BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 3. Türkiye’s
manufacturing sector rolled out 1,216,140 automobiles in 2025.
This is reflected in the annual PRODCOM statistics released by
the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
The official data outlines production volumes across several
primary consumer goods and industrial segments for the fiscal
year.
According to the report, manufacturing output for the year
included 8,329,500 domestic refrigerators and freezers, alongside
334.02 million tons of ready-mixed concrete. The country's
industrial facilities also produced 1,266,183 hermetic gas boilers,
9,557,361 tons of detergent and washing preparations, and 774,970
motorcycles.
TÜİK also provided a regional breakdown of the industrial sales
performance, highlighting a heavy concentration of manufacturing
centers in specific industrial zones.
The statistics reveal that 83.1% of total sales in the
manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers were
concentrated in just five provinces. Kocaeli took the largest
individual share, accounting for 34% of production sales, closely
followed by Bursa at 29.8%. Sakarya generated 11.8% of the sector's
sales, while Aksaray and İzmir contributed 3.9% and 3.6%,
respectively.
Trend's analysis shows that the sector is also undergoing a
structural shift toward electrification. As of 2025, nearly 18% of
new car sales in Türkiye were electric, placing the country fourth
in Europe by EV sales share. In early 2025, EV and hybrid vehicle
sales were outpacing internal combustion engine models in monthly
growth rates, with EVs up 56–80% year-on-year in January and
February 2025, while gasoline vehicle sales declined 32-34%. This
shift has implications for the production geography mapped in the
TÜİK data: Kocaeli hosts the Togg electric vehicle plant in Gemlik,
meaning the province's already-dominant 34% share is likely to grow
further as domestic EV production scales.
The automotive corridor running through Kocaeli, Bursa, and
Sakarya is also directly relevant to the Middle Corridor's role as
a transit route for finished vehicles and components between
Türkiye's production base and markets in Central Asia and the
Caucasus. TCDD Taşımacılık - Türkiye's state railway freight
operator - told Trend
in an exclusive interview that Türkiye's strategic position in rail
transit along the East-West axis is central to the corridor's
competitiveness.
"Türkiye occupies a strategic position in rail transit along the
East-West axis between Asia and Europe. Particularly within the
scope of the Middle Corridor, Türkiye serves as an important
logistical bridge connecting the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea
crossing, and Central Asia to European markets," the TCDD
Taşımacılık said, adding that digitalization, data sharing, and
harmonization of international transport documents are being
treated as strategic elements to increase the corridor's
competitiveness.
