Published date: 16 March 2021 13:30 UTC | Last update: 1 week 5 days ago
Saudi Arabia reportedly closed eight Turkish schools in the cities of Mecca and Medina last year, as Turkish exports to Riyadh have plummeted amid an unofficial Saudi boycott.
Two Turkish Ministry of Education officials told the Turkish parliament last week that, despite their best efforts, they couldn’t overcome Saudi bureaucratic obstacles to keep the schools open.
“They were de facto closed at the end of 2020. We are trying every possible means through diplomatic channels to reopen these schools,” said Ahmet Bilgili, director-general for overseas education, during a parliamentary briefing.
Another Turkish official, Burcu Dalkiran, said that tensions over the schools have been slightly eased since a phone call between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia s King Salman last November.
Turkey s exports of medical products doubled in 2020
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2021-02-22 12:35:25 GMT2021-02-22 20:35:25(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISTANBUL, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) The Turkish aluminum sector expects significant growth in the upcoming period despite setbacks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ismail Gulle, chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, told Xinhua on Monday. We foresee that aluminum will be used in many fields, from construction to automotive, from machinery to defense sector, with its superior properties in the coming years, Gulle said.
The chairman said European countries predict that by 2030, aluminum use will grow by 40 percent in transportation, 25 percent in construction, and 20 percent in electricity and machinery. We see a 47-percent increase in knitted rope, 13 percent in rod profile, and 12 percent in aluminum casting and kitchenware, he noted, speaking of the recent expansion of the sector in the country.
Turkey plans to set up logistics centre in U.S. Photo: Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM)/ All rights reserved.
ANKARA (Turkey), February 1 (SeeNews) - Turkey intends to establish a logistics centre in the U.S. in line with its efforts to accelerate the access of local exporters to new markets, the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) said. We have carried out a detailed study for the logistics centre we plan to open in the U.S. We have a target of $100 billion (82.7 billion euro) in foreign trade volume with the U.S. We believe that the logistics centre to be opened is of great importance for us in achievinge this goal quickly, TIM chairman Ismail Gulle said in a statement published by the organisation last week.
Turkish aerospace and defence exports decline 16.8% in 2020
08 January 2021
by Kerry Herschelman
Turkey’s total aerospace and defence exports declined by 16.8% in 2020 to USD2.27 billion, compared with 2019’s USD2.74 billion, according to figures disclosed by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) on 5 January.
Exports for December 2020 declined by 3.2% to USD279.51 million compared to USD288.64 million in December 2019.
An unknown amount of the total defence and aviation exports for 2020 include exports in the civil aviation market, which has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bayraktar TB2 UAV was one of the most prominent Turkish exports in 2020. (Baykar)
The aerospace and defence industry’s share in the country’s total exports in 2020 was 1.3%.
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