In February this year, Turkey's rebar export volume increased by 11.8 percent month on month and decreased by 4.7 percent year on year to 334,673 metric tons, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these exports totaled $180.20 million, up eight percent month on month and down by 8.1 percent year on year.
In the January-February period, Turkey's rebar exports amounted to 633,966 mt, down 17.1 percent, while the value of these exports decreased by 18.4 percent to $347.11 million, both year on year.
Turkey’s rebar exports - last 12 months
In the first two months this year, Turkey exported 141,045 mt of rebar to Yemen, down 37.2 percent year on year, with Yemen ranking as Turkey's leading rebar export destination, ahead of Palestine which received 57,769 mt in the given period, up 420.5 percent. Palestine was followed by Georgia with 52,426 mt.
Turkey's top 10 rebar export destinations in the January-February period are as follows:
| Country | Amount (mt) | |||||
| January-February 2026 | January-February 2025 | Y-o-y change (%) | February 2026 | February 2025 | Y-o-y change (%) | |
| Yemen | 141,045 | 224,705 | -37.2 | 68,744 | 52,506 | 30.9 |
| Palestine | 57,769 | 11,099 | 420.5 | 38,956 | 5,599 | 595.8 |
| Georgia | 52,426 | 3,625 | >1000.0 | 7,699 | 3,353 | 129.7 |
| UK | 39,464 | 16,308 | 142.0 | 29,616 | 16,308 | 81.6 |
| Peru | 37,583 | 16,909 | 122.3 | 23,951 | 16,909 | 41.6 |
| Egypt | 35,341 | 722 | >1000.0 | 14,999 | 300 | >1000.0 |
| Chile | 26,194 | 8,296 | 215.7 | 10,582 | 5,885 | 79.8 |
| Albania | 23,151 | 50,060 | -53.8 | 13,795 | 33,081 | -58.3 |
| Romania | 22,363 | 72,502 | -69.2 | 15,119 | 25,635 | -41.0 |
| Syria | 21,757 | 35,589 | -38.9 | 13,960 | 15,156 | -7.9 |
Shares in Turkey’s rebar exports - January-February 2026
