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Turkey ranks second in Europe and seventh globally in foundry production
Turkey’s trade minister, Ömer Bolat, shared the figures at the closing of the 76th World Foundry Congress.
He said Turkey ranks second in Europe and seventh worldwide in the foundry industry.
The country can produce 3 million tonnes a year, and its 2025 output was 2.3 million tonnes.
Of that output, 1.64 million tonnes were exported, worth €6.1 billion.
Foundry products reach more than 200 countries and regions, Bolat said.
These products supply industries including cars, defence, household appliances, aviation and rail, making foundries important to Turkey’s manufacturing capacity and industrial independence.
Turkey ranked seventh worldwide and second in Europe in foundry production, according to Trade Minister Ömer Bolat.
The country has foundry production capacity of 3 million tonnes.
Foundry production totalled 2.3 million tonnes in 2025, worth about 8 billion euros, Bolat said.
Turkey exported 1.64 million tonnes of foundry products, worth 6.1 billion euros.
Bolat made the remarks at the closing programme of the 76th World Foundry Congress.
- Who
- Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced the ranking.
- What
- Turkey ranked second in Europe and seventh worldwide in foundry production.
- When
- Bolat spoke at the closing programme of the 76th World Foundry Congress; the article was published on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- The congress location is not stated.
- Why
- Bolat said foundries provide essential inputs to strategic industries, including automotive, defence, aerospace and energy.
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Turkey’s foundry production totalled 2.3 million tonnes, Bolat said.
The Turkish Foundry Association marked its 50th anniversary, Bolat said.
Bolat announced the foundry-sector ranking at the congress’s closing programme.
- Production capacity
- 3 million tonnes
- 2025 production
- 2.3 million tonnes
- 2025 production value
- About 8 billion euros
- Foundry exports
- 1.64 million tonnes, worth 6.1 billion euros
- Global ranking
- Seventh
- European ranking
- Second
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What people are saying
Turkey ranks seventh in the world and second in Europe in the foundry sector, with production capacity of 3 million tonnes.
Our total production in 2025 was 2.3 million tonnes.
The foundry industry provides the basic inputs for many strategic sectors, from automotive to defence, from household appliances to aviation, from energy to machinery manufacturing and rail systems.