Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey recorded $255.81 billion in exports last year, up 0.6% on the year.

Speaking at a news conference, Erdogan said that he believes the improvement in the country's current account balance will continue with the fall in the trade deficit over the course of November and December.

(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Can Sezer, Editing by Louise Heavens)