The e-commerce market in particular enjoyed significant growth in Türkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this sector only accounted for less than four per cent of Türkiye’s gross domestic product just five years ago, the figure has already reached more than 14 percent. Experts are predicting that this will grow to 22 percent by 2026. Exports from the Turkish spare parts industry have particularly increased during the last few years. The major focus here is on spare part components. Clothing items as well as brown and white goods are often exported too. Türkiye currently transports 50 percent of its entire white goods to Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Turkish furniture exports registered an increase of 23.9 percent during 2021. At the same time, the income generated by this sector exceeded the figure for the previous year (2020) by US $ 4 billion. The aviation sector and the defence industry also have a reputation for being up-and-coming segments and they too provide a high level of export potential.
The most important factors for the increase in exported goods are design, quality and competitive prices. Turkish manufacturers produce very high-quality goods, which comply with the directives issued by the EU, and they are seeking to gain quality certification such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001. The “Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations” certificate (CEIV) also exists for exporting white goods and it provides information that the manufacturers are producing items of a very high quality.