In November last year, Turkey’s wire rod exports amounted to 61,906 metric tons, up by 14.7 percent compared to October and by 133.5 percent year on year, according to the preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $34.68 million, increasing by 14.2 percent compared to the previous month and by 111.1 percent year on year.
In the first eleven months of 2025, Turkey's wire rod exports amounted to 830,358 mt, up 4.7 percent, while the value of these exports decreased by 2.2 percent to $475.21 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s wire rod exports - last 12 months
In the given period, Turkey’s largest wire rod export destination was Romania which received 282,363 mt, up 18.9 percent year on year. Romania was followed by Australia with 64.124 mt, down 11.5 percent year on year, and Bulgaria with 57,741 mt, down 13.8 percent year on year.
Turkey’s top 10 wire rod export destinations in the January-November period last year:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-November 2025 | January-November 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | November 2025 | November 2024 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Romania | 282,363 | 237,517 | 18.9 | 10,086 | - | - |
| Australia | 64,124 | 72,477 | -11.5 | 12,696 | 7,841 | 61.9 |
| Bulgaria | 57,741 | 66,952 | -13.8 | - | - | - |
| Libya | 52,342 | 8 | >1000.0 | 2 | - | - |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 42,711 | 45,764 | -6.7 | 6,211 | - | - |
| Italy | 39,794 | 32,830 | 21.2 | - | - | - |
| Kosovo | 34,872 | 27,366 | 27.4 | 2,155 | 1,792 | 20.2 |
| Serbia | 28,524 | 8,914 | 220.0 | 4,049 | - | - |
| Chile | 22,707 | 13,885 | 63.5 | 8,805 | 784 | >1000.0 |
| Estonia | 17,548 | 9,185 | 91.0 | - | - | - |
Shares in Turkey’s wire rod exports - January-November 2025
