Turkiye's ferrous scrap imports fall 6.7% YoY in 2025

Turkiye's imports of ferrous scrap during 2025 totalled 18.7 million tonnes, lower by 6.7% compared with the previous year, according to the latest statistics by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

In December alone, the country's ferrous scrap imports also decreased 6.6% on year and dipped 0.4% on month to reach 1.7 million tonnes, the TUIK data showed. The decrease in Turkiye's overall ferrous scrap imports last year was mainly attributed to a sharp drop in the import volume from its