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Amazon Türkiye has been operating in Türkiye since 2018 and aims to support the growth of Turkish sellers in international markets. The IGEXX summit is organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, TİM and ETİD within the framework of the vision of growing Türkiye's e-export.
In its statement within the scope of Istanbul Global E-Export Summit (IGEXX) 2026, Amazon Turkey announced that it has further strengthened its support for Turkey's e-export with new solutions. Between 3 and 5 September 2026, T.R. The summit, organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce in cooperation with the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and the Electronic Commerce Operators Association (ETİD), is held with the theme of "Beyond Borders". With Amazon SEND, one of the solutions that stood out at the summit, sales partners in Turkey can manage their cross-border logistics processes on a single integrated platform while sending their products to Amazon's logistics centers in the USA.
Amazon Middle East, North Africa and Turkey Vice President Stefano Martinelli announced in his opening speech that Amazon Turkey has accelerated its efforts to support Turkish sellers and contribute to Turkey's e-export vision. During the summit, Amazon Türkiye shared the practical tools, training programs and new cross-border logistics solution it offers to make it easier for Turkish sellers to reach international customers.
AMAZON SEND: INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER LOGISTICS PROGRAM FOR TURKISH SELLERS
Within the scope of Amazon SEND, sales partners in Turkey can send their inventory to Amazon logistics centers in the USA through Amazon Turkey's contracted carriers and by taking advantage of Amazon Turkey's contracted prices. Amazon SEND reduces the basic challenges that e-exporters in Turkey may face when managing cross-border logistics processes, while facilitating sales partners' access to competitive shipping prices.
SEND offers solutions to the main challenges faced by e-exporters in Turkey today in the following areas:
With Amazon SEND, affiliates can manage the entire cross-border shipping process, from carrier selection to delivery confirmation, in a single, integrated experience through their Amazon Seller Account.
Amazon Turkey Retail General Manager Burak Erdem said the following on the subject: "Turkey's e-export potential is huge. Since we started operating in Turkey in 2018, one of our priorities has been to support the growth of SMEs in international markets and contribute to Turkey's exports. Today, thousands of sellers in Turkey sell in Amazon stores around the world and realize hundreds of millions of dollars of exports. Thousands of Turkish businesses are already selling in the USA through Amazon and carry out a significant part of the complex logistics processes on their own." “Our goal with SEND is very clear: to make exports to the USA easier, more accessible and more scalable for Turkish businesses. We aim to increase the number of Turkish sellers selling in the USA to more than 10 thousand. We are proud to contribute to our Ministry of Commerce's vision of growing Turkey's e-export.”
T.R. Ministry of Commerce Export General Manager Mehmet Ali Kılıçkaya stated that, as the Ministry, they continue to take pioneering steps regarding the transition and digital transformation of Turkish companies from the B2B business model to the B2C business model. Kılıçkaya also stated that the contribution of established and global marketplaces operating in Turkey to the IGEXX event, which was held for the second time and attracted great attention from the ecosystem, was important and supported the policies of the Ministry.
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