Turkey Financial News

Posted by meb at July 26th, 2008

Trade volume in Turkey’s free zones increased by to $13.3 billion in the first half of the year, an increase of 12 percent over the same period last year.

According to figures from the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, the İstanbul Leather Free Zone exported $3.3 billion of products in the first half compared to $3.1 billion in the same period last year, while the Aegean Free Zone exported $2.1 billion, down from $2.2 billion last year. Furthermore, İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport Free Zone exported $1.9 billion, up from $1.6 billion in the first half of last year. (more…)

Posted by meb at June 30th, 2008

Trade volume in Turkey’s free trade zones increased 14 percent to $11.1 billion in the first five months of 2008 when compared to the same period last year.

According to figures from the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, the İstanbul Leather Free Zone exported $2.5 billion of products, while the Aegean Free Zone exported $1.7 billion and İstanbul-Atatürk Airport (AHL) $1.3 billion in the first five months of 2007. (more…)

Posted by meb at May 27th, 2008

Turkey’s free trade zones enjoyed a significant leap in trade volume in the first quarter of 2008, engaging in $6.5 billion in transactions, a jump of 17.2 percent over the same period last year.

The largest share in total trade belonged to the İstanbul Leather Free Zone, which recorded $1.6 billion. The Aegean Free Zone saw $983.8 million in trade and was followed by the İstanbul Atatürk Airport’s duty-free services with $938.5 million. (more…)