Turkish exports fell 27.2 percent year-on-year in July to $8.89 billion, according to figures from the Turkish Exporters Association (TIM) on Saturday.
Exports in the first seven months of the year declined 20.4 percent from a year earlier to $52.76 billion, the state-run Anatolian news agency said, citing TIM's head, Mehmet Buyukeksi.
But July's exports were the highest in 2009 and the decline has slowed in June and July, Anatolian quoted Buyukeksi as saying. The automotive sector accounted for $1.715 billion, making it the country's biggest exporter, he said.
TIM's figures are released about a month before official data, which they usually match.
Official June trade data on Friday showed exports fell 29 percent year-on-year to $8.33 billion. Imports fell 36 percent to $12.48 billion.
The global recession has sapped demand for Turkish products overseas, while domestic demand has also fallen as the economy contracted. Gross domestic product fell 13.8 percent in the first quarter, the latest government data showed.
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