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Talking at the 13th Ambassadors' Conference, TİM Chairman Mustafa Gültepe said, “A strong diplomatic network paves the way for our trade. In addition to the direct contribution of our diplomatic missions to our trade, the diplomatic gains of our foreign ministry both strengthen our country's image and provide ease of doing business to our exporters. We are a brand country in the ready-to-wear, iron and steel, furniture, contracting services, and food sectors. Our successes in the defense, aerospace, electrical and electronics, machinery, and metal sectors attract the attention of the world. Our export family adds prestige to our country with its investments abroad and stores and sales points at more than 5000 points. As the coordination between business world representatives and ambassadors becomes stronger, we produce more efficient, more effective, and more beneficial results on behalf of our country.”

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) announced the export figures for July. Türkiye closed the month of July with a new record. According to the announced data, the Turkish exporter exported $18.6 billion in July with an increase of 13.4 percent compared to the same month last year. With this figure, all-time the highest July export figure was reached.

Bilal Bedir became the new Secretary General of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). Bilal Bedir, who has held various positions such as Deputy Director at TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation), TRTWorld UK Bureau Chief, and Head of Advertising Department, recently worked as the Deputy Directorate General in charge of support units at Export Development Inc (İGE AŞ).

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) announced the export data for June 2022. In June, export amounted to $ 23.4 billion, an increase of 18.5 percent compared to the same month last year. With this figure, the highest monthly export figure of all time was reached, breaking the monthly record in 20 of the last 22 months.

“The Focused InoSuit Program Introduction and Information Meeting" was held simultaneously in Bursa and Izmir. In addition to detailed and comprehensive information about the Focused InoSuit Program, information was shared on “Corporate Innovation Management” and “Digital Transformation and Innovation Interaction”.

Working to develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem throughout the country and to bring entrepreneurs' new business ideas to the economy, TİM - TEB Entrepreneurship Houses, which have been expanded in different provinces of Anatolia in cooperation with the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and the Turkish Economy Bank (TEB), offer various supports to entrepreneurs. Aiming to increase the number of technology entrepreneurs, extend the average business life, direct technology companies to export, and increase the share of high-tech products in total export, TİM - TEB Entrepreneurship House is organizing the Academy for Women (AWE) program in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy.

Central Bank Governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu visited TİM. Evaluating the meeting, TİM Chairman Mustafa Gültepe said, “Today, the Governor of the Central Bank, Prof. Dr. Şahap Kavcıoğlu, met with our exporters by honoring our Foreign Trade Complex. As the Chairman of TİM, I find today's consultation and dialogue environment extremely valuable. We attach importance to keep the dialogue between our exporters and public institutions strong.”

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), which is the only umbrella organization of more than 100 thousand exporters with 61 Exporters' Associations and 27 sectors, held its first board meeting at the TİM Foreign Trade Complex under the chairmanship of TİM Chairman Mustafa Gültepe after the general assembly. At the meeting, the duties of the new board of directors were distributed.

TIM Sectors Council, consisting of the presidents of 27 sectors, held its first meeting after the General Assembly. At the meeting chaired by Mustafa Gültepe, the Chairman of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), which is the only umbrella organization of more than 100 thousand exporters, the new board of directors who will guide the export family as a member of the Board of Directors of TİM for 4 years was determined.

İsmail Gülle handed over the TİM Chairmanship to Mustafa Gültepe Mustafa Gültepe, who was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the 29th Ordinary General Assembly of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) held on 13 June, took over the task from İsmail Gülle.