Kahraman stated that “The chandlery sector, which provides food, cleaning material and technical assistance to the vessels circulating in the Turkish territorial waters, has an exportation potential of 500 million dollars.

Kahraman stated that “The chandlery sector, which provides food, cleaning material and technical assistance to the vessels circulating in the Turkish territorial waters, has an exportation potential of 500 million dollars.

Hakan Kahraman, who is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the leading institutions such as ARK Istanbul and ARK Europe, has indicated in his statement that the chandlery business, which develops in line with the development of the maritime sector, has become a sector in the recent periods. Kahraman, has further indicated that there existed approximately 200 thousand vessels that entered the Turkish territorial waters and passed the straits each year, that these had large requirements and that the Turkish entrepreneurs have professionalized in meeting such requirements without any support from the Government.

Kahraman indicated that as ARK Europe Group, they have erected normal and cool storage houses in the Tuzla Free Zone on a closed are of 2.500 sqm so as to solve the problems faced by the chandlery companies as far as the supply business is concerned. He further added that they imported many products via this manner.