At the "Export Champions Awards Ceremony" organized by the Turkish Exporters Assembly, exporters from the Aegean region won 11 awards.
Exporters from the Aegean region won 11 awards at the "Export Champions Awards Ceremony" organized by Turkey's Exporters Assembly.
Among Turkey's top 10 exporters, Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. from the Aegean Region achieved third place, while Star Rafineri A.Ş. secured fifth position among export champions. Vestel Ticaret A.Ş., which has been Turkey's Export Champion for 27 years in its sector, ranked as Turkey's 8th largest exporting company.
Eight sector championships belonged to Aegean exporters
At the TİM Export Champions Awards Ceremony, 8 Aegean exporting companies achieved championship status in sector rankings.
In the steel sector, Habaş Sınai ve Tıbbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstri A.Ş., with production facilities in Aliağa, became Turkey's export champion, as in previous years.
Vestel Ticaret A.Ş., a consistent leader in export championship in the electrical and electronics sector, maintained its top position in 2024 by recording the highest exports in the sector.
Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş., Turkey's third largest exporting company, won the Turkey championship award in the chemicals and chemical products sector.
Özgür Tarım Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., which has repeatedly achieved Turkey's Export Champion status in the dried fruit sector, successfully became the sector's highest exporting company in 2024.
Another sector where Aegean exporters became export champions was the aquatic products and animal products sector. In this sector, Kılıç Deniz Ürünleri Üretimi İhracat İthalat ve Ticaret A.Ş. became the holder of Turkey's export championship award.
In the tobacco sector, one of Turkey's traditional export sectors, JTI Tütün Ürünleri Sanayi A.Ş. became the export champion.
Uçak Kardeşler Gıda A.Ş., which has held the top position in exports in the fresh fruit and vegetable products sector since 2017, became the export champion in 2024 and reached its 8th consecutive championship.
In the olive oil and olive oil sector, Verde Yağ Besin Maddeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. became another Aegean exporter achieving export championship status.
Awards were presented to export champions at the TİM General Assembly by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Osman Aşkın Bak, and TİM Chairman Mustafa Gültepe.
Eskinazi: "Production is Our Business, Export is Our Strength"
Stating his views on the TİM General Assembly, Coordinator President of Aegean Exporters Associations Jak Eskinazi said, "We do not limit our production capacity only to the domestic market; we position it as a value that opens to the world. With our quality and sustainable production approach, we adopt export growth as the fundamental way to increase our competitive strength. Our objective is to contribute to the country's economy with high value-added products and to establish all exporting companies affiliated with our Associations as permanent players in international markets. In this context, we continue our work saying 'Production is Our Business, Export is Our Strength.' We have the capability and strength to increase Aegean Region's exports, which reached USD 43.4 billion in 2024, to USD 50 billion. We demand that a competitive environment enabling us to achieve this be provided to Turkish exporters."
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