Turkish Exporters Assembly Explained

Turkish Exporters' Assembly
Founded:	1993
Headquarters:	Istanbul
Leader Title:	Chairman of Board
Leader Name:	Mustafa Gültepe
Location:	Turkey

The Turkish Exporters Assembly, also known as TİM, is the umbrella organization for all Turkish Export associations.^[1] TiM represents over 95 thousand exporters with 27 sectors and 61 Exporters Associations. The main objectives of the Turkish Exporters Assembly is to coordinate and facilitate collaboration betweenexporters associations and to represent exporters at the highest level.^[2]

Structure and leadership

TİM's organizational structure consists of a General Assembly, Board ofDirectors, Auditors and General Secretariat.^[2] The current board chairman, Mustafa Gültepe is the leader of the organization after gaining 273 out of 273 votes at the 29th ordinary general assembly and election of the Turkish Exporters Assembly to succeed the businessman Mehmet Gulle who had chaired the Assembly since June 2018. The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was also in attendance at the 2022 ordinary general assembly.^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Web site: About us . Turkish Exporters Assembly.
2. Web site: Turkey's official position during. UNECE standardization meetings reflect the interest of Turkish exporters . United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
3. Web site: The New Chairman of the Export Family is Mustafa Gültepe . 2022-06-13 . Turkish Exporters Assembly.
4. Web site: Turkish exporters vote for new chairman . 2018-06-30 . Anadolu Agency.
5. Web site: We are advancing on the path to becoming one of the world’s leading production and export hubs . 2022-06-13 . Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.