Konya stands out as a major industrial hub in Türkiye’s foreign trade, with annual exports of $3.5 billion and imports of $1.6 billion.
M. Zahid Çatlı, Vice Chairman of the Konya Chamber of Industry, said the supply of raw materials and intermediate goods is also crucial for Konya to maintain its strength in industrial production. Noting that cost, delivery times, predictability and regulations are particularly important for industrialists when it comes to imported inputs, Çatlı stressed the need to reduce production costs and strengthen competitiveness while also protecting domestic producers.
Commenting on import practices, Mehmet Azgın, General Director of Imports at the Ministry of Trade, said import regime reviews are carried out each year in line with demands from various sectors. Azgın noted that the import regime was revised in July 2026 and that various measures aimed at protecting domestic production remain in place.
According to information provided by Azgın, 170 anti-dumping investigations are being conducted against 26 countries across 72 product groups. Safeguard measures are being applied to nine products against all countries, while 118 measures are in place across 18 product groups against 45 countries. In addition, various surveillance measures are also being implemented.
While the importance of ensuring access to the raw materials and intermediate goods needed by industrialists for production was emphasized alongside the protection of domestic producers in import policies, the effects of the measures in place on the competitiveness of sectors and production costs are also being assessed.
