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Ufuk Atakan Demir: We have initiated a period of high value-added exports in fishery products

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 …

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Ufuk Atakan Demir: Fishery sector ramped up its exports by 24 percent in the first quarter!

Press release… The fishery sector ramped up its exports by 24 percent in the first quarter… The seafood sector, one of the star sectors of exports, continued to write a success story in exports in the first quarter of 2026. Having recorded exports of 445 million dollars in the January–March …

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Oğulcan Kemal Sagun: We target 2.5 billion dollars in seafood exports for 2026

Türkiye aims to reach 2.5 billion dollars in seafood exports in 2026, said Oğulcan Kemal Sagun, Vice Chairman of the Istanbul Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (İSHİB)… Sagun said first-quarter growth and the opening of the Chinese market indicate that this target is achievable, noting that the industry currently exports to 110 countries. …

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Bedri Girit: Türkiye’s fish exports hit a record high in 2026!

Press release… 122 percent spike in tuna exports… Fish becomes the star of food exports… Türkiye exported 152.7 million dollars worth of fish in January… Fish was among the most successful products in food exports in 2026. Türkiye exported 152.7 million dollars worth of fish in January 2025, while in …

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Sinan Kızıltan: Seabass leads exports, Turkish salmon leads export record!

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 …

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Aegean Region, the leader in fishery exports!

Press release… Aegean Region maintained its leadership in fishery exports. The Aegean Region’s fishery exports surged by 15 percent from 1 billion 127 million dollars to 1 billion 292 million dollars. Trout Sea bass The Aegean Region alone accounted for 64 percent of Türkiye’s fishery exports. Sea bass continued to …

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Yumaklı: Turkish fishery sector breaks a record with exports of over 2 billion dollars

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that the fishery sector, which exports to 97 countries, broke a record with exports of over 2 billion dollars in 2024. Minister Yumaklı said that the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture under the Ministry carries out important activities in order to …

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Sinan Kızıltan: Türkiye’s fishery exports surpass 2 billion dollars

Press release… The fisheries sector, one of the stars of Turkish exports, increased its exports by 20 percent in 2024 from 1 billion 679 million dollars to 2 billion 19 million dollars. Sinan Kızıltan The fisheries sector is proud to surpass 2 billion dollars for the first time. After 2000, …

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Türkiye to expand fishing horizons with new deals!

The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry aims to increase the catches of Turkish vessels and obtain new fishing grounds, especially in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, by completing fisheries agreements with 12 African countries and continuing negotiations with 15 more countries. The ministry is actively negotiating fisheries partnerships with Gabon, Djibouti, …

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Sinan Kızıltan: We aim to exceed 2 billion dollars in fishery exports by 2028

Press release… The Turkish fishery sector, which has become one of the locomotive sectors of exports in Türkiye since the beginning of the 2000s, has ramped up its exports by 65 percent in the last 5 years, from 1 billion to 1.7 billion dollars. Sinan Kızıltan Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of …

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