The latest trade data released by the Turkish Exporters Conference (TIM) on Monday showed that in February 2026, Turkey's total exports to Germany reached 1.6623 billion billion U.S. dollars, setting a record for the country's exports to Germany in February and becoming the biggest highlight of the export market that month.
Despite the current weak global economic recovery, the complex and volatile geopolitical situation, and the increased uncertainty in the business environment, Turkey's overall exports in February still showed strong resilience and achieved steady growth. This good performance also fully reflects the country's trade diplomacy. The positive results of the layout.
According to the data, Turkey's overall export volume in February reached 21.0649 billion billion US dollars, an increase of 1.6 percent over the same period last year, maintaining a growth trend in a complex global environment. Among them, exports to Germany increased by 11.9 percent over the same period last year, which not only set a new record for exports to Germany in February, but also highlighted the deep foundation and strong vitality of bilateral trade between Germany and Turkey.
From the perspective of export destinations, Germany is still the largest market for Turkish exports in February, followed by the United Kingdom (US $1.154 billion), Italy (US $1.0123 billion), the United States (US $0.9947 billion) and France (US $0.8616 billion). The European Union and major European and American economies are still the core support for Turkish exports.
Specific to export categories, Turkish industrial enterprises dominated exports to Germany in February, and exports of various industrial products performed brightly. Among them, the export volume of automobile products to Germany is the highest, reaching 0.5439 billion US dollars, which has become the core pillar of export to Germany; the export volume of finished garments is close behind, reaching 0.1982 billion US dollars; the export volume of ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals is 0.1304 billion US dollars, the export volume of chemical products and related commodities is 0.1169 billion US dollars, the export volume of electronic and electronic products is 0.1002 billion US dollars, and the export volume of nuts and related products is 63.2 million US dollars, forming a pattern of multi category coordinated growth.
From the perspective of year-on-year growth, Turkey's exports of various products to Germany have shown varying degrees of growth: automotive products increased by US $75 million year-on-year, a significant increase; non-ferrous metals and chemical products increased by US $22.7 million year-on-year, with a steady growth rate; nuts and related products increased by US $15.2 million year-on-year, and jewelry exports increased by US $13.5 million year-on-year. The steady growth of various products jointly promoted the total exports to Germany.
As a trade hub across Europe and Asia, Turkey has continued to deepen its trade cooperation with the European market in recent years. Germany is its largest export destination, and the cooperation between the two sides in the fields of automobiles, chemicals, and textiles has continued to deepen. Exports to Germany in February hit a record high in February, which not only consolidated bilateral trade relations, but also laid a solid foundation for Turkey's annual export growth.