Maritime Transport Stood Out in Turkey’s Exports
Last year, in Turkey’s record-breaking exports, 56.3% of shipments were carried out by sea.
According to data compiled from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), Turkey’s exports reached 273 billion 361 million 210 thousand dollars, setting a new record.
During this period, the majority of foreign sales were carried out via maritime transport. The value of exports made by ships increased by 5.2% in 2025 compared to the previous year, reaching 153 billion 815 million 860 thousand dollars. This figure had been 146 billion 218 million 927 thousand dollars in 2024. The share of maritime transport in exports was recorded as 56.3% last year.
Following sea transport, the most used method in Turkey’s exports was road transport.
Exports by road rose by 1.7% in 2025 compared to the previous year, reaching 87 billion 245 million 831 thousand dollars. This method accounted for 32% of the total.
Air Cargo Exports Rose to $28.3 Billion In the same period, the use of air transport in exports also increased in parallel with the overall rise in foreign sales. In 2025, export revenues via air transport grew by 8.9% compared to the previous year, rising from 25 billion 980 million 698 thousand dollars to 28 billion 276 million 825 thousand dollars.
Railway transport also saw an increase compared to 2024. Export revenues from goods transported by train rose by 3.3%, from 1 billion 834 million 160 thousand dollars in 2024 to 1 billion 894 million 331 thousand dollars last year. Other transport methods generated 2.1 billion dollars in export revenues.
Sea Transport Also Took the Largest Share in Imports In the same period, Turkey’s imports amounted to 365 billion 369 million dollars, with sea transport again taking the largest share at approximately 196 billion 26 million dollars. This was followed by 69.5 billion dollars via road, 53.6 billion dollars via air, and 3.4 billion dollars via rail. Other transport methods accounted for nearly 43 billion dollars.
