Türkiye-People's Republic of China Economic and Trade Relations

Commercial Data (Billion USD):

YEARS

EXPORT

IMPORT

VOLUME

BALANCE

2023

3.3

44.98

48.3

-41.7

2024

3.4

44.9

48.3

-41.5

2025

3,3

49,6

52,9

-46,3

2026 (Q1)

0,9

12,4

13,3

-11,5

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.

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 the two initiatives was held in Beijing on 6 November 2024

PRC Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli visited Türkiye on 5-9 June 2024. During the visit, a “Tourism Cooperation Agreement” was signed between the two countries. Over 425 thousand Chinese tourists visited Türkiye in 2025.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı and Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) Sun Meijun met on 15 October 2025. During the meeting, three protocols were signed regarding exports of agricultural products from Türkiye to China.