It was Vehbi Koç who, 63 years ago, established the first Turkish company abroad in order to look for opportunities. Today many Turkish companies are active in various countries, where they compete...
Nokia is the world’s largest manufacturer of mobile telephones. Its share of the Turkish market is much larger than its share of the global market. Nokia Turkey General Manager Imred de Jong says: ...
In the past, large stocks meant “profit”. Since 2000, stocks have been regarded as creating costs. Today, uncertainty and the global crisis have meant that companies are looking to “zero stocks”. T...
Turkey is the rising star of developing countries.. The growth in the number of companies entering the country through mergers and acquisitions has also increased the number of foreign executives a...
This year saw the 11th of the “500 Largest Private Companies in Turkey” surveys. This massive study, which was first conducted in 1998, has attracted attention by demonstrating the real strength of...
For ten years Erdal Aksoy has been preparing his company to become a player in the energy sector and establishing partnerships with major companies. His goal of establishing an integrated energy bu...
Multi Turkmall Board Chairman Hans Otto Nagel decided to invest in Turkey after a one day tour of Istanbul. Today, the shopping malls built by Nagel play an important role in the Turkish retail sec...
Over the last two years, the bed capacity in tourism has risen by 48 percent to nearly 800,000. The “fast investors” have increased their capacity by more than the sectoral average. Over the last t...
The increase in the inflow of foreign capital in recent years has triggered a number of discussions. There are different opinions about the level of foreign investment, why it has come and wh...
“I can understand its lifestyles, consumer habits and potential very well,” says Acer Turkey Manager Terry Brown, who first got to know Turkey 32 years ago. He is most affected by Turkey’s young po...
They have to live in several countries because of their jobs. Some stay in places for a long time, other just briefly. But some countries have a great impact on them. Sometimes it is the first coun...
In fact, there are only 52 of them in Turkey. But if the calculations hold true, another eight will join the “billion dollar companies” league in 2008 and a further 16 over the next five years. The...
The economy is going through a very difficult period... On the one hand there is a global credit crisis, and on the other political instability. There are a lot of “critical” questions in the minds...
Istanbul, the economic capital of Turkey, cannot get its fill of office investments. In the most sought after region of Levent-Etiler-Maslak the rents in office plazas go for up to US$40 a meter. W...
Over the last seven years, Oyak has recorded a more than thirteen-fold growth and become a YTL8 billion giant. In 2007 it was the most profitable group in Turkey with profits of YTL2.9 billion. Oya...