May
17
JCK Las Vegas (North American jewelry event) will be organized in Las Vegas, USA on May 31-June 3, 2013. Turkish National Participation at the event is organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Approximately 40 Turkish companies operating in jewelry sector will be present at the fair.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
17
Natural Stone Istanbul – 10th International Marble, Natural Stone Products & Tehcnologies Fair will be held on June 5-8, 2013 in Istanbul. Local and forieng companies from the natural stone and natural stone processing technologies sectors will exhibit at the fair which is officially supported by IMIB – Istanbul Mineral Exporters Association, Cahmeber of Interior Architects ıf Turkey, EUROROC - European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries and KOSGEB – Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization.
For more information about the fair please visit its website.
May
16
Printtek 2013 will be held between May 17 – 22 in Istanbul, Turkey. The fair will once again be the right place for participants to exhibit their products in print technologies and paper industries, make business connections and premiere latest innovations. Companies that operate in different branches of the sector will be taking their place at the most significant meeting of the print technologies and paper industries in Eurasia. Pre-press, press, post-press technologies, digital printing and used printing systems, printing material such as inks, chemicals and consumables, and paper products, stationary and office technologies will make up most of the scope of Printtek 2013.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
15
Denim by Premiere Vision 2013 will be organized in Paris, France on May 22-23, 2013. Turkish National Participation at the event will be organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies operating in denim and jeans sector will be present at the fair.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
15
The BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Minister of Trade and Economic Relations Mirko Sarovic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Internal Trade and Telecommunications of the RS Rasim Ljajic and the Minister of Economy of Turkey Zafer Çağlayan signed in Ankara today a Declaration on economic and trade cooperation between BiH, Turkey and Serbia. The meeting between the resource ministers was organized as part of the “Trilateral Balkan Summit and Business Forum Turkey-BiH-Serbia”. The goal of the signing of the Declaration was to improve and diversify trade relations and the overall economic cooperation between the three countries. The Declaration is anticipated to establish a trilateral trade committee, whose scope of work, among other things, is the exchange of information and experience on issues of multilateral trade agreements, regional cooperation and trade policies, promotion of foreign investment and opportunities for cooperation between the three countries in various sectors, given the economic priorities, research opportunities and encouraging economic cooperation in third markets.
To view the news report please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
14
Turkish egg industry’s export figures cause it to raise the bar with the addition of new markets every year. As it climbs upward in the ranks of worldwide egg production and exports, Turkey shows improved dynamics in this area over past years.
Source: The Turkish Perspective, March-April 2013 Issue:15
May
13
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that his country is a big opportunity for Portugal to end the economic crisis. Speaking at the business forum in Portugal, Gul said Turkey and Portugal have perfect political relations, adding that the trade volume between the two countries, which increased in the past three years and exceeded USD one billion, is not enough. Turkey is a big opportunity for Portugal to end economic crisis and there are developing countries and big markets around Turkey, noted Gul. Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva, in his part, said Turkey is an important partner for the international community and its geo-strategic importance increased with the developing global economy. Turkey’s economy has been growing since 2002, said Silva, adding that Portuguese companies should be aware of the opportunities which came with that growth. Turkish economy has a high value thanks to its greatness and vitality in all geographies, Silva added. Silva stated that confident and attractive partnerships could be formed with Turkey thanks to the structural and institutional reforms made in Turkey. Within the scope of his visit to Portugal, Gul, earlier in the day, received President of Lisbon Islam Community Abdul Magid Abdulkerim Vakil as well as Jorge Sampaio, former Portuguese President and the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations.
To view the news report please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
13
Saudi Food, Hotel & Hospitality 2013 will be organized in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 19-22, 2013. Turkish National Participation at the event will be organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies operating in food and hotel sectors will be present at the fair.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
10
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the award ceremony of the 6th Fashion Apparel Conference Istanbul on Wednesday. Speaking at the conference, Erdogan said Turkey was on par with other countries on the international arena in the textile sector. “I don’t accept the notion that we have fallen behind other countries in the textile and apparel industry. On the contrary, we are in a position to compete head to head with them,” Erdogan said, addressing the conference organized by Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association. “I believe this conference will further accelerate the efforts to acquire a share for Turkey in this market. And we will do our part.” Erdogan touched on his visit to the United States scheduled on May 16, saying a part of his agenda on domestic affairs will concern economic relations between his country and the US. “As of now, the trade volume between the US and Turkey is around 20 billion dollars, which is a comical figure,” he said.”In US-Turkey relations, 20 billion dollars in trade is not something we can cheer for nor accept.”
To view the news report please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
09
The Turkish defense industry’s recent accomplishments have found their place at this year’s International Defense Industry Fair -IDEF-2013 in Istanbul, a key international exhibition for showcasing the latest equipment and systems in the global arms market.
As of this year, Turkey has around 2300 defense-related firms in operation, compared to just 40 in 2000. Largely made up of SMEs, Turkey’s booming defense industry went far beyond supplying just the Turkish armed forces and turned into a global player with exports reaching USD 1.3 billion last year, up 43 percent over 2011.
