Türkiye’s energy import costs rose sharply in the first half of 2026 amid the Middle East crisis, pushing intermediate goods imports up to $135.3 billion and widening the trade deficit to $53.1 billion. Exports increased 3.6% to $136.1 billion while imports grew 4.6% to $189.2 billion. Consumer goods imports fell 9.1% and capital goods imports climbed 10.5%. Excluding energy, the pace of deficit widening slowed markedly, pointing to energy price swings as the main driver of the external imbalance.