Morocco was Türkiye’s biggest export market in Africa in the first half of the year, as trade between the two countries continued to grow. Turkish exports to Morocco reached $2.2 billion between January and June, according to figures from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). Overall, Türkiye’s exports to Africa rose 12% from a year earlier to $11 billion.
Morocco bought more Turkish goods than any other African country during the period. Egypt came second with almost $2 billion, followed by Libya with $1.3 billion, Algeria with $950.9 million, and Tunisia with $619.4 million.
The figures reflect Morocco’s growing role in Türkiye’s trade strategy in North Africa. Around 250 Turkish companies now operate in the kingdom across sectors including automotive, textiles, mining, logistics, iron and steel, and consumer goods.
Many of those companies use Morocco as a production base to reach both European and African markets.
Trade between the two countries is backed by a free trade agreement that came into force in 2006. Morocco later pushed for changes after saying the deal had widened its trade deficit, especially in the textile sector.
The revised agreement placed a 90% customs duty on around 1,200 Turkish products for five years, mainly covering textiles, clothing, leather goods and car parts. The move encouraged more Turkish companies to manufacture inside Morocco instead of relying on exports.
Morocco is also expected to attract more Turkish investment as it prepares to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal.
The country is investing heavily in stadiums, transport, airports and other infrastructure. Projects include a new high-speed rail extension to Marrakech, airport upgrades in Rabat, Casablanca and Agadir, and the Grand Stade de Casablanca, which is expected to hold more than 115,000 fans.
Turkish construction companies are expected to compete for many of these projects. They have completed more than 10,000 projects around the world worth almost $500 billion.
Türkiye is also expanding trade with other North African countries.
It has set a target of $15 billion in trade with Egypt after improving diplomatic ties. The two countries are also looking at new projects in energy, mining, shipbuilding and shipping.
Libya remains an important market for Turkish machinery, construction materials and manufactured goods as rebuilding work continues.
Türkiye and Algeria are aiming to increase trade to $10 billion, building on cooperation in energy, industry, textiles and construction. Turkish investment in Algeria is now worth more than $6 billion.
The latest figures also show how important North Africa has become for Türkiye. Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Tunisia were its five biggest export markets on the continent during the first half of the year.
Trade is growing in both directions. Morocco exported $1.48 billion worth of goods to Türkiye in 2025, up 11.2% from the previous year.
Morocco’s biggest exports to Türkiye include passenger cars and car parts, which make up 22.7% of exports, followed by insulated electrical wiring and fibre optic cables at 22.3%.
Türkiye mainly exports mineral fuels and oils, vehicles, iron and steel, machinery, boilers and steel products to Morocco.
