The cooperation between Turkish Cargo, which has the world's largest international cargo flight network and establishes trade bridges between continents, and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) has had a positive impact on exports.
Within the scope of the agreement signed between Turkish Cargo and Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) in November 2022, discounts of up to 31 percent were made for 40 destinations in 30 countries with strategic importance for Turkish exporters, making a significant contribution to Turkey's export mobilization. In the four months that the protocol was in effect, there was a 23 percent increase in exports to these locations.
Expressing his views on the success of the export campaign, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat; “As the flag carrier airline, we are proud of delivering the labor produced by Turkey to all over the world, and we continue our valuable cooperation with the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). In this context, thanks to the third protocol we signed with TİM, we provided special solutions for exporters in our country to use a capacity of approximately 18 thousand tons at a discount. Even within the scope of this protocol alone, high value-added product exports were realized close to 1,8 billion dollars. Exports during the campaign period increased by 23 percent compared to the exports to the relevant destinations in the same period last year.
In this important market with high added value, as the brand with the largest flight network in the world, it becomes an important part of our exporters' logistics solutions; With the awareness and motivation of this valuable mission, we are improving our customer-oriented service quality day by day.” said.
Emphasizing that fast and safe logistics services are as important as producing and finding new markets today, TİM Chairman Mustafa Gültepe said; “Air cargo stands out as the most ideal option for fast and safe transportation. Turkish Airlines, the global brand of our country, has always stood by our exporters in this regard. We have signed three protocols with Turkish Airlines on cargo transportation so far. Thanks to the protocols, we brought distant markets closer with Turkish Cargo, which has operations in 132 countries. Finally, with the protocol we signed in November 2022 and continued until the end of February, we provided significant advantages in reaching many markets. Our exporters; They transported their products to 31 cities in 40 countries, including the United States, Germany and India, with discounts of up to 30 percent. Within the scope of the protocol; In addition to general cargo, we also shipped perishable food products such as fruit-vegetables, eggs and fish at affordable prices and safely. We increased our air exports to the points included in the protocol by 23 percent in terms of tonnage compared to the same period of the previous year.” used the phrases.
Reminding the Far Countries Strategy of the Ministry of Commerce, Mustafa Gültepe added that he believes that Turkish Airlines will always stand by the exporters in their targets of increasing the average distance of exports.
Providing the best connections for transportation to production and trade centers in the world, Turkish Cargo continues to develop its attractive opportunities offered with its quality service approach in order to meet the needs of its customers in the best way. The global carrier continues to support exporting companies while developing regional and global trade by producing special and practical solutions for the increasing logistics demand.