The Exporters Unions have been established with the aim of contributing to the improvement of exports, carrying out export-related transactions on behalf of their members and coordinating business activities and relations of exporters, finding solutions to their problems and providing guidance.  

Exporters engaged in different sectors join exporters' unions depending on the type of their business operations. Each exporters' union has a board of directors, whose members are elected for a two-year term. These directors consist of members elected by the exporters. 

There are five exporters' unions within the General Secretariat of the Central Anatolian Exporters' Union, which is abbreviated to OAIB.   

OAIB has its headquarters in Ankara and renders its services via its liaison offices in other provinces in the region. The Exporters Unions within the organisation of OAIB are listed below; 

• Cement and Soil Products Exporters Union
• Machinery and Accessories Exporters Union
• Cereals-Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters Union
• Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters Union
• Wood and Forestry Products Exporters Union 

Amongst these Unions, the Cement and Soil Products Exporters Union and Machinery and Accessories Exporters Union are the sole Exporters Unions in these sectors. Thus, all exporters in Turkey active in cement and soil products and machinery and accessories sectors are the members of our Unions. 

Detailed information about the members of the OAIB and their respective sectors is available at our website (http://www.oaib.gov.tr).

SERVICES OF OAIB 

• Information concerning production, exports, imports, prices, competitors in international markets, and regulations related to our union's activities is gathered and updated regularly. 

• Direct national participation to international fairs is organized in order to help Turkish exporters increase their share in existing markets and penetrate into new markets. Our members are informed about other major fairs, which they could take part under a national participation or individually. The mentioned fairs are also published in OAIB’s web site.  

• The representatives of importing countries are invited to Turkey with a view to enabling them to hold talks with Turkish exporters. In addition, trade visits to target countries are organized for bilateral meetings between businessmen in those countries and Turkish exporters.  

• The country and product information of companies which have realised export in the past two years are available on OAIB web site addressed (http://www.oaib.gov.tr) under the title "Turkish Exporters Directory". The same information can also be accessed easily through:
  http://www.bazaar.com.tr
  http://www.exporters.com.tr  

• All kinds of information regarding international markets and products, which may be required by exporters, is compiled and made available for our members.  

• Information concerning production, exports, imports, prices, competitors in international markets, and regulations related to activities undertaken by the Secretary General's Office is gathered and updated regularly.   

• Analyses are conducted in respect of markets in target countries and their results are notified to our members in order to enhance export capabilities of our region and members.  

• The Secretary General's Office has acquired capabilities to complete export registration and approval processes in several minutes by means of its state-of-the-art computer network.  

• Our representatives attend national and international congresses, seminars, symposia, and conferences and inform our members about their outcome.   

• Actions are taken to resolve problems encountered by companies while completing export-related formalities.  

• The General Secretariat is engaged in efforts aimed at preparation of export regulations and coordinating our country's international relations. It conveys opinions expressed and suggestions made by the representatives of different sectors to the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade and other organizations and agencies concerned.
  
  
• It provides support for taking part in fairs on individual basis, opening and operating offices and stores abroad, and for promoting brands and handles formalities concerning export rebates for agricultural produce as part of state subsidies for exports.