Turkey's crude steel production totaled 3.1 million tons in May, a trade association said on June 2.: Turkey's crude steel production totaled 3.1 million tons in May, a trade association said on June 2. The figure showed an 8% drop from the same month of last year, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD) said in a statement. Meanwhile, Turkey's steel imports declined by 45.4% to 974,000 tons. The report showed that Turkey paid $865 million for imports, up 40.9% on an annual basis in the month.