Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Turkey-Iraq Business Council Chairman Halit Acar said that they aim to export 16 billion dollars to Iraq in 2023 and to raise this country to the second place in the ranking of the countries with the highest exports. Acar stated that Turkey-Iraq relations are progressing very well and exports to this country are increasing day by day. Informing that 12 billion 604 million dollars were exported to Iraq in the 11 months of this year, Acar noted that while Iraq was the fifth in the list of the countries with the highest exports in 2021, it rose to the third place this year. Stating that the most exports to Iraq were made from Istanbul with 2.6 billion dollars, Gaziantep with 1.8 billion dollars and Mardin with 833 million dollars, Acar said: “We aim to export over 14 billion dollars by the end of 2022. Last year “We exported 11.2 billion dollars. Looking at it as of the year, we see a 25 percent increase. We aim to export over 16 billion dollars in 2023. We also plan to rise from the third to the second in the ranking of the countries with the highest exports.” “There are great opportunities in Iraq” Stating that products such as cereals, pulses, oil seeds and their products, chemicals, paper and forestry materials, furniture and steel are exported to Iraq, Acar said, “There are great opportunities in Iraq. A new government was formed about 1.5 months ago. The current new government is planning to invest in many areas and I hope that Turkey will definitely take a share in these areas.” said. Acar said: “As Turkey, we produce at very high standards. We have companies that have achieved success in the field of contracting. Electricity projects, mass housing projects, agricultural irrigation projects and infrastructure, superstructure, transportation projects, Mosul Organized Industrial Zone construction area, health, There are contracting projects in many fields such as schools. A budget of about 100 billion dollars has been allocated for these. There is a budget of over 200 billion dollars in total in Iraq. Our Turkish business people should definitely benefit from this budget. We also have all kinds of negotiations, warm relations, We work in one-to-one coordination with our Ambassador, consulate generals, and trade advisers in Iraq. We are doing our best to increase the economic relations and trade volume between the two countries. Iraq is both our long-time friend and neighbor country. What a warm relationship we have between the two countries. if then It also benefits our trade.”