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"The changes that Turkey went through following 2000, including the economic decisions that were made, are an important step. The reforms made in 2000 allowed Turkey to make great strides, despite the fact that it came at the top of the list of countries with high inflation and high interest rates. Powerfull businessmen from Turkey share their experiences and plans."

Businessman Invites Swedes for Cheap Labor, Regional Access

ImageTurkey offers Swedish investors vast opportunities for cheap employment and regional access, according to İshak Alaton, chairman of Turkish-Swedish Business Council at Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey, or DEİK.

It is beneficial for foreign firms to consider Turkey for future investment plans, said Alaton during his meeting with Swedish Trade Minister Dr. Ewa Björling and an accompanying delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday.

“While you would pay a minimum 2,000 euros for an employee’s monthly salary in Sweden, you could employ a quality employee for as little as 400 euros in Turkey,” she said.

Turkey could cooperate more with Swedish firms in biotechnology, information technology and energy, she added.

Ziraat Bankasi Opens Branch in Jeddah

Image JEDDAH: With the opening of the branch of a leading Turkish bank in Jeddah, trade and commerce between Turkey and Saudi Arabia will reach new heights, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan here on Saturday.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Ziraat Bankasi's first branch in Rowadah district, Erdogan said, “It will further enhance cooperation between