffs significantly increase export costs, Kadooğlu gave the example that with customs duties of up to $1,000 per ton and additional charges, the total cost for a 20-ton truck reaches around $25,000. He stated that reducing this burden to a reasonable level through mutual dialogue would both increase Türkiye's export potential and provide Syria with easier access to the products it needs.
Kadooğlu added that the reactivation of the free trade agreement between the two countries would make trade more predictable and sustainable.
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