Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country was at the forefront of countries that passed the test of dealing with what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

This came in a speech on Monday during his participation via video conference technology in the opening ceremony of archaeological monuments whose restoration had been completed inside Turkey.

Erdogan added, “Turkey is the first in the world to send aid to Gaza, with a total of 50,000 tons.”

He stated that as part of the aid provided to Gaza, an eighth ship carrying 125,000 food parcels was sent to Gaza at the end of March.

He continued: “We are constantly working to increase pressure at the diplomatic and commercial levels in order to force the Israeli government, which has been excessive in killing, to cease fire.”

He added: “In the first stage, we imposed restrictions on the export of 54 products, and as of last week we stopped export and import transactions with Israel for all products.”

Erdogan explained that Turkey also decided to intervene in the genocide case filed against Israel at the International Court of Justice.

He continued: “We will use all our resources to ensure that those who killed 35,000 of our brothers, including 15,000 children, are held accountable before the law. I believe that our insistence will encourage other countries that want to stop the bloodshed in the region.”

Erdogan stressed that the Turkish people, who came to help the Palestinian people in their most difficult days, not only fulfill the duty of brotherhood, but also reflect the conscience of humanity.

Since October 7, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, leaving tens of thousands dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and massive destruction and famine that claimed the lives of children and the elderly.

Israel continues its war despite the issuance of an immediate ceasefire resolution by the Security Council, and despite its appearance before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing “genocide.”

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Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced on Saturday that his country had raised the quota of Palestinian dates exempt from customs duties from 3 to 5 thousand tons.

In a post on his account on the “X” platform, he mentioned his meeting with the Palestinian Minister of Economy (former Khaled Asseily) in December 2023.

He added that he and Minister Asseily reached the necessity of raising the share of Palestinian dates exempt from customs duties, so that this would be announced today.

The Turkish minister expressed his hope that this step would bring goodness to the Palestinian economy, which he said was one of its basic elements.

Bolat affirmed that Turkey will continue to “meet the demands of the Palestinian brothers in various fields and by all means available to us.”

For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of National Economy quoted in a statement the Minister of Economy, Muhammad Al-Amour, as welcoming “the Turkish government’s decision.”

It added, “The Turkish decision comes in response to the Palestinian request regarding raising the quota of Palestinian dates exempt from customs and facilitating the entry of customs-free Palestinian agricultural products into Turkish markets.”

According to the statement, Al-Amour expressed, in a telephone call with Bolat, “his thanks and appreciation to Turkey as president, government and people for this decision that strengthens the steadfastness of Palestinian farmers in particular, and for all aspects of the continuing support that Turkey provides to the Palestinian people politically and economically and for the relief it provides to our people in the Gaza Strip.” .

In the 2023 season, date production in Palestine was estimated at about 18,000 tons, produced on 870 farms employing about 5,000 workers, according to statements by former Minister of Agriculture Riyad Al-Attar in September 2023, reported by official Palestinian news at the time.

According to Al-Attari, the revenues of this sector exceed $100 million annually, noting that Palestinian dates will reach 60 markets internationally during 2022.

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A forum was launched in Istanbul on Saturday, bringing together businessmen and young people passionate about trade and entrepreneurship.

The program is organized by the Turkish YediHilal Association within the framework of its “School of Commerce” project.

The forum began at the Center of the Association of Independent Businessmen and Industrialists “MUSIAD”, and focuses on “export” in this year’s edition, and will conclude its work on Sunday.

In his opening speech, the association’s president, Samad Bajaji, said that they have been working to raise an educated and qualified young generation since 2013.

He stressed the association’s keenness to raise Muslim merchants who “respect what is permissible and what is forbidden and pay attention to zakat.”

In turn, the head of the Commerce School Committee, Muhammad Jabaji, stressed the importance of youth and stated that they are organizing the forum for their sake.

He stressed that trust constitutes the backbone of trade and without it it is not possible to do business at the local and international levels.

He explained that they have been organizing trade school forums since 2018.

He stated that they have met more than two thousand young people to date, 35 of whom have established companies, many of which export and provide job opportunities for many.

The project consists of three stages, the first in the form of sessions under the titles of boldness, patience, gratitude, and business ethics.

The forum organizers divide the young participants into groups in order to listen to their investment ideas.

The winner of the best investment idea will receive a sum of cash.

As for the second stage, participants will undergo distance learning lessons for a period of 6 weeks by professional investors on the basics of investment, digital marketing, financial management, creative thinking, intellectual development, and others.

In the third stage, the project will communicate with the participants who have successfully passed the previous two stages in a guidance framework and to transfer experience to the trainees so that they can establish their own businesses.

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Turkey’s machinery industry exports increased by 11 percent in 2023 compared to 2022 to reach $28.1 billion.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Machinery Exporters Union, Adnan Dalga Kayran, explained on Sunday that investments in the machinery and equipment sector have witnessed continuous growth over 16 consecutive quarters.

Dalga added that the continued growth enhances the export goal for the current year, which is $30 billion, despite the recession in Europe.

Dalga stated that the machinery sector broke a record value of $25.5 billion in 2022, and that despite the Corona pandemic, the sector’s exports increased by approximately 75 percent in the past five years.

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Turkish hazelnut exports achieved revenues exceeding one billion dollars within 5 months.

The Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Union said in a statement on Saturday that exports since the start of the 2023-2024 harvest season in September amounted to one billion 16 million and 920 thousand dollars.

