Over the past two weeks, demand in the Turkish domestic steel plate spot market has remained slack. Transaction activity in the local Turkish steel plate market has been weak due to the summer holiday period and also due to the political turmoil in the country, while prices in the Turkish domestic steel plate spot market have remained stable over the past two weeks.
SteelOrbis has learned that traders' prices for stock material St37 grade steel plate in Turkey's Gebze and Eregli regions for August deliveries are as follows:
| Thickness x width | Price ($/mt) | |
| Gebze | Eregli | |
| 4-12 mm x 1,500 mm | 495-505 |
|
| 15-40 mm x 1,500 mm | 510-520 | 490-500 |
| 15-40 mm x 2,000 mm | 520-530 | 500-510 |
The above prices are ex-warehouse and for advance payments, exclusive of 18 percent VAT