Now, the sector aims to expand its export volume to at least US$1 billion in 2018, with the local Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci highlighting the fact that Turkey-based game developers have managed to attract international attention thanks to some high-end games.
Zeybekci also emphasized that the country’s game development sector has been very successful lately, with some of the newly-released making a difference on overseas markets.
The Economy Minister also said that the Game Developers Association of Turkey (TOGED) had provided estimates according to which the sector’s exports marked a 25% increase in 2016 in comparison to its 2015 result and reached a total of US$500 million, with the export rates breaking a record at the time. According to most recent estimates, the game export record was once again broken in 2017, following a 40% increase to US$700 million.
Minister Zeybekci confirmed that Turkish game developers have kept their target to reach gaming sector export in the range from US$2.5 billion to US$10 billion by 2023 and reminded that local gaming products won a number of prestigious international awards in 2017.
Source: GMB / Casino News Daily
