Exports From Gap Region To Ten Free Trade Zones

GAZIANTEP - Southeastern Anatolian Project (GAP) provinces exported goods worth of 14,13 million dollars to ten free trade zones in the last six months.
Southeast Anatolian Exporter Unions Secretariat General said on Saturday that the exports from the regional provinces to free zones increased by 2,9 million dollars when compared to the same period last year.
The Union said that 8.43 million U.S. dollars part of the export was made to Istanbul Leather Free Zone.
Here is the export from GAP provinces to free trade zones between Jan-June this year and last year:

Free January-June 2002 January-June 2003
Zone (thousand dollar) (thousand dollar)
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Yumurtalýk 0 92
Antalya 529 203
Ataturk Airport 1438 1245
Europe 10 265
Aegean 170 300
Erzurum 39 0
Trabzon 0 31
Thrace 0 64
Istanbul Leather 3985 8434
Gaziantep 5558 2974
Mersin 318 530
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TOTAL 12047 14138

(ÖÞ) 26.07.2003