Every copper grade priced in TRY per , updated daily from exchange settlements and this market's own level.
Copper scrap in Turkey is worth ₺193.33 to ₺691.10 per kg today, depending on grade. Bare Bright Copper sits at the top of the board and communication wire at the bottom, a spread of about 3.6 times. Prices are quoted in TRY per kg and move daily with the exchange settlement.
Yards grade copper by cleanliness, coating and gauge. The spread from the top grade to the bottom runs 25 to 35 percent, so identifying what you hold matters more than the day you sell.
Converted from the exchange settlement at this market's rate and level. Indicative reference prices, not offers. Aluminium, brass and steel prices in Turkey.
Domestic dealers quote non-ferrous scrap in lira per kilogram and ferrous scrap in lira per tonne, while import cargoes are priced in US dollars per tonne CFR Turkey. Compare domestic lira prices with the dollar import benchmark converted at the day's rate.
Against the global reference: Turkish ferrous prices set the import benchmark and run above the US domestic reference; lira volatility moves local prices daily.
Grade names travel less well than the metal does. Whatever a local merchant calls it, the specification behind each grade is the same one used on export contracts, which is why the ReMA code appears on every card above.
The board above is the national indicative level. City yards trade around it rather than exactly on it, because local competition, freight to the nearest consumer and export demand all move the spread. Two quotes in the same city can differ by several percent on the same morning.
Istanbul sits at the centre of Turkish manufacturing and its scrap trade. Turkish mills are the largest ferrous scrap importers in the world, and that appetite shapes the whole market, including how non-ferrous is handled alongside it.
Copper that moves here: Number 1 copper and bright wire from industry; Copper tube and busbar from plant work; Insulated wire for granulation.
Izmir is an Aegean port serving western Turkey, with import terminals for scrap feeding regional mills and processors.
Copper that moves here: Copper from construction and rewiring.
Scrap imports require licences from the environment ministry, and domestic dealers are licensed and keep records. Cash limits for business transactions apply, so larger sales are paid by transfer.
Copper attracts more scrutiny than any other scrap metal because it is the most stolen. A yard that asks for identification is following the law; one that does not is the greater risk to you, since a load with no paper trail is the load a buyer can dispute later.
Turkey is the largest importer of ferrous scrap in the world, and the price paid by its electric arc furnace mills for imported heavy melting scrap, quoted in US dollars per tonne delivered to Turkish ports, is the benchmark the global ferrous trade watches. Domestic collection prices in lira are set by the same mills, in the Marmara region, Izmir and Iskenderun.
Non-ferrous scrap follows LME quotes, but the lira's volatility means local prices in lira can rise sharply even when dollar prices are steady.
Copper sits differently in that picture from the ferrous grades. It is worth enough per kilogram to travel, so a merchant a long way from a refinery can still pay close to the reference by shipping to one. That is why the spread between the best and worst copper quote in a country is usually narrower than the spread on steel, where freight eats the margin.
Grade decides more of your payment than timing does. Four checks settle almost every load.
Sorting into separate piles before you weigh is the highest-paid work in this trade. A mixed load is graded at the lowest grade present, so one soldered joint in a clean pile can regrade the lot.
| Currency | Turkish lira (TRY) |
|---|---|
| Price units | Per kg for non-ferrous, per tonne for ferrous; imports in USD per tonne |
| Benchmarks | Turkish import scrap price (USD per tonne CFR), LME in lira |
| Main hubs | Istanbul and Marmara, Izmir and Aliaga, Iskenderun |
| Trade position | Largest importer of ferrous scrap |
Between ₺193.33 and ₺691.10 per kg depending on grade, quoted in TRY. The board above shows every grade, updated daily.
Because they have different outlets. A merchant who can sell straight to a refinery pays closer to the reference than one who has to ship material onward, and both build their freight into the quote. Local competition does the rest, which is why calling two or three merchants is worth more than picking the day.
Bare Bright Copper, at ₺691.10 per kg today. It is the strictest grade on the board: clean, uncoated, unalloyed wire of heavier gauge, with no oxidation and no attachments.
Above roughly 48 percent copper recovery, usually yes. Below it, usually not. Thick building cable strips quickly and pays; thin communication cable does not. Burning insulation is never the answer: it is unlawful in most jurisdictions and it downgrades the copper rather than improving it.
Yes, though less than most sellers expect. The board on this page is the national indicative level and city yards trade around it. What moves a local quote is how many buyers can economically reach you, how far the material has to travel to a consumer, and whether there is an export outlet nearby.
Daily. Copper settles on the exchange every business day and every scrap grade moves with it, because each grade is priced as a share of the refined metal price rather than set independently.
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