Source: The news section of ISPAT website
May
08
Turkey’s export of automotive products has reached USD 1.7 billion in April, up 9 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
According to figures released by Uludag Automotive Exporters’ Association (OIB), the growth rate of auto exports almost doubled that of the country’s total exports last month, reaching 9 percent. Turkey exported USD 11.8 billion worth of goods in April, with a 4.9 percent increase from a year earlier.
Source: The news section of ISPAT website
May
07
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is currently in Turkey to hold formal talks, stated that he is impressed with Turkey’s fast growth in the past decade. Abe who held the opening remarks of the 20th Turkish-Japanese Business Council at the Hilton Hotel in Ankara stated that the word “Turkey” has a very beautiful meaning for Japanese people and that two countries have deep rooted relations in history. “Former Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe who was my father was the first Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Turkey about 30 years ago. I visited Turkey for the first time with him,” said Abe at the 20th Turkish-Japanese Business Council which was organized by Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) and Turkish-Japanese Business Council. “As Japan, we closely track Turkish people who work hard. I wish for more high level formal visits between our two countries. For us, the borderline of cooperation is the horizon line,” stated Abe.
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
07
Vicenzaoro Spring 2013, International Exhibition of Gold, Jewellery, Silverware, Watches and Gemstones, will be organized in Vicenza, Italy on May 18-22, 2013. Turkish National Participation at the event will be organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies operating in jewellery sector will be present at the fair.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
07
A firm in Turkey’s southern province of Adana is set to produce caviar for the first time in the country and export it to a number of countries including even the countries surrounding Caspian Sea, traditionally the source of classic caviar. A member of the firm’s management board Mehmet Tosmur said caviar would be produced from the “Golden black species of Mersin Fish. ” “Black caviar is only produced with Mersin Fish,” he said at the opening ceremony of the production plant in the İmamoğlu district of the province. The other caviars’ nutritional value for humans is lower, he added. “But Mersin fish have characteristics producing benefits such as increasing the sperm count in the male body and anti-aging for women,” Tosmur said.
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
06
Two major investment projects worth tens of billions of dollars that have central roles to play in Turkey’s 2023 goals are expected to be initiated today as the country’s second nuclear power plant to be built on the shores of the Black Sea and Istanbul’s third airport project will be officially handed out to their contractors. The agreement awarding the exclusive negotiating rights to build a nuclear power plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop to a Japanese-French consortium will be signed by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his visiting Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe in Ankara while the tender process of Istanbul’s – and the world’s- largest airport according to passenger capacity is expected to be completed on the same day.
May
06
As of April 17, 2013, electronic visa (e-Visa) replaces “sticker visa” which was issued at the border crossings.
e-Visa application is possible from any place with internet connection. Applicants just need to log on to www.evisa.gov.tr , provide the requested information, (after the application is approved) make online payment and download their e-Visa. The whole process takes no more than 10 minutes.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
May
03
Turkish exports showed a respectable year-on-year gain of 4.9% in April, growing to $11.9 billion, the Turkish Exporter’s Union (TİM) announced on Wednesday. “In spite of the economic instability in the economy, we’re in quite a good situation compared to other countries,” TİM President Mehmet Büyükekşi said of the year-on-year rise. The news will doubtless be welcome in Ankara, where officials have said record Turkish trade figures are a sign that Turkey’s economy is weathering a global economic crisis better than most. In a Wednesday conference at the Bilecik Chamber of Trade and Industry (BTSO), Büyükekşi praised the performance, claiming that the strong numbers out Turkey as “number four in the world” for export growth in the first quarter of 2013. The trade group president said that a breakdown of the numbers “offers an important opportunity” to understand how exports might continue to grow amid world economic turmoil.
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
03
Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan stated that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Turkey and South Korea was in effect as of Wednesday allowing 93% of Turkey’s industrial exports to South Korea to take place tax-free. Both parties agreed on reducing the tariffs to zero gradually in ten years within scope of the Free Trade Agreement, was told in a statement released on Wednesday. Stating that 93% of Turkey’s industrial exports would enter South Korea free of customs tax, Caglayan said that a seven year agenda was set to implement a reduction on customs tax for some electronics, iron and steel, textile and automotive imports from South Korea which corresponds to 22% of South Korean exports to Turkey.
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.
May
02
Novi Sad 80th International Agricultural Fair will be organized in Novi Sad, Serbia on May 18-24, 2013. Turkish National Participation at the event will be organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies operating in agriculture sector will be present at the fair.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
May
02
To be organized in Istanbul, Turkey on May 7-9, 2013, Food Ingredients Istanbul 2013 is the best event to meet the most important buyers and sellers of the region, all in 3 days and in one single location. From manufacturers expanding to Southern Europe, Middle East & North Africa to local and regional food producers, there’s no greater showcase of food ingredients than Fi Istanbul.
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.
