On September 1, 2023, on the Georgia-Turkey border, on the border side of the "Vale" customs checkpoint, the renovated customs checkpoint "Turkgozu" was opened. The official opening ceremony of the customs checkpoint was attended by Omer Bolati, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey, Giorgi Kakauridze, First Deputy Minister of Finance of Georgia, Ali Kaan Orbai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Georgia,  Vladimer Khundadze, Deputy Head of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, Osman Chalishkan Mzhanadze Chairman of   DEIK Turkey-Georgia Business    Council and the   International Investors Association of  Georgia,   representatives of the Government of Georgia and Turkey and the diplomatic corps. The members of the delegation visited the updated infrastructure and got acquainted with customs control procedures.