“With $395.9 billion, our goods and service exports broke the Republican era record in 2025”

Addressing the 33rd Ordinary General Assembly of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly and Export Champions Award Ceremony in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: “Our achievements in exports, which we have made with the maxim that we will leave no customs gate where our flag does not wave in global markets, have now become a source of national motivation. With $395.9 billion, our goods and service exports broke the Republican era record in 2025.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the 33^rd Ordinary General Assembly of the Türkiye Exporters Assembly and Export Champions Award Ceremony in Istanbul.

“OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN EXPORTS HAVE NOW BECOME A SOURCE OF NATIONAL MOTIVATION”

Underscoring that under the shadow of conjectural tensions, Türkiye accomplished 3.6 per cent growth in 2025, and 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, President Erdoğan noted that they have also carried the growth performance to the last 23 quarters, and said: “Our achievements in exports, which we have made with the maxim that we will leave no customs gate where our flag does not wave in global markets, have now become a source of national motivation. With $395.9 billion, our goods and service exports broke the Republican era record in 2025. Our goods exports, which were merely 36 billion dollars in 2002, increased to 273.3 billion dollars as of 2025. And, our service exports, which were 14 billion dollars in 2002, increased to 122.6 billion dollars last year. Our share in the global goods exports has reached 1.04 per cent from 55 per thousand, and our share in the service exports to 1.28 per cent from 89 per thousand.”

“WE ARE ENTERING A NEW PERIOD WHEN WE WILL ADVANCE TOWARDS NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW CONTINENTS”

Stressing that it is obvious that all kinds of political, economic and social tension affects and will affect Türkiye as well, President Erdoğan noted: “However, Türkiye is not the introverted Türkiye of the past. There is now a Türkiye, which has integrated with the world in all areas, has gained the capability of building eye-level relationships, and which is respected by major countries. By acting with an approach that will turn our each encounter with global crises to political and economic gains, we are entering a new period when we will advance towards new opportunities and new continents with our exporters. By joining forces as public and private sector, we will inshallah raise the exports bar of our country much higher in this new period.”