Turkish Carpet Exporters Achieve $2.017 Billion in Nine Months

According to data compiled from the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Association (GAİB), carpet manufacturers in Türkiye sold 404,699,000 square meters of carpet to 175 countries and free zones in the first nine months of 2025. Turkish carpet manufacturers earned 2 billion 16 million 633 thousand dollars in revenue from these exports.

Of this amount, $1.529 billion came from machine-made carpets, followed by $388.7 million from tufted (custom design) carpets, $94.1 million from handmade carpets, and $5.1 million from kilims. Exports of handmade carpets increased by 37.1%, while tufted carpet exports rose by 1.7% compared to the same period last year.

The U.S. Maintains Its Top Position

By country, the United States ranked first with carpet imports worth $528.9 million from Türkiye. It was followed by Saudi Arabia with $220.8 million, Iraq with $192.9 million, and the United Kingdom with $154.6 million. Among the countries showing the highest growth in imports from Türkiye, Jordan led the way with a 134% increase, followed by Japan with 58.5% and Iraq with 16.2%.

“The Sector Holds Its Ground”

Zeynal Abidin Kaplan, Chairman of the Southeastern Anatolian Carpet Exporters’ Association, told AA that despite numerous economic challenges, the carpet industry has managed to maintain its export figures. He emphasized that the sector continues to develop new projects to both preserve its market share and boost exports: “We are now reaping the rewards of our trade delegations to distant countries. Through promotional activities and delegations, we are opening up to markets where we previously had no sales. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a remarkable increase in our exports to Japan. Our efforts continue in countries such as Malaysia, Australia, Mauritania, Senegal, and India. Given the current trend, I believe we will maintain last year’s export figures by the end of this year.”