Foreign Trade

Press release… IZMIR – The Black Orak (Sickle) variety of dried figs, introduced to producers as part of the goal of increasing foreign exchange revenue with new varieties in the dried fig industry, where Türkiye is a global leader, is experiencing a bumper season. The Sarılop variety, which accounts for …

Muharrem Doğan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Organic Product Producers and Industrialists Association (ORGÜDER), stated that Türkiye’s organic product exports exceeded 1 billion euros last year, saying, “Approximately 500 million euros of this is organic food products and 500 million euros is organic textile products. We are …

Press release… Işık: “Demand for healthy foods is increasing.” Mehmet Ali Işık, Chair of the Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, stated that the shift towards healthy foods in Japan significantly increases, mostly in plant-based and frozen food consumption. Pointing out that the frozen food market in Japan has …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that in July 2025, 113,504 tonnes of products were exported across Türkiye, generating 121.5 million dollars in revenue. Peach and apple leaders, surge in watermelon… Ferhat Gürüz also noted that …

Press release… Veysel Memiş, Chairman of the Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBİB), announced that they exported 156 million dollars in July, a 13 percent increase compared to the same period last year. “We exported the most pastry products and pulses” Assessing AHBİB’s July sector exports by …

Press release… Türkiye to Participate in the 62nd Damascus Fair with a National Stand… Under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade, the General Secretariat of the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters’ Association will organize a national stand participation in the 62nd Damascus International Fair, which will be held at the Syria …

Press release… The Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and producers joined forces to ensure food safety in dried figs, the fruit of paradise, by preventing their contact with the soil during drying and preventing the formation of aflatoxin and ochratoxin. Within the …

The Adana Karataş Agriculture-Based Specialized Aquaculture Organized Industrial Zone, Türkiye’s and Europe’s first Agriculture-Based Specialized Aquaculture (Fisheries) Organized Industrial Zone, has gained legal entity status with the approval of its Establishment Protocol by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. It was announced that pre-application applications for entrepreneurs wishing to invest …

Bingöl honey, Türkiye’s first honey to be registered with a geographical indication by the European Union, is produced in high-altitude regions with rich vegetation. With the start of the harvest season, export requests have begun to the USA, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Bingöl honey, Türkiye’s first honey to be …

Press release… Turkish food exporters have ramped up their exports to Japan, which imports 80 billion dollars worth of food products annually, by 75 percent in the last five years, from 209 million to 367 million dollars. Turkish exporters have set a medium-term food export target of 1 billion dollars …