Imports increased 18.6 percent to $121.5 billion between January and September while exports were up 24.1 percent to $76.2 billion, it said.
In September alone, imports climbed 15.5 percent from a year earlier to $14 billion and exports increased 18.2 percent to $8.9 billion.
Turkey's trade deficit rose 19.8 percent in 2006 to $51.8 billion.
© 2007 Agence France-Presse
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