TSE Global General Manager Hüseyin Alper Türedi:
"Nothing will ever be the same again! The 'Halal' certification sector in
Turkey is entering a new era. Some regulations regarding the Halal
Accreditation Agency No. 7060 will come into force in January 2024. There are
only a few days left for editing. With the study, companies importing products
with halal certification to Turkey will no longer be able to import goods into
the country without being accredited by the 'Halal Accreditation Agency' (HAK).
Anyone who wishes will not be able to sell their product to the Turkish market
with any 'Halal' label.
TSE Global General Manager Hüseyin Alper Türedi made
striking statements about the 'Regulation on the Import of Products with Halal
Conformity Certificate'. Türedi noted that Turkey has created a HALAL
accreditation within itself and has brought a standard for foreign companies
like a passport. Türedi said, “Certification is a weapon for countries to
protect themselves, in this sense it is a passport. Countries abroad have done
what they do for their own companies, in a way that also protects our country's
producers. It will be an important development for our people. "I think we
will bring it to an end, hopefully, and hopefully it will be beneficial,"
he said.
There is Change in the Industry
The 10th
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Halal Expo and the 9th World Halal Summit
are being held in Istanbul. The event hosts more than 500 buyers and nearly 50
thousand visitors from all over the world. TSE Global took part in the event
held under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey with its
stand. General Manager Hüseyin Alper Türedi answered the questions of the press
members here. Türedi said that a new era has begun with the successive
regulations made in the sector. Stating that Turkey has made some regulatory
changes in the 'Halal' sector, Türedi said, "As a result of the change in
the law published in the issue dated June 4, 2022, all organizations that issue
halal certificates for products and services to be offered to the domestic
market must be accredited by the Authority after a one-year transition
period." "It has been transformed," he said.
The Question of
Is It Really Halal Will Be Answered?
Stating that the
regulations will also answer the question "Are they really halal?"
for products sold with halal labels in Turkey, Türedi said, "Organizations
that know the meaning of halal and give importance to halal will dominate the
sector. In general, European organizations operating in the halal sector. We
now need to have a say in our own country. "Our companies headquartered in
Türkiye need to be effective," he said.
Stating that
there will be changes in the sector, Türedi said, “The quality standard for
both companies and manufacturers will increase and Turkey will probably become
a very important market in the next five years. "Hopefully, we will
probably enter a period where we can penetrate the European market more,"
he said.
Türkiye Will
Become a New Power in the Certification Field
He made
statements regarding the future of the sector, stating that TSE Global is a
complementary institution to the evaluation activities of the Turkish Standards
Institute and especially one that continues its activities abroad. Stating that
Turkey will come to a prominent place in the world in 2-3 years in this field,
Türedi said, “All of these are proportional to the power of our republic of
Turkey. The sector in Turkey will not accept this deficit. I hope that great
global actors will emerge in Turkey. I think the process will continue within
2-3 years. Turkish Standards Institute is already a global actor. Of course,
the new areas brought by conformity assessment may need to show its strength in
other areas as well. "In this sense, I hope that TSE global and perhaps
other companies will also reach certain points in this sense in the near
future," he said.
Türedi said, “We
want to follow the route of our exporters,” and made the following assessment;
“When we follow the route of our exports, we aim for a situation where our
certification has an internationally valid status up to the last point, in all
countries.”
Our Technical
Experts Will Work in Africa
Türedi said that
we will enter a period in which our technical experts will certify Turkish
engineers in Europe, America and the African region, perhaps together with
local engineers. Stating that they foresee a big change in the sector, Türedi
said, “We aim to improve ourselves enough to serve all manufacturers in all
continents as TSE globally. We develop strategies to determine how much of the
market we can dominate. Believe me, this is about work. It is necessary to
think long term. Hopefully, maybe five years from now, I think we will be in a
much better situation than we are now. "Both as an institution and as
other companies in Turkey, as well as our producers," he said.
