United Kingdom is one of the prominent trade partners of Türkiye. The bilateral trade volume between Türkiye and United Kingdom reached 22 billion USD in 2024, which almosts corresponds to the target of 26 billion.
As of 2023, there are 3,200 British companies including BP, Vodafone and HSBC operating in Türkiye. Investors from the UK are mainly interested in energy, infrastructure, health, finance, technology and defence industry sectors. Total UK investment to our country reached 13,5 billion USD by the end of 2024.
Main Turkish exports to United Kingdom are gold, made-up textile articles, garments, electrical and non-electrical machinery, motor vehicles and parts, iron and steel products, insulated wires, cables and other electric conductors. Main imports from United Kingdom are diesel and semi-diesel engines, automobiles, tramp iron/steel and their ingots, medicinal and pharmaceutical products to be used in treatments and protection.
Nearly 4 million British tourists visited Türkiye in 2023, 4.3 million in 2024 and 677,812 of them in 2025 so far.