Foreign capital interest in Turkey was not even affected by the volatility on the Turkish market in May. Many foreign companies are continung their warm-up tours in Turkey. Those who have already c...
The results of the “Capital500” survey, which list the largest privately-owned companies in Turkey, cover the entire business community from information technology to retailing, industr...
The last few years have witnessed an incredible increase in the number of ‘acquisitions’ and ‘partnerships’ in Turkey. In addition to demand from abroad, there has also been...
The era of statements such as “I don’t mix my work and my feelings” has long since passed. Today’s new leaders and executives in every position are aware that the key to suc...
Capital readers will remember Prof. Jagdish Sheth. In his book “The Three Rules”, he noted that companies which were not amongst the leaders in their fields would find it difficult to s...
Aygaz is one of the oldest companies in the Koç Group… It began operations in the LPG, that is to say the gas cylinder, business and later grew through product diversification. Recently it ha...
It was in the 1990s that the global giants first became familiar with ‘ethical trading’. Companies such as Marks & Spencer, Body Shop and Nike became famous for their sensitivities ...
The two most important indicators in the economy are growth and inflation. The volatility on the financial markets in May and June were immediately reflected in the inflation figures. It is now cle...
Attila Vitai became CEO of Telsim after it had been bought by Vodafone. He notes that they have not chased after short-term targets. “We plan to be the leader in 20 years’ time,” ...
Even if it has become synonymous with the words ‘politics’, the ‘state’ and ‘bureaucracy’, Ankara has also produced powerful businessmen who oversee huge turnove...
“I have been coming to China regularly for three years and every time I come I find myself faced with a completely different country.” This is how a Turkish businessman who does business in China d...
It was not long ago, just five years, when the appointment of a Turkish executive to a post abroad triggered a major reaction. Regardless of the company, the transfer of executives from Turkey to a...
The Turkish financial markets were very turbulent in May. As we were preparing the Conjuncture section the dollar had appreciated by 14 percent since the end of April and was trading at over YTL 1....
They started off in 1976 by setting up a project firm when they were both still two young engineers. They created a $600 million company active in contracting, tourism, energy, cement, technology a...
They love their freedom, are very particular when it comes to work, don’t have a great sense of loyalty and challenge authority… The experts describe those who are today in the 22-29 year old age g...