According to joint data released by the Customs and Trade Ministry and the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) on Monday, Turkey's exports rose by 3.6 percent year-on-year in May with $13.7 billion and its foreign trade deficit has decreased by 28.7 percent compared to figures of last year.As export increase continues, Turkey's import rate has decreased by 10.3 percent and saw $20.8 billion, the data revealed. The month of April witnessed similarly positive gains regarding Turkish exports, which increased 7.9 percent year-on-year that month, totaling $13.4 billion. In April, Turkey's top export partners were Germany, Iraq, the United Kingdom and Italy.