Turkey says reaches 2009 export target

Caglayan said that Turkish exports amounted to 101.6 billion USD in 2009.

Caglayan told a news conference on Monday that exports rose 32.2 percent from 7.1 billion USD in December 2008 to 9.5 billion USD in December 2009.

"Some circles said that Turkish annual exports would be around 80 billion USD in 2009. But we set a different target and aimed to exceed 100 billion USD. As a result of our hard work and intensive efforts, annual exports in 2009 became 101.6 billion USD," he said.

/World Bulletin/