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TİM Chairman İsmail Gülle said, "With our May exports, we also realized the highest January-May exports in the history of the Republic. In the last 12 months exporting 193 billion 267 million dollars, we reached a level above 184 billion dollars that is our annual export target. Hopefully, we will reach 200 billion dollars together. The export family is at risk due to its direct contact with many parts of the world. In addition, the fact that our important markets have started to apply vaccine passports raises various problems in terms of access to the market. Our export family demands that our government be included among the priority groups in the vaccination program."

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) continues its Virtual Trade Delegation programs with Latin America, which has an economic size of 5.7 trillion dollars, to reduce the effects of Covid-19 on exports.

Gaziantep, one of the locomotive cities of exports, the 5th most exporting city in Türkiye, signed an important success increasing by 36.3 percent its exports compared to the same period the previous year, exceeding 3.5 billion dollars. The exports of the city, which is expected to surpass 9 billion dollars this year and set an all-time export record, increase every month, and make significant contributions to the country's exports; the Carpet sector became the shining star of the country with an increase of 54.6 percent $850 million in exports in 4.5 months. Last year, Gaziantep has set a record with a total of $7.94 billion in exports, an increase of 6.1 percent.

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) continues its Virtual Trade Delegation programs with Azerbaijan and Georgia to reduce the effects of Covid-19 on exports. The virtual landing of the two countries was the 71st Virtual Trade Delegation carried out by TIM and Exporters' Associations.

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) announced the export figures for April. In April, Türkiye's exports reached 18 billion 766 million dollars, an increase of 109 percent compared to the same month last year, despite the pandemic, making it the highest April export in the history of the Republic. April exports made history becoming the second most exported month of all time after March 2021. The export family signed an export of 68 billion 752 million dollars in the January-April period, an increase of 33.1 percent compared to the same period in 2020. With an April record, the Turkish exporter has succeeded in closing the last five months with records. In April, 25 sectors increased their exports compared to the same month of the previous year. 9 sectors set the highest monthly export record in their history. Last month, the automotive sector maintained its leadership with 2.466 billion dollars. The Turkish exporter, which managed to wave the Turkish flag in 218 countries and regions in April, succeed to increase its exports to 182 countries. In April, 15 provinces achieved the highest monthly exports in their history, while 74 provinces achieved significant success by increasing their exports. In April, with the addition of 2,444 new companies to the export family, an all-time monthly record was set in the number of companies that started new exports.

TİM CHAIRMAN GÜLLE: IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, SİVAS' EXPORTS HAVE DOUBLED While the Turkish export family who flies the Turkish flag in many countries from different geographies of the world, broke records every month, Sivas succeeded in exporting to 90 countries. Drawing attention to the successful export performance of Sivas, especially to European and American countries, TİM Chairman İsmail Gülle said, “Sivas's export has increased significantly by 53 percent in the last 10 years to 76 million dollars. Among the countries where exports from our city exceeded $1 million in 2020, exports to Thailand increased by 277 percent, Australia by 208 percent, and Israel by 83 percent compared to the previous year. Our Sivas exporters exported to 12 countries from Congo to Vietnam, Colombia to Estonia for the first time in 2020. Earlier month, for the first time in Sivas, the export of our domestic tomatoes grown with geothermal water began. Sivas, which until yesterday imported fruits and vegetables from outside, now exports to the world. Our city makes exports to 90 countries.”

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) announced the export figures for March and the first quarter. In March, Türkiye's exports reached 18 billion 985 million dollars, the highest monthly export figure in the history of the Republic, with an increase of 42.2% compared to the same month last year despite the pandemic. The export family also achieved an all-time high first-quarter figure with exports of 50 billion 23 million dollars in the January-March period, an increase of 17.3% compared to the first quarter in 2020. The export family has succeeded in closing the last four months with March with a record. In March, 24 sectors increased their exports compared to the same month of the earlier year. 7 sectors set the highest monthly export record in their history. In the first quarter of the year, the automotive sector became first with $7 billion 690 million, Chemical Substances became second with $5 billion 310 million, and the Apparel sector became third with $4 billion 707 million. In March, our exporters managed to wave the Turkish flag in 218 countries and regions. Turkish exporters increased their exports to 150 countries. 11 provinces; Antalya, Denizli, İstanbul, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Kırşehir, Konya, Manisa, Niğde, Samsun and Tekirdağ; performed the highest monthly export in their history in March. Also, 74 provinces achieved significant success by increasing their exports in March.

Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) shared with the public the 'Export 2021 Report', which is a new roadmap and new vision for the exporters who makes to wave the Turkish flag in more than 220 countries. The focal theme of the report which will benefit the Turkish economy and exports ecosystem as 'Change in the Global Supply Chain', has been set.