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AHKİB chair calls for urgent changes to exporters’ currency support
Aytek, chair of AHKİB, says recent changes have weakened currency support for exporters.
The scheme is intended to ease exporters’ financing costs and help them stay competitive.
Aytek says the value-added calculation can prevent labor-intensive businesses from qualifying, and wants it changed so support is based on value created.
He also wants the deadline for proving foreign-currency positions extended from 15 days to three months.
Aytek says rules should clearly confirm that declarations under the 3151 inward-processing permit qualify, and that exporters can again choose to promise not to buy foreign currency.
He argues these changes would let more firms use the support as exporters struggle to absorb rising costs they cannot pass on to international customers.
AHKİB chair Aytek called for urgent changes to Türkiye’s foreign-currency conversion support for exporters.
He said a regulation introduced on October 1 had reduced the support’s effectiveness and could prevent exporters from benefiting.
Aytek called for changes to the value-added calculation, a three-month period to verify documents and the return of an optional commitment not to buy foreign currency.
He also sought clarity on whether declarations under inward processing permit code 3151 qualify for support.
AHKİB’s exports rose 43% year on year in September to $97.9 million, the article reported.
- Who
- Aytek, chair of the AHKİB board.
- What
- He called for urgent revisions to exporters’ foreign-currency conversion support.
- When
- The article was published on October 21, 2026; Aytek referred to a regulation introduced on October 1.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- He said the new rules reduced the support’s effectiveness and could keep exporters from benefiting from it.
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AHKİB exports reached $97.9 million, up 43% from the same month a year earlier.
A regulation on foreign-currency conversion support took effect, according to Aytek.
Dünya published Aytek’s call for urgent revisions to the support.
- AHKİB September exports
- $97.9 million, up 43% year on year
- AHKİB exports through third quarter
- $558.6 million, up 38% year on year
- Document verification period
- Aytek called for it to be extended from 15 days to three months
- Code 3151
- Aytek sought confirmation that declarations under the inward processing permit qualify for support
- Kazakhstan exports
- $27.7 million, up 185% year on year
What people are saying
The October 1 regulation has moved foreign-currency conversion support away from being an effective mechanism that benefits exporters.
While our exporters expect additional support, they face the risk of being unable to benefit even from the existing support.
The implementation should be clarified so there is no room for interpretation. It should be clearly stated that declarations under code 3151 are covered by the support.