Commercial Data (Billion USD):
YEARS |
EXPORT |
IMPORT |
VOLUME |
BALANCE |
2022 |
3,2 |
41,4 |
44,6 |
-38,2 |
2023 |
3,3 |
44,98 |
48,3 |
-41,7 |
2024 |
3,4 |
44,9 |
48,3 |
-41,5 |
Main Export Items from Türkiye: Marble and travertine, other precious metal ores and concentrates, lead, chromium, copper, iron, zinc, natural borate ores, boron oxides and boric acids
Main Import Items to Türkiye: Phones for cellular/other wireless networks, automatic data processing machines and units, tools for receiving, translating and exporting audio-video and other information, compressor, converter
The trade volume between Türkiye and China surpassed the 1 billion USD mark in the year 2000, and has been increasing ever since.
Chinese investments in Türkiye amount to approximately 5 billion USD as of 2024.
Türkiye supports China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative, which encompassed the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and “the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road”. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2015 to align Türkiye's Central Corridor Initiative and the PRC's Belt and Road Initiative. The first meeting of the Joint Working Group to harmonize these two initiatives was held in Beijing, on 6 November 2024.
PRC Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli visited Türkiye on June 5-9, 2024. During the visit, a “Tourism Cooperation Agreement” was signed between the two countries. 409 thousand Chinese tourists visited Türkiye in 2024.
Yunus Emre Institute Cultural Center was established in Beijing in May 2021.