Turkey Eyes More Turkish Trade Centers Abroad

Turkey plans to open 35 more Turkish Trade Centers in various regions worldwide, the country's trade minister said on Friday.

ANKARA,(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Dec, 2018 ) :Turkey plans to open 35 more Turkish Trade Centers in various regions worldwide, the country's trade minister said on Friday.

"Currently we have five Turkish Trade Centers (TTC) in 15 sectors. Our new aim is to open centers in 35 more destinations," Ruhsar Pekcan told Anadolu Agency's Editors' Desk in the capital Ankara.

This September, Turkey inaugurated a trade center in London focused on ceramics and marble, Pekcan said.

She added that the current trade center in Moscow will be reworked to better showcase Turkey's fresh fruits and vegetables, which returned to Russian markets earlier this year.

She said the country will continue to hit export records through the end of the year.

"Turkey's exports in November were the highest monthly figure ever," at $15.5 billion, she said.

"We will increase this and close out 2018 with a record." She said the ministry's main purpose is to pave the way for businesses, and therefore to collaborate with other ministries.

"We protect our producer-exporters under the rules of the World Trade Organization. Accordingly, we take various measures," Pekcan said.

The ministry aims to give prominence to quality and increase the number of exporters, especially in the field of technology, the minister added.