Seafood

Press release… Pınar garnered great acclaim at the 33rd Worldfood Istanbul with its new products… EXPORT OFFENSIVE FROM PINAR… Pınar Dairy (Süt), which generated 42.8 million dollars in export revenue in 2024, exported to 37 countries, primarily in the Middle East and European Union. Pınar Meat, which exported to 30 …

Türkiye’s seafood and animal products sector is looking to expand its footprint in Japan, a country that has emerged as a major destination for Turkish tuna and farmed fish such as sea bass and gilt-head bream. Mehmet Ali Kılıçkaya To strengthen ties, an Istanbul seafood exporters’ association, (İstanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ …

Fishermen across Türkiye began the 2025-2026 fishing season early Monday morning, setting out to sea with the traditional phrase “vira bismillah” as the five-month fishing ban officially ended on Sept. 1. The opening marks a critical period for balancing sustainable use of Türkiye’s rich marine resources with the livelihoods of …

Turgay Türkyılmaz, General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, stated that studies indicate an abundance of anchovies and horse mackerel this year. Türkyılmaz announced that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will hold the official opening ceremony in Black Sea province of Trabzon this …

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 …

The facility, established by a private company in the Arsuz district of Hatay province, breeds sea bream and sea bass, exporting most of its production to Europe. The facility employs 70 people, including 20 women and has a production target of 12,000 tonnes. The facility, which breeds sea bream and …

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board, announced that Turkish salmon exports, which amounted to 29 million dollars in 2019, surged approximately 17-fold to 498 million dollars last year. The target for 2025 is 600 million dollars… Kızıltan stated that …

Press relese… A promotional film has been prepared as part of the global branding effort for Turkish salmon, whose exports have increased 17-fold in the last five years within the Turkish fisheries sector. The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly’s (TIM) Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board is implementing a project to ramp …

With government supports, Malatya’s Doğanşehir, Darende and Arguvan districts aim to reach 16,000 tonnes of trout production in 66 facilities by the end of the year. Trout facilities are a significant source of income for the regional economy. Trout raised in these facilities are both a significant source of income …

Press release… Seabass, the leading fishery exporter, saw export spike by 10 percent in the first half of the year, reaching 303 million dollars and seabream by 8 percent, reaching 273.7 million dollars. During the same period, Turkish salmon generated 217 million dollars in foreign currency revenue, a 17 percent …