He added that 142,173 tons of hazelnuts were exported during the aforementioned period.

He explained that Turkey exported 152,722 tons during the same period last season, worth 880 million and 364 thousand dollars.

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Last year, more than $2.3 billion in bus, minibus and medium bus exports were exported from Turkey to 82 countries.

According to the records of Uludag Automotive Industry Exporters Association, Turkish bus exports in 2023 increased by 57.16 percent compared to 2022.

It rose from 1 billion 467 million 176 thousand dollars to 2 billion 305 million 845 thousand dollars.

Industry representatives reached the highest export figure ever by exporting more than the record exports of $2 billion $31 million in 2019.

It also achieved automakers that sent buses, minibuses and medium buses to 82 countries last year, with most exports to France, Germany and Italy.

Exports to France, which ranks first, increased by 32.43 percent compared to 2022.

It rose from 308 million and 798 thousand dollars to 408 million and 960 thousand dollars.

Exports to Germany increased by 96.34 percent, reaching 315 million and 972 thousand dollars, compared to 160 million and 928 thousand dollars.

Exports to Italy, where 144 million 859 thousand dollars were exported in 2022, recorded 301 million 450 thousand dollars, an increase of 108 percent in 2023.

Industry representatives accounted for 44.51 percent of exports of buses, minibuses and medium buses in 2023 to France, Germany and Italy.

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Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced that his ministry is focusing more on artificial intelligence in trade and export.

He added in his speech on Wednesday that they intend to establish an electronic export platform during the next year 2024.

He explained that the platform also includes a bulletin to inform exporters of all topics of interest to them, indicating that it will be distinctive in that it is equipped with artificial intelligence.

In a related context, the Turkish Minister also stressed their keenness to achieve digital transformation in trade and export in line with technological developments around the world and enhance Turkey’s competitive position in this field.

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On Thursday, the city of Istanbul hosted the second “Turkish-American Business Summit” during the year 2023, with the participation of officials and economic figures from the two countries.

The summit was organized by the American Business Association in the presence of Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu and Deputy Head of the Investment Office of the Turkish Presidency Bekir Bolat.

It was also attended by the Consul General of the United States of America in Istanbul, Julie Ede, and the head of the American Business Association branch in Turkey, Tankut Turnaoglu.

The Turkish-American Business Summit included discussion sessions on various issues such as relations between the two countries and investment and innovation opportunities.

Tuzcu said in a speech he delivered during the opening of the summit that American companies investing in Turkey have a major stake in export and growth goals.

He pointed out that many American companies moved their production centers to Turkey after global and regional problems, and began using Turkey as a supply base as a “strong partner.”

He revealed that last year, the United States ranked second among Turkey’s largest export markets after the trade volume between the two countries reached about 37-38 billion dollars.

In turn, Bolat said that Turkey is a country that is “resistant to global risks and shocks,” and that it always achieves sustainable growth despite all international or regional shocks.

He pointed out that Turkey is the third fastest growing country among the G20 members, and its economic size will reach one trillion dollars by the end of 2023 and has a growth rate of 5.4 percent in the past twenty years.

For her part, Ede stressed that Turkey “has been and will always remain a very important partner for the United States, and the relationship between the two countries is not limited only to the exchange of goods and services.”

American diplomacy said, “There is a shared commitment between the two countries to progress, growth, development, and mutual benefit from each other.”

As for Turnaoglu, he said: “Our most important priority is to protect existing investments in Turkey.”

He added: “Our second priority is to support Turkey as a regional hub for American companies, whether for Eurasia, the Middle East, or Southern Europe.”

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Turkey’s revenues from aquatic product exports amounted to $1.4 billion during the first 10 months of this year.

A statement issued by the exporters’ unions of the Aegean region in western Turkey stated that expectations indicate that the value of the country’s exports of aquatic products will reach $1.7 billion by the end of 2023.

He added that those in charge of the sector also aim to reap revenues worth two billion dollars from exports of the same products during the next year.

According to the statement, Turkey’s exports of aquatic products reach the markets of more than 100 countries around the world.

European markets occupy first place in the list of most imported Turkish aquatic products.

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The Algerian fuel company Sonatrach (government) discussed on Sunday long-term commercial relations with the Turkish company BOTAŞ within the framework of contracts for the sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas and ways to expand the partnership between them.

This came according to a statement by Sonatrach.

The statement stated that “President and CEO (CEO) Rachid Hachichi met today at Sonatrach’s headquarters with the President and Director General of BOTAŞ Company, Abdel Wahed Fidan, in the presence of executive officers (cadres) of the two companies.”

It added: “During the meeting, the two parties discussed the long-term commercial relations existing between Sonatrach and BOTAŞ, which fall within the framework of contracts for the sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas.”

It continued: “Following this meeting, the two partners agreed to strengthen their commercial relationship. They also used this occasion to discuss the possibility of expanding their partnership and exploring new business opportunities.”

The statement pointed out that Sonatrach has been supplying Turkish BOTAŞ with liquefied gas since 1988.

At the beginning of 2020, Algeria renewed the contract to supply liquefied natural gas to Turkey in quantities reaching 5.4 billion cubic meters annually, extending until 2024.

A few days ago, Sonatrach CEO Rachid Hachichi said at an energy conference in Italy that the company’s gas production amounted to 130 billion cubic meters, of which 45 billion were destined for internal consumption and the rest for export.

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