Kılıç Seafood Reached Record Export Figures in 2024

KILIÇ SEAFOOD, the foreign trade company affiliated with Kılıç Holding, Türkiye’s leading aquaculture producer, increased its exports by 34 percent in 2024, rising from 253 million USD to 340 million USD. The total exports of the group companies reached a volume of 443.3 million USD to 68 countries.

Operating with a sustainable and healthy production approach since its establishment in 1993, Kılıç Holding once again achieved export championship with record figures in its nearly quarter-century-long journey in the fisheries sector.
 
443 Million USD Export to 68 Countries
In 2024, Kılıç Holding group companies realized total exports worth 443.303.293 US Dollars to 68 countries. This figure once again demonstrates Kılıç Holding’s strong position in international markets and its determination to successfully represent our country.

In 2024, the Aegean Exporters’ Associations (EIB) awarded its members who contributed significantly to exports and generated 18.415.000,000 USD in foreign currency income for Türkiye’s exports at the “Stars of Export” ceremony.

At the 2024 “Stars of Export” award ceremony, the sector first-place award on behalf of Kılıç Seafood was received by Kılıç Seafood Export Manager Derya İnceer from Aegean Exporters’ Associations Coordinating Chairman Jak Eskinazi and Aegean Seafood and Animal Products Exporters’ Association Chairman Bedri Girit; while the Aegean Region Export third-place award was received by KLC Food Chairman of the Board Sinan Kızıltan from Exporters Assembly Chairman Mustafa Gültepe.

KLC Chairman of the Board Sinan Kızıltan expressed the following regarding the source of sustainable production and export achievements: “We have been experiencing the pride of being the export leader in our sector for more than 10 years. Behind this consistent success lie our fully integrated production processes and our strong logistics infrastructure that enables us to deliver our products to all corners of the world. However, what truly sets us apart is the commitment of our employees and the harmony we have achieved as a team. By combining our passion for our work with sustainability principles, we aim for better at every step. I sincerely thank all Kılıç Holding employees and business partners who share in this success.”

Kılıç Continues to Be the Sector’s Pioneer in Sustainability
Türkiye’s leading aquaculture producer Kılıç, continues to lead the sector with its sustainability-focused efforts. Having published the sector’s first Sustainability Report in 2024, Kılıç has been uninterruptedly continuing its efforts since its establishment in 1993 to facilitate access to the protein necessary for a healthy life. With its environmentally sensitive and technologically advanced fully integrated production facilities, Kılıç emphasizes that sustainable production is indispensable. In this direction, by turning to renewable energy sources to minimize carbon emissions, it both transforms its existing investments and plans its future projects with this approach.

Adopting contributing to the raising of healthy generations as its mission, Kılıç supports balanced nutrition in societies by developing healthy, delicious, and affordable products that appeal to all segments. Crowning this strong stance on sustainability by publishing the sector’s first sustainability report, Kılıç continues to lead with a production approach that respects nature.

Agromey Ranked 5th in the Sector in the Aegean Region
Agromey, another strong company of the group, increased its export revenues by 40 percent in 2024, rising from 71 million USD in 2023 to 100 million USD. With this achievement, Agromey ranked among the top 5 companies in the sector across the Aegean Region.