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Turkey’s Exports to Syria Reach New High as Trade Relations Grow
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s exports to Syria exceeded $2.5 billion in 2025 as Turkish businesses intensified efforts to expand trade and collaboration with the neighboring country, alongside initiatives aimed at stabilizing Syria.
Bilateral trade relations reached a new level following the fall of the Baathist regime in December 2024. Diplomatic and business discussions between the two nations increased last year, further strengthening economic ties.
Turkish exports to Syria jumped 69.9% year-on-year in 2025, totaling over $2.5 billion, with approximately $700 million coming from cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and related products. Eight active customs gates experienced heightened activity, and 2.3 million passengers crossed land border points in 2025, around 1.35 million of whom departed from Türkiye.
The business community expects this growth to continue into 2026 as trade reaches a new scale. Mahsum Altunkaya, chair of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Türkiye–Syria Business Council, told reports that Syria’s political changes and the easing of global sanctions have boosted trade momentum.
“Türkiye is one of the key and constructive advocates for Syria’s reconstruction and development—these positive changes in bilateral relations are strongly reflected in trade between the two countries, as the volume of mutual trade is on the rise every day, which creates a more predictable, secure, and sustainable trading environment,” he said.
Bilateral trade relations reached a new level following the fall of the Baathist regime in December 2024. Diplomatic and business discussions between the two nations increased last year, further strengthening economic ties.
Turkish exports to Syria jumped 69.9% year-on-year in 2025, totaling over $2.5 billion, with approximately $700 million coming from cereals, pulses, oilseeds, and related products. Eight active customs gates experienced heightened activity, and 2.3 million passengers crossed land border points in 2025, around 1.35 million of whom departed from Türkiye.
The business community expects this growth to continue into 2026 as trade reaches a new scale. Mahsum Altunkaya, chair of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Türkiye–Syria Business Council, told reports that Syria’s political changes and the easing of global sanctions have boosted trade momentum.
“Türkiye is one of the key and constructive advocates for Syria’s reconstruction and development—these positive changes in bilateral relations are strongly reflected in trade between the two countries, as the volume of mutual trade is on the rise every day, which creates a more predictable, secure, and sustainable trading environment,” he said.
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