Mediterranean Exporters' Association (AKIB) is a professional establishment which deals with all of the export activities of its members. The organization of the exporters in our country began in 1937, in order to solve the problems met in the sale of our products to foreign countries and to meet the need to sell them at their value. On March 19th, 1940, the exporters got united under a single status. The first of the Exporters' Association was founded with the decree no 2/6107 signed on March, 4th 1937 upon proposition no 4887/62 submitted by the Minister of Economy on January 30th , 1937 by virtue of the Article 7 of the Law no 3018, bearing the signature of our Great Leader Atatürk. Mediterranean Exporter Associations began its activities in 1940 with three exporters' associations: Çukurova Cotton Exporters' Association, Livestock Exporters' Association of South Provinces and Mersin Grain, Pulses and Oily Seeds Exporters' Association and nowadays, 8 different Exporters' Associations are gathered under the same roof. You can find hereafter the Associations; Mediterranean Textile and Raw Clothing Exporters' Association Mediterranean water products and animal products Exporters' Association Mediterranean Grain, Pulses and Oily Seeds Exporters' Association Mediterranean Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Exporters' Association Mediterranean Wood and Forestry Products Exporters' Association Mediterranean Ready-Made Garment and Confection Exporters' Association Mediterranean Chemicals and Chemical Product Exporters' Association Mediterranean Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters' Association As the Mediterranean Exporter Associations offers services in a large area, it has settled liaison offices in different towns as o Adana, Antakya, Iskenderun, Karaman and Kayseri. Antakya Liaison Office 1947 Iskenderun Liaison Office 1947 Adana Liaison Office 1964 Kayseri Liaison Office 1984 Karaman Liaison Office 1998