Turkey's Eti Krom, a subsidiary of Yildirim, has temporarily stopped its exports of ferro-chrome and chrome ore due to logistic interruption caused by the earthquake.

The railway from Eti Krom's mine and ferro-chrome plant to Turkey's southern seaport was damaged. Also, earthquake damage and a subsequent fire made Turkey's southern Iskenderun port close.

The alternative way is to use Mersin port, 209km west, and the port was begun to put into operation. However, because of railway interruption, Eti Krom's products are unable to deliver to the port.