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Türkiye and the United States have launched efforts to update their joint roadmap aimed at achieving the long-standing goal of boosting bilateral trade to $100 billion, with new emphasis on strategic sectors such as energy, technology, and manufacturing.
According to information obtained from officials by state-run Anadolu Agency, the initiative is being coordinated by the Turkish-U.S. Business Council (TAIK)—a bilateral body under Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) that promotes trade and investment between the two countries—in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm headquartered in Boston.
TAIK and BCG previously produced a report in 2019–2020 outlining how the two nations could reach the $100 billion trade goal set by their leaders. The new phase updates that framework to reflect global economic shifts, supply chain realignments, and emerging trade priorities.
Business associations and exporters have been invited to contribute proposals for the revised roadmap, which will identify priority sectors and U.S. states with high potential for cooperation.
Areas of focus include white goods, textiles, ready-to-wear garments, automotive, shipbuilding, tourism, technology, electronics, nuclear energy, and third-country partnerships.
The new roadmap aims to match Turkish industrial capacity with U.S. demand in high-value segments and encourage joint ventures.
The economic momentum coincides with what officials describe as a "balanced rapprochement" between Ankara and Washington, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed steps to advance the $100 billion trade target during their recent meetings in New York and Washington.
Those talks also produced a Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, which lays the groundwork for collaboration in nuclear technology and energy investment—areas long seen as underdeveloped in the bilateral relationship.
Official data show that Türkiye’s exports to the United States totaled $16.4 billion last year, up 9.9% from the previous year, while imports stood at $16.2 billion, resulting in a $124.9 million trade surplus for Türkiye. Total bilateral trade reached $32.6 billion during the same period.
By sector, Türkiye exported $1.2 billion in automotive products, $856 million in apparel, $774 million in electronics, and $38.8 million in shipbuilding and yacht services, according to the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).
The United States remains Türkiye’s second-largest export market and fifth-largest source of imports.
Turkish companies have expanded their presence in the U.S., where their cumulative investments have reached $13.2 billion, while American investments in Türkiye total $15.7 billion. More than 2,000 U.S.-based companies currently operate in Türkiye.
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