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Press release…
October, 2026…
The present and future of Turkish salmon were discussed at the Turkish Salmon Workshop, held at the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM).
At the Turkish Salmon Workshop, representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Trade, the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the TİM Agriculture Board, the Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Sector Board, and various non-governmental organizations in the fisheries sector convened to discuss how Turkish salmon can achieve its export targets.
Dr. Mehmet Ali Kılıçkaya, Director General of Exports at the Ministry of Trade, stated that Turkish salmon has become a prime example of the new opportunities emerging within the country’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, driven by its strong export momentum and an increasingly solid position in global markets.
Pointing out that the growing international demand for Turkish salmon, particularly in Russia and Vietnam, reveals significant potential for further development, Dr. Kılıçkaya noted, “We view the level that Turkish salmon has reached today not as an end result, but rather as the starting point for a much larger export potential.”
A striking surge in Turkish salmon exports…
While the country’s exports of Turkish salmon stood at 29 million dollars in 2019, this figure rose to 56.8 million dollars in 2020.
The Turkish fisheries and aquaculture sector reached an export volume of 131 million dollars for Turkish salmon in 2021, a figure that jumped to 363.1 million dollars in 2022. Exports continued to climb, reaching 396 million dollars in 2023 and 458.5 million dollars in 2024. In 2025, it reached a historic peak of 520 million dollars…
