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New CEO for BASF TurkeyThe chemicals company BASF has appointed Dr. Jurgen Barwich as CEO of BASF Turkey and the head of the BASF Business Center Turkey (BCT) Middle East and North Africa from 1 Ju...
50 Years In Business!
We have previously often hosted Rahmi Koç in these pages. But Koç has never had the opportunity to relate all the milestones of his 50 year career. The legendary executive Rahmi Koç learned his tra...
“We Shall Grow Through Acquisitions”
For 32 years, Hüseyin Gelis worked in many different posts at Siemens, from the factory to the R & D department. He held high level positions all over the world from Germany to India. Now he is...
Have The Forecasts For Foreign Capital Inflow Changed?
In the last five years Turkey has attracted US$75 billion in foreign investment. At the end of 2007, the forecasts were that the inflow of foreign capital would continue in 2008. But the forecasts ...
Which Sectors Have Attracted The Most Foreigners?
Over the last five years, the shares of foreign companies have increased in every sector, from banking to insurance, logistics and fuel distribution. The sectors in which there have been the most r...
“The Mobile Market Will Grow 20 Fold”
Anders Lindblad is the Ericsson General Manager for Turkey and Israel… He came to Turkey approximately 18 months ago. When he compares Turkey with the rest of Europe, Lindblad sees it as one of the...
Carrefoursa Accelerating
Carrefour, the leader of the European retail sector, is expanding its target in Turkey. The company, which gathered Gima, ChampionSa and Carrefour stores under a single roof in 2006, opened 22 new ...
Which Products Are Expensive In Turkey?
They have lived and worked in tens of countries. When we asked them to made an evaluation of Turkey in terms of price, which is an important subject for the business community, they made some very ...
“The New Target After Ülker Is Us$1 Billion”
Jim Goldman is the CEO of Godiva, which Ülker bought for US$850 million. .. He says that Yıldız Holding’s strengths will be particularly beneficial when it comes to regional expansion. He states th...
Millions Of New Customers
The increase in national income and young population produces 600,000 households each year and have meant that over the last three years companies have gained many new customers for tens of product...
Everyone After “Protection”!
“It is extremely difficult to preserve market share in the Turkish automobile market when there is intense competition and more than 50 international brands,” says Fiat Brand Director Okan Baş. Ind...
New Companies Flooding Into Advertising
The advertising sector continues to record double digit growth. In 2007, turnover in the sector grew by 20 percent to YTL 4.1 billion. The sector was boosted by 300 companies who had never advertis...
“Our Target Is A Global University”
Sabancı University is a project which initiated by the Sabancı Foundation and on which it has to date spent US$610 million. Güler Sabancı, who is chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, is sat...
“We Learned To Enter The Right Sector By Taking A Hit”
Everybody got to know Kibar Holding through Hyundai. Its less popular iron and steel and aluminum businesses have always remained in the background. But Kibar Holding Vice Chairman Ali Kibar is det...
Change Of Management At Ikea
Mikael Bartroff has left his post as Turkey General Manager of IKEA, the famous Swedish furniture brand which opened its first store in Turkey in May 2005. Bartroff is a graduate of the Economics D...