Seafood

July 2026… Turkish Salmon Exports Earned 201.8 Million Dollars in the First Half of the Year… TRABZON… According to information compiled by an Anatolian Agency (AA) correspondent from data provided by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), Turkish salmon, which is raised in inland farms and then transferred to …

Türkiye aims to reach 750,000 tonnes of aquaculture production and 3 billion dollars in seafood exports by 2028, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said. “Türkiye’s fisheries and aquaculture sector has made significant progress over the past 24 years and achieved an all-time production record in 2025,” Yumaklı said. “In 2025, we broke an all-time …

Press release… The Turkish fisheries and animal products sector, which meets the world’s protein needs through three meals a day and reached an export volume of 4 billion 46 million dollars in 2025, was represented by 23 firms on the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM) Top 1,000 Exporters List. Ufuk Atakan …

Press release… Eleven companies from the Aegean Region specialising in the export of seafood and animal products have made it onto the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) 500 List. The Turkish fisheries and animal products sector, which meets the world’s protein needs across three meals a day, has maintained its …

Press release… Report highlights sustainability and equity challenges as sector feeds growing global population… June, 2026… Rome/Mombasa, Kenya – At 184 billion dollars, trade in aquatic animal products continues to hit record highs and now rivals terrestrial meat trade in value. Ensuring sustainable and equitable growth of marine and inland ecosystems, …

Press release… Between April 24 and May 24, 2026, the media campaign conducted in Japan as part of the Turkish Salmon from Black Sea TURQUALITY Project, run by the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), was successfully completed. The campaign included video advertisements, banner ads, advertorials and print media work …

June, 2026… Türkiye’s total fishery production soared by 11.1 percent in 2025 compared to the previous year, exceeding 1 million tonnes, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on June 4. Aquaculture remained the dominant source of output, accounting for more than three-fifths of total production. Of the total, 33.4 percent …

June, 2026… Türkiye’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry plans to expand production of endangered sturgeon and enter the global market under the “Turkish Caviar” brand, according to daily Milliyet. The country aims to generate more than 100 million dollars in annual export revenue from the product by 2028. Sturgeon fishing has been banned in …

Press release… Underlining the strategic importance of the agriculture, livestock and aquaculture sectors for the future of our country, Ufuk Atakan Demir, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters Association, said, “I congratulate all our farmers who continue production throughout our country and …

Press release… The fisheries sector, one of the star sectors of exports, continued to write a success story in exports during the January-April period of 2026. The Turkish aquaculture sector ramped up its exports by 21 percent to reach 737 million dollars in the January-April period of 2026. The strong …