Exports of 11 provinces in the earthquake zone exceeded 15.6 billion dollars

According to the information compiled from the Turkish Exporters Assembly data, exports were made to many countries from Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Adıyaman, Elazığ, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, which were shaken by 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in 2023.

The exports of 11 provinces, which were 14 billion 211 million 949 thousand 670 dollars in the 9 months of 2025, increased by 10 percent to 15 billion 633 million 220 thousand 410 dollars in the same period of this year.

Among the provinces in question, Gaziantep was the city that made the most exports. The city's exports in the 9 months of the year increased by 8 percent on an annual basis and reached 7 billion 989 million 286 thousand 110 dollars.

Hatay, which ranked second with a 6.1 percent increase and 2 billion 708 million 763 thousand 730 dollars, was followed by Adana with a 14.2 percent increase and 2 billion 515 million 504 thousand 770 dollars.

The foreign sales of Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the earthquakes, increased by 1.8 percent to 970 million 497 thousand 770 dollars.

Elazığ was the province that increased its exports the most in the disaster area. Products worth 386 million 835 thousand 200 dollars were sent abroad from Elazığ, whose exports in the January-September period increased by 193.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.

Exports were made from Şanlıurfa to 292 million 891 thousand 310 dollars with an increase of 18.5 percent, and from Malatya to 250 million 346 thousand 910 dollars with an increase of 1.6 percent.

Diyarbakır was the only city in the earthquake region whose exports decreased in the January-September period. The city's export amount decreased by 19.2 percent in this period, reaching 169 million 987 thousand 110 dollars.

Source: TRT Haber Ekonomi RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)