Preparations for international railway ferry line between the port of Kavkaz (Russia) and the port of Samsun (Turkey) are completed. The line opened on 25 December2010 in Samsun. It serves 2 days a week and its capacity is 640 wagons per month. Thanks to the line, the railway shipment time from Turkey to Russia will decrease from …
Monthly Archive: December 2010
Dec
31
>Authentic designs mark industry competition in Turkey
> Turkey’s exports are going through a structural change, as producers in some countries have started to imitate Turkish goods, Mehmet Büyükekşi, chairman of Turkish Exporters’ Association, or TİM, said Tuesday. “We used to be a country that imitates what others produce, but today they are imitating us,” Büyükekşi said at the prize ceremony for …
Dec
31
>Turkish Home Textiles Industry
> ØThe Turkish home textile industry is the world’s fourth largest supplier. ØAlmost all varieties of home textiles are produced in Turkey such as; towels, bed sheets and covers, curtains and tulle and guipure. In Turkey, the towel sector has traditional roots, and Turkish towels and bathrobes are well known for their softness and absorbency. …
Dec
31
>Turkish home textile firms target sector giants
> Turkey has already reached a significant level of quality and demand from the European market and is now eyeing Russian, Chinese and Indian consumers, the chairman of Uludağ Textile Exporters Union, UTİB, told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review. The country has reached a total export volume of $6.5 billion, said İbrahim Burkay, …
Dec
30
>Erciyes Teknopark
> Erciyes University Technology Development Zone (Erciyes Technopark) was declared as a Technology Development Zone with an area of approximately 277.000 m2 in the Government Gazette dated April 30, 2004. The purpose of the establishment of the zone is ensuring to increase the innovative R&D studies as building a bridge between university & industry.Founding partners …
Dec
30
Chemical Industry and Petrochemicals in Turkey
Ø Turkey’s well established chemical industry produces many basic and intermediate chemicals and petrochemicals ØBeing a key component of the manufacturing industry the chemical industry is integrated into the supply chain of the textile and automotive sectors especially. ØPetrochemicals, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, soaps and detergents, soda, chromium chemicals, boron chemicals an paints are the major production areas. ØTurkey …
Dec
30
>Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA)
> Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA), officially established in 1986, provides professional assistance to the Turkish chemical industry with relevant representation of TCMA in the international arena and heightening the level of scientific and research activities for the domestic chemical industry. TCMA’s primary mission is to provide consultancy and assistance to chemical industry on current …
Dec
29
>ISM ’s first partner country will be Turkey …
> ISM — the International Sweets and Biscuits Fair — will be hosting Turkey as its first official partner country. From 30th January to 2nd February 2011 in Cologne, many Turkish companies will be proudly representing their country at the 41st ISM and putting the spotlight on the Turkish food industry’s expertise in confectionery and …
Dec
28
>Hacettepe University Technology Development Zone
> “Hacettepe University Technology Development Zone” was established on the Beytepe Campus of Hacettepe University, Ankara, by Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 2002/4965, published in Official Gazette No. 24989, dated January 10, 2003. Among the goals pursued by Hacettepe Technopolis are to produce technological knowledge; to create innovation in industrial products and production …
Dec
28
>BEYSAD- the White Goods Suppliers Association
> BEYSAD, the White Goods Suppliers Association, is an association constituted by the suppliers to the white goods manufacturers. BEYSAD has been effectively carrying on its activities since 1993 by: *Organizing meetings and forums to bring the members together with the domestic and international customers, *Supporting the members to widen their customer range and increase their …
Dec
28
>Domestic Electrical Appliances in Turkey
> ØTurkey stands among the top countries globally in most domestic electrical appliances. Ø Turkey is becoming a production and supplier base for the EU in domestic appliances.ØAmong domestic electrical appliances refrigerators are the most important items with nearly 61 million units of production of which almost 75 percent is exported. Turkey ranks 8th in the …
Dec
27
>TUBITAK Technopark and Technological Free Zone
> TÜBİTAK Technopark is the very first TECHNOPARK established in Turkey. Operating under the auspices of “Scientific and Technological Research Council”, It is located adjacent to premier research and development facilities of the country, namely “Marmara Research Center” (MRC), in the heart of the industrial and commercial hub of Turkey. Established in 1992 and later …
Dec
27
>A Publicity Event under the Bulgaria-Turkey Cross Border Cooperation Programme Was Held
> On 22 December 2010, Bulgaria-Turkey Cross Border Cooperation Programme Publicity Meeting was organized in Edirne by the EUSG in cooperation with Edirne Governorship EU Coordination Center. In addition to EUSG as the National Authority, representatives from the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (Managing Authority of the Programme), Consulate General of Bulgaria …
Dec
27
>YEM, Turkey’s Building Information Centre
> The Building Information Centre (YEM), established in 1968, is an information centre that provides services to all users of building materials, including companies engaged in the production of goods, services, professionals, executives, architects, engineers and contractors.The Centre forms a common platform between producers and users and is a unique media group, which organizes sector-based …
Dec
24
>Ankara Technology Development Zone
> Bilkent Cyberpark is a science and technology park (STP) established in 2001 jointly by Bilkent University, the first private university and one of the best universities in terms of scientific research and technology development capacity in Turkey; and its affiliate Bilkent Holding, which has many companies with software development and R&D functions. Cyberpark was …
Dec
24
>Turkish Precast Concrete Association
> Precast concrete technology was introduced in Turkey in the early 1960′s. In the early days of the industry, factory-made precast concrete components were used in single-storey industrial buildings. Today, Turkish Precast Concrete industry is capable of producing structural elements for a wide spectrum of building types (such as housing, office buildings, schools, hospitals, dormitories, …
Dec
24
>IGEME was at Qatar INFDEX Fair
> IGEME (Export Promotion Center of Turkey) participated at Qatar INFDEX Fair organized on November 10-13, 2010 with an info stand, along with the national participation of TUYAP (Fairs and Exhibitions Organization). 96 companies from 15 countries were present at the fair which was organized for the 9th time this year. 16 Turkish companies …
Dec
23
>METUTECH – Middle East Technical University Technopolis
> METU Technopolis (METUTECH) is the first and the biggest science park in Turkey. It supports the creation of synergy between industry, university and public institutions through infrastructural/structural opportunities developed for academicians, researchers and companies using/producing technology. Combining METU’s (Middle East Technical University) research capacity and information pool with the innovative capacity of entrepreneurs, METUTECH …
Dec
23
>Mersin 6th International Agriculture & Horticulture Fair 3 – 6 March 2011
> “ Turkey’s Agriculture Base” “Greenhouse, Irrigation, Seed And Fertilizer Center”Some Facts About Mersin -Mersin is located in southeast coast of Turkey and has many opportunities in agricultural investment.-Production capacity of about 36 million tons of fruit and vegetables in a year that has allowed to Turkey to gain one of the most important exporters all …
Dec
23
>New business center in Paris set to woo Turkish investors
> The French government has opened a business center in Paris to help Turks considering doing business in France. Speaking to reporters at the French Palace in Istanbul’s Beyoglu district yesterday, French Ambassador to Ankara Bernard Emie said the center, set to rent out space to Turkish firms, was jointly opened by the French Investment …
