Türkiye's trade with OTS members reaches $72.2 billion over five years

Türkiye's trade volume with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reached $72.2 billion during 2021-2025. Türkiye recorded a $10.9 billion foreign trade surplus with these countries during the period, with its highest exports going to Azerbaijan at $13.7 billion.

Türkiye's trade with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, members of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), reached $72.2 billion during 2021-2025. Türkiye's exports to these countries totaled $41.6 billion during the period, while imports amounted to $30.6 billion.

Türkiye thus recorded a $10.9 billion foreign trade surplus with the four countries. According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, exports to these countries totaled $4.8 billion in the first nine months of the year.

Azerbaijan ranks first in exports

Azerbaijan was the OTS member to which Türkiye exported the most over the past five years. Türkiye's exports totaled $13.7 billion to Azerbaijan, $12.4 billion to Kazakhstan, $9.9 billion to Uzbekistan and $5.6 billion to Kyrgyzstan.

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Kazakhstan was the country from which Türkiye imported the most during the same period. Imports amounted to $16.7 billion from Kazakhstan, $6.9 billion from Uzbekistan, $6.2 billion from Azerbaijan and $951.9 million from Kyrgyzstan.

OTS expands its objectives

The Organization of Turkic States was established on October 3, 2009, under the name Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, with the aim of transforming the shared ties among the states of the Turkic world into cooperation in geopolitical, economic and security fields. The organization adopted the name Organization of Turkic States in 2021.

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The OTS Vision of the Turkic World 2040 document aims to transform member states into a strong regional power integrated politically, economically, culturally and socially. Within this framework, it seeks to gradually ensure the free movement of commodities, capital, services, technology and human resources.

The organization's priorities also include transforming the Middle Corridor into a fast, secure and low-cost logistics route, making joint investments in renewable energy and smart grid technologies, and acting together during regional or global crises.

Middle Corridor supports cooperation

Joint efforts between Türkiye and Azerbaijan continue in the fields of defense, energy, transport, media and technology. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, which connects Asia and Europe, is one of the key elements of transport cooperation between the two countries.

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Economic cooperation between Türkiye and Kazakhstan is developing particularly through the Middle Corridor. The two countries are also pursuing work in the fields of artificial intelligence, innovation, space activities and mining.

Relations with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are deepening through the Middle Corridor and international transport routes, as well as through energy, mining, free zones, digital trade and mutual investments.