Hicabi Kirlangiç, Turkey’s ambassador to Iran, visited Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) where he met ICCIMA President Samad Hassanzadeh on May 10, 2026.
Iran and Turkey should expand their trade volume to $30 billion, the president of Iran Chamber of Commerce said on Sunday, citing close ties and significant opportunities for industrial and commercial cooperation between the two neighbors.
The volume of trade between Iran and Turkey hit $7.042 billion in the first half of the Iranian calendar year to late March 2026, according to a report by semi-official Mehr news agency.
Iran has reported a major surge in its exports to neighboring Turkey despite a decline in overall export figures caused by a brief war with Israel in June.
The volume of trade between Iran and Turkey exceeded $2.2 billion in the first quarter of the Iranian calendar year (March 21 – June 21, 2025), according to a report by Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $189 million to Turkey in the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 21), according to data from the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
Iran increased its natural gas exports to neighboring Turkey by 30.32% in 2024, according to a recent report published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture, Samad Hassanzadeh, criticized Turkey’s discriminatory trade regulations against Iranian goods which he believed were hindering the development of bilateral economic ties.
Turkey and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to begin the flow of Turkmen natural gas to Turkey starting March 1, with the gas being transported via Iran’s existing pipeline network.
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