“Turkey’s President gets behind the wheel of the Togg sedan as the nation’s booming electric vehicle market now surpasses that of many European countries.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the newly unveiled T10F sedan from Türkiye’s national electric car brand, Togg, for a test drive, underscoring the country’s rising prominence in the global electric vehicle sector.
President Erdogan was joined by several leading business figures, including Rifat Hisarciklioglu, President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB); Tuncay Ozilhan, Chairman of Anadolu Group; Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, Chairman of Zorlu Holding; Senol Kazanci, Chairman of Turkcell; and Fuat Tosyali, Chairman of Tosyali Holding.
This showcase coincides with Türkiye’s swift climb up the global EV rankings.
A ‘remarkable success’
According to UK-based research firm New AutoMotive, Türkiye emerged as the world’s eighth-largest market for electric vehicle sales in 2024, propelled by robust domestic manufacturing, a growing charging infrastructure, and government incentives.
In 2024, Türkiye logged 123,982 EV sales. By April 2025, it had climbed to seventh place worldwide with 11,173 units sold that month, outperforming countries like Norway and Italy and becoming the top EV market among Mediterranean nations. December 2024 stood out as a record-breaking month, with 17,894 EVs sold, ranking Türkiye sixth globally.
New AutoMotive hailed this progress as a “success story,” highlighting that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have consistently accounted for over 10% of Türkiye’s market share for eight straight months.
Türkiye’s rapid embrace of EVs is seen as a cornerstone of its broader green transformation efforts, with Togg playing a pivotal role in steering the country’s automotive future.
