G\u00d6KHAN KURTARAN<\/p>\n
S\u0130VAS – H\u00fcrriyet Daily News<\/p>\n
Turkey’s top exporters, including Mehmet B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi (C), speak at a press conference in Sivas on Nov. 1, 2010.<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s exports rose to $10.79 billion in October \u2013 the highest monthly amount in the past 10 months, the chairman of the Turkish Exporters\u2019 Assembly, or T\u0130M, said Monday.<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s exports during the January-October period reached $92.6 billion, showing an 11.41 percent increase compared to the same period last year, T\u0130M head Mehmet B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi said in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas. \u201cTotal exports in the past 12 months have grown by 9.12 percent, increasing to $111.63 billion.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi also said the figures represent an 8.84-percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.<\/p>\n
The champion sector in October was automotives, reaching an export volume of $1.69 billion. It was followed by the ready-wear and iron and steel industries, with volumes of $1.37 billion and $1.18 billion, respectively.<\/p>\n
Exports of agricultural products reached $1.51 billion with a share of 14.03 percent in total exports. The volume of industrial exports, with a share of 82.64 percent, rose to $8.92 billion. Mining sector exports increased to $359 million, with a share of 3.33 percent in overall exports.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe highest rise was seen in the mining sector with 68 percent, in leather products with 49.79 percent and animal products with 24.74 percent in October,\u201d said B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi, adding that the highest amount of exports were achieved by Istanbul, with $5 billion.<\/p>\n
The northwestern province of Bursa ranked second with nearly $1 billion, followed by Kocaeli, \u0130zmir, Ankara, Manisa, Gaziantep, Denizli, Sakarya and Hatay. The top exporters list did not include Sivas, a city of half a million people.<\/p>\n
Germany\u2019s recovery a big boost<\/p>\n
Foreign sales to Germany, Turkey\u2019s main export market, rose 24.2 percent in October. B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi said the considerable growth of Germany, the best performing country in the eurozone, paved the way for the sharp increase in Turkey\u2019s exports.<\/p>\n
According to T\u0130M figures, Turkey increased its exports to Britain by 20.9 percent, to the Netherlands by 11 percent and to Romania by 10.1 percent in October, on an annual basis.<\/p>\n
Addressing journalists, B\u00fcy\u00fckek\u015fi said increasing exports to regional markets was also important in reaching long-term economic targets.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey increased exports to Iraq by 25 percent, to Russia by 49 percent, to the United Arab Emirates by 70 percent, to Saudi Arabia by 53 percent and to Syria by 13 percent in October,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Exports to the United States rose 21 percent, to China 90 percent, to Canada 114 percent and to Japan 18 percent, according to T\u0130M data.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the T\u0130M chief, Osman Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, chairman of the Sivas Chamber of Industry and Commerce, said the city has been developing rapidly since 2004. He called on authorities to complete a highway project between Sivas and the northern province of Ordu, located in the Black Sea region. \u201cThis road can connect the city to the Black Sea and pave the way for considerable growth in exports.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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