The “Türkiye Export Mobilisation Summit”, organised by Turkuvaz Media Group and bringing the latest developments in business and exports to the table, was held at the service building of the Southeast Anatolia Exporters’ Associations (GAİB) with the participation of Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat.
The opening of the summit, which drew strong interest from industrialists and sector representatives of the business world, was attended by Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Governor of Gaziantep Kemal Çeber, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Fatma Şahin, Rector of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, and distinguished representatives of the business world.
Minister of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat made important and current statements of close interest to the business world, saying that 2023 would close with a national income of over 1 trillion dollars and that national income per capita would rise to 12,500 dollars. Immediately after the opening speeches and Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat’s statements, the panels began.
Taking part in the panel titled “Türkiye’s Potential and the Financing of Exports”, moderated by Sabah newspaper columnist Feride Cem, Rector of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli spoke about the export achievements of Türkiye and Gaziantep, the importance of sustainable exports and the role of universities in this process. He underlined that the business world can develop highly exportable products and services by drawing on universities’ R&D capacity, and that export potential can thus be increased. Noting that academia also contributes to the development of the systems and portals that facilitate exports for the business world, Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli stated that in recent years universities have begun to develop solutions that can have a direct impact on exports, and said: “Universities, which aim to train the export leaders of the future, can contribute to the export ecosystem, particularly to its sustainability and efficiency, through their education, teaching and research activities by restructuring their curricula. As Hasan Kalyoncu University, we value this and we prioritise it.”
