Italy is increasingly looking to Turkey for the opportunities that market offers in terms of international trade. In a phase where shadows abound due to wars and tariffs, the goal is diversification, and the Turkish market is in first place. On Friday, September 18, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met at the Farnesina with Turkish Minister of Commerce Ömer Bolat. The meeting, it is clarified in a note, allowed strengthening the dialogue on bilateral economic and trade relations and addressing the consequences of the crisis in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz on international trade.
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At the end of the meeting, the two ministers met a selection of Italian companies with significant interests in the Turkish market, active in the sectors of infrastructure and transport, defense and aerospace, energy, telecommunications, and steel.
The focus of the meeting was strengthening bilateral economic and trade cooperation, with particular attention to the development of infrastructure and connections, opportunities for companies, and collaboration in strategic sectors. The two Ministers also addressed the issue of market access and economic relations between Turkey and the European Union, also in view of the upcoming Joint Commission on Economy and Trade, to be held in Turkey.
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Turkey is one of the priority countries of the Export Action Plan. In 2025, Italy-Turkey trade amounted to 26.1 billion euros, with 13.7 billion in Italian exports while imports reached 12.4 billion. Italian exports have recorded strong growth in recent months (+11.3% in June and +6.6% in July).
Italy second European partner of Turkey
Italy is the seventh supplier and the fourth customer of Turkey. With an export share of 3.8%, our country is the second European partner, behind Germany (7.2%) but ahead of France (3.1%) and Spain (2.6%), and first in the Mediterranean.
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