Speaking at the 'Stars of Export' award ceremony where the export champions of the Southeast were determined, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said, “We are breaking the Republican record in exports this year, we will break it. We will close this year with a figure of 260 billion and above. We will also increase our service exports to 115 billion dollars.”
Trade Minister Ömer Bolat met with the exporters of the Southeastern Anatolia Region and gave the news that “A record is coming” for the end of 2024.

At the 'Stars of Export Award Ceremony' organized by the Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Associations (GAİB), the most exporting companies of 2023 were awarded with the participation of Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat. Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Gaziantep Governor Kemal Çeber, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin, TIM President Mustafa Gültepe and many ministry representatives and union executives attended the 'Stars of Export Award Ceremony' where the 100 companies with the highest exports in 2023 were awarded. While awards were distributed at the ceremony hosted by GAİB Coordinator President Ahmet Fikret Kileci, Turkey's export performance at the end of 2024 was also evaluated.