Turkish Exporters Association According to the data, Kocaeli, an industrial and port province, reached its highest level of the year in October with $1,324,664,000, thanks to the rapid recovery, especially in the automotive sector.
Thus, the export volume for the 10-month period was recorded as 9 billion 594 million 954 thousand dollars. Exports from the province, which reached 1.289 billion dollars in January, increased to approximately 1 billion dollars in February and March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Exports hit a record low of $436 million ($) in April, but rose again this month as the coronavirus situation eased. Exports from the province were $625 million in May, $867 million in June, and $940 million in July.
Exports also decreased to 777 million $ in August and 1,224,981,000 $ in September. Seventy percent of the $6,595,664,000 in exports during the January-October period was made by companies operating in the automotive and chemical sectors. Izmit, considered the gateway to Turkey and home to Europe's seventh largest port, is located around Kocaeli Province and has 35 port facilities.
In the first ten months of this year, exports were made to 180 countries from this region. During this period, the UK was the top export destination from Kocaeli province, with exports totaling $815,711,000.
Slovenia ranks second with $747,552,000, and Germany is third with $735,700,000. They are followed by Belgium with $619,965,000, Italy with $576,027,000, and France with $556,284,000.
