Foreign Trade

Press release… The Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters Association (AHBİB) demonstrated a strong and balanced performance in 2025, achieving 1.88 billion dollars in exports despite increasing global uncertainties, high input costs, and geopolitical risks. AHBİB Chairman Veysel Memiş emphasized that the 2025 export figures clearly show the sector …

Press release… More than 40 percent of Türkiye’s approximately 4 billion cereal exports to Middle Eastern countries originate from Southeastern Türkiye, while the region’s share in the 2.9 billion dollars cereal exports to Africa has risen to 37.2 percent. Cereals Celal Kadooğlu, Chair of the Southeastern Anatolia Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds …

Last year, Türkiye exported 162 million 559 thousand dollars worth of pomegranates to 62 countries. Antalya… According to data from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, last year’s pomegranate exports surged by 4.22 percent compared to the previous year. In 2025, 162 million 559 thousand dollars worth of pomegranates were sold abroad …

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to 60 million euros to Yayla Agro Gıda, one of Türkiye’s leading food producers, to support the company’s green and inclusive roadmap at its newly opened facility in the Central Anatolian province of Niğde. Yayla Agro is a longstanding client …

Press release… The “Sustainable Fisheries Programme”, where young women experienced sustainable practices in the aquaculture sector, was successfully implemented in Izmir. Bedri Girit Organised in Izmir by the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association, in collaboration with FEAP and FAO-GFCM, the “Programme on Sustainable Fisheries Practices for Young Women” …

Türkiye’s citrus exports soared in 2025, rising 41 percent from the previous year to reach $1.47 billion, according to data from the Mediterranean Exporters’ Association. The country shipped 1.5 million tonnes of citrus to international markets, generating significant foreign currency inflows. Tangerine exports led the surge, bringing in 912.5 million dollars, nearly …

TÜGİS President Kaan Sidar stated that global tensions and climatic challenges caused world food prices to rise by 4.3 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year, but that the Turkish food industry nevertheless maintained its volume of 160 billion dollars. “Total annual exports soared by 4.5 percent to 273.5 …

Press release… According to records from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), Türkiye’s exports to Syria rose to 2.6 billion dollars in 2025, a 69.6 percent spike over the previous year. Increased commercial contacts throughout the year, continuous dialogue mechanisms established in the field and the structure of exporters that can …

Türkiye’s Mediterranean province of Antalya also aims to make a breakthrough in gastronomy… Antalya, which aims to diversify tourism and boost the economy by promoting local values, is also establishing itself as a brand in gastronomy with its inventory of local products. Hulusi Şahin Antalya… With the aim of establishing …

Press release… Ferhat Gürüz, Chairman of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, announced that Türkiye’s fresh fruit and vegetable exports reached 3.7 billion dollars in 2025, a 9 percent increase compared to the previous year. ‘80 percent of our total exports are concentrated in 20 countries’ Stating that …