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Turkey is a long-standing supplier of flat steel, long steel, rebar and fasteners into the EU, with established measurement practice and proximity-driven short lead times. Mills around Iskenderun, Osmaniye and Karabük operate both BF-BOF and EAF routes. Turkish-language supplier forms are planned but not live yet; the current flow uses the English portal with on-screen prompts for key fields.
What the Turkish supply chain looks like
- Steel: Strong EAF presence (scrap-based) alongside BF-BOF, so per-mill emissions vary significantly. EAF-route suppliers often beat the aggregate default + mark-up by a meaningful margin.
- Fasteners and downstream: Konya and Bursa clusters produce fasteners, forgings and structural steel for EU construction and automotive.
- Aluminium: a smaller but growing presence; primary smelting is limited domestically, so downstream aluminium goods often rely on imported unwrought aluminium — track the smelter-of-origin carefully.
What to ask
- 12 months of fuel bills (natural gas is the dominant input).
- Production tonnes by 8-digit CN code.
- Scrap input share — a big variable for EAF suppliers.
- Precursor origin, especially for downstream fasteners and tubes.
- Monitoring plan version — Turkish mills exporting to the EU typically have one ready.
Turkish ETS and the “carbon price paid” deduction
Turkey has announced plans for a national ETS and is piloting MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) for industrial installations. As of October 2026, no final carbon-pricing instrument is in effect, so the “carbon price paid” deduction is not yet claimable for Turkish-origin goods. Watch the rule tracker for updates.
State of verification in Turkey
- Turkey has an experienced ISO 14064 verification community.
- Several Turkish verification bodies have begun the EU CBAM accreditation process.
- EU-accredited verifiers travel to Turkey for first-year site visits in the meantime — proximity makes this cheaper than Asian equivalents.
Common importer concerns
- “Prices are set so there’s no margin for CBAM cost.” True today for commoditised products. Real supplier data (vs. default + mark-up) can cut the CBAM line by a meaningful margin, especially for EAF mills.
- “EU carbon tax plus Turkish safeguards plus anti-dumping — isn’t that a pile-on?” Yes, in some product lines. CBAM is one line in a bigger trade-policy picture. A customs representative is the right party to model the stacking.