Bahçıvan said the regulation could provide Türkiye with a competitive advantage, particularly regarding the EU content requirements sought in European Union (EU) public procurement and public support schemes. He noted that this development represents a significant milestone for Turkish industry, which is already integrated with European value chains.
Bahçıvan stated that the EU draft text envisages that content originating from countries with a customs union agreement could be considered “Union-origin” under certain conditions. He emphasized that Türkiye being evaluated within this framework would be a positive development for many sectors, particularly the automotive industry.
“In this context, Türkiye’s inclusion in the ‘Made in EU’ framework is a positive development in terms of maintaining and strengthening our position in European value chains in strategic sectors, especially automotive.”
Bahçıvan also noted that the new framework could encourage a transformation that increases value-added production, making the following assessment:
“The new framework highlights not only the final product but also component content, origin structure, traceability, certification and technical compliance. This will encourage Turkish companies to develop capacity in areas such as design, certification, critical components, technology-intensive sub-systems, low-carbon production and supply chain alignment.”
He added that if deeper integration with the European supply chain is achieved, particularly in automotive and net-zero technologies, Türkiye could further strengthen its position as a more qualified and technology-intensive production partner.
Bahçıvan stated that the automotive sector is one of the areas clearly regulated in the draft text, noting that specific criteria are foreseen for vehicles to be considered “Union-origin”, including assembly within the EU, battery components, electronic systems and certain parts ratios.
“For this reason, Turkey’s inclusion in the scope is of critical importance for both our automotive main industry and supplier industry.”
Bahçıvan also said that although the white goods, machinery and electronics sectors are not individually listed in the text, they could still face indirect but significant impacts through public support mechanisms, net-zero technologies, energy-intensive inputs and the restructuring of European supply chains.
He noted that Türkiye’s inclusion in the framework offers an important opportunity not only to maintain access to the EU market but also to secure a larger share of production and supply within the new industrial framework.
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