Automotive Exports February 2023

Türkiye’s
construction
machinery
sector increases
capacity
Türkiye’s construction equipment sector
worked by increasing its production
capacity in 2022 in order to keep
up with the intense domestic and
international demands, a prominent sector
representative has said.
“Although 2022 was a difficult year for
the real estate sector trying to recover
from the impact of the pandemic, efforts
for production, export, and employment
continued uninterruptedly,” Nadir Akgün,
chairman of the board of directors
of Türkiye Construction Equipment
Distributors and Manufacturers Association
(İMDER), said.
“As the Turkish construction machinery
sector, we worked hard to meet the intense
domestic and international demands in
2022. We are faced with growing demand
every day,” he added. “We are trying to
keep up with the demands by increasing our
production capacity and working hours.”
Akgün noted that the Turkish market ranks
fifth in Europe in terms of volume.
“Türkiye is the third fastest growing
country on average for the last decade with
its growth rate,” he said. “We export to
133 countries in total, especially in Europe,
Middle East, Russia, North Africa and
Central Asia markets.”
İMDER is working to have a say in the
transformation process in the global
economy, Akgün said.
“There are important changes in the global
economy such as digitalization, climate
change and changes in supply chains,”
he added. “In order to have a say in the
transformation process, we are shaping our
road map with ‘Digitalization, Zero Carbon
Footprint and Sharing Economy’ models.”
The “third International Construction and
Material Handling Machinery Congress
and Rental Summit” will be held in Istanbul
Haliç Congress Center on Oct. 3 and 4,
Akgün said.
“The summit will be held with the
participation of approximately 1,000 senior
sector representatives and bureaucrats
from more than 55 different countries
and over 200 national and international
companies,” he added.
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