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Press release…
October, 2026…
The Turkish fishery sector, which has achieved a remarkable success story in Turkish salmon exports in recent years, has risen to 11th place globally, having left countries such as China, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Russian Federation and Australia behind, thanks to the momentum it has gained over a four-year period. Türkiye’s new target for salmon exports is to rank among the top three globally.
Whilst Turkish salmon accounted for 2.8 percent of Turkish aquaculture exports in 2019, by 2026 it had come to represent 24 percent of Turkish aquaculture exports.
Turkish salmon exporters aim to implement the working model of the Norwegian Seafood Council, which guides the promotional and marketing strategy of Norway, a country that single-handedly accounts for one-third of global salmon exports.
The present and future of Turkish salmon were discussed at the Turkish Salmon Workshop organised by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly.
Kızıltan: “Our share of global salmon exports has risen from 0.8 percent to 1.7 percent”
Speaking at the workshop, Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sectoral Council of the Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations, stated that Turkish salmon is now exported to 40 countries and that Turkish salmon accounted for 24 percent of the 1 billion 810 million dollars’ worth of fishery exports during the January–September period of 2026, with Turkish salmon exports reaching 431 million dollars over the nine-month period…
