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Türkiye's industrial production expanded at its fastest annual pace in eight months in April, rebounding from a decline in the previous month and signaling renewed momentum in the country's manufacturing sector.
According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, industrial production increased 6% in April from the same month a year earlier. The gain marked the strongest annual rise since August 2025, when the index climbed 7.1%.
On a monthly basis, industrial output grew 3.7%, bouncing back after a 0.8% contraction recorded in March.
A breakdown of the data showed that manufacturing remained the main engine of growth. Compared with April 2025, the manufacturing industry index advanced 6.8%, while the electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply sector posted a 1.8% increase. The mining and quarrying sector, however, contracted 2.8% year-on-year.
On a monthly basis, manufacturing production rose 4.4% from March, while mining and quarrying edged up 0.8%. Electricity production and distribution, meanwhile, fell 2.8%.
Analysts at local brokerage Oyak Yatirim noted that industrial production has remained highly volatile since 2025, largely due to fluctuations linked to the defense industry. They estimated that the defense sector alone contributed 2.8 percentage points to overall growth in April.
Oyak Yatirim also pointed to a 9.7% annual increase in non-seasonally adjusted production, which is directly included in gross domestic product calculations, helped by calendar effects stemming from bridge holidays in the previous year.
Looking ahead, the brokerage expects May figures to potentially soften but sees room for industrial activity to gain momentum in the coming months as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East ease.
Türkiye's GDP growth slowed to 2.5% in the first quarter, while industrial output contracted 0.8% and manufacturing shrank 1.4%.
Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir highlighted the performance of advanced manufacturing, noting that production in the high-technology group jumped 36.8% in April.
"We will continue supporting our industrialists who accelerate the country's development through a value-added production approach," Kacir said in a social media post.
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