By Diyar Guldogan</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey eyes $182B export target in 2019, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.</p> <p>Addressing the 4th Commercial Counsellors Conference, Erdogan said: "We target an export figure of $182 billion in 2019 and $500 billion in 2023," </p> <p>Turkey has broken "historic records" for 17 years in almost every area, the president told the meeting at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara.</p> <p>Erdogan said his government aims to transform Turkey into an economy that records foreign trade surplus.</p> <p>"We are determined to catch an economic growth above 5% again in 2021," he said.</p> <p>Turkey aims to reach economic growth of 2.3% this year, 3.5% in 2020, and 5% by 2021 under its new economic program announced last September.</p> <p>“In 2019, I believe that we will receive 50 million tourists in Turkey,” the president also said.