Co-ops, Unions and Assoc.

Calling for collective action on International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day, TÜGİS stated that food waste is an ‘unacceptable luxury’ in today’s world where hunger and malnutrition are serious problems. Kaan Sidar Kaan Sidar, President of the Turkish Food Employers’ Association (TÜGİS), who made statements on the occasion of …

Press release… In the January-September period of 2024; hazelnut exports from Türkiye reached 214 thousand 323 tonnes and 1 billion 740 million 734 thousand dollars of foreign currency inflow was provided in return. When these export realisations are compared with the same period of the previous year, it corresponds to …

Press release… Aegean dried fruit exporters, which alone account for 60 percent of Türkiye’s annual dried fruit exports of 1.7 billion dollars, have India on their radar within the scope of the Ministry of Trade’s Far Countries Strategy. Aegean Dried Fruits and Products Exporters’ Association, under the coordination of the …

Press release… Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBIB) President Veysel Memiş announced that bulgur, which has a history of 12 thousand years born in Anatolian and Mesopotamian civilisations, has reflected the rich and deep-rooted Turkish cuisine culture for centuries. Veysel Memiş “Bulgur is one of the most …

Press release… Aydın Artichoke, for which Geographical Indication Application was made by Aydın Commodity Exchange, was announced in Turkish Patent and Trademark Office Geographical Indication and Traditional Product Name Bulletin. The countdown has started for the geographical sign registration of ‘Aydın Artichoke’, which was applied to the Turkish Patent and …

Antalya Commodity Exchange (ATB) continues its efforts to ramp up agricultural production and improve trade and exports. The ATB delegation, which had previously visited Colombia to develop the cut flower market of Antalya, Türkiye’s leading region in cut flowers, also made contacts for the development of trade in the United …

Press release… Ahmet Tiryakioğlu, Chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Cereals, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Sector Board stated that they can overcome the contraction in exports to Russia with food trade. “With the effect of increasing sanctions against Russia, Türkiye’s exports to this country decreased by 18.7 percent to …

Press release… Interrfesh Eurasia, the Fruit, Vegetable, Food, Food Products, Food Technologies, Packaging, Agricultural Technologies, Storage and Logistics Fair, which is shown as a national project in Türkiye’s export of agricultural products, was opened with a ceremony at Fuar Izmir. Buyer delegations from 55 countries and more than 30 chain …

Press release… Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro opened the 2nd Turkish Export Products Fair organised by the Mediterranean Exporters’ Associations (AKİB) in Venezuela, which Türkiye sees as the gateway to South America. Maduro stated that they aim to increase the bilateral trade volume of 550 million dollars to 800 million dollars …

Uğur Toprak, Board Member of the Chamber of Food Engineers, stated that the use of ‘salicylic acid’, which is recommended in the production of tomato paste on social media, is not approved for use in food products and warned citizens that such additives may harm health. Uğur Toprak, a member …