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Poultry demand rises in Turkey during Ramadan

“Poultry exports have exploded recently. Our annual poultry exports, which used to stand at 25,000 tons annually, increased to 100,000 tons within the past couple of years,” said Necmettin Çal??kan,…

Committee works to draft halal food standards

Working under the supervision of the Islamic Development Agency (?KT), the Halal Standards Preparation Committee, established by experts from 52 countries, has recently produced a draft of mutually agreed upon…

Turkey plans Halal trade expo in August

HALALISTEXPO - Halal Products Trade Fair will be held at Istanbul Exhibiton Center between August 13th and 16th. It is expected that hundreds of companies from around the world will…

Turkey, Iran can work together in halal food

Turkish State Minister for foreign trade Kursad Tuzmen has held separate meetings with Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammed Reza Eskandari and Petroleum Minister Qolam Hosein Nozari in Tehran. At the meeting…

Turkey – which way to go on Halal Standards?

The direction that the Halal Standards debate in Turkey eventually takes is likely to have profound implications both in Europe and throughout the Muslim world. As on of the few…

Debating Turkey and the EU

With Turkey looking into creating a Halal Standard by 2008, this article on how the French President views Turkey coming into the EU is very relevant at this time. With…