If you are looking at investing in Turkey, you are probably asking yourself if the latest moves by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will create a more stable or less risk-averse investment environment. Earlier this month, President Erdogan announced several economic reforms that included a more secure climate for foreign investment backed by an effective and efficient judicial system. Justice Minister...
Despite COVID-19's ravaging impact on global air traffic bringing global aviation to a near halt, airports in Turkey’s metropolis Istanbul hosted more than 20 million passengers in the first half of 2020. According to the data released by the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI), Istanbul's all three airports Atatürk Airport, Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Istanbul Airport...
Globally regarded as an authoritative publication on the construction industry, the Engineering News-Record (ENR) published a list ranking the top 250 international contractors, nearly one-fifth of them are Turkish. Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan disclosed that 44 Turkish contracting firms featured in the 2020 Top 250 International Contractors list compiled by ENR. Turkey ranked 2nd in terms of...
Turkey and Qatar partnered up on a wide range of occasions at the sixth meeting of the Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee jointly chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the Presidential Complex in Ankara in late November. During the meeting, the two countries inked a number of new agreements, including: Sales of a 42 percent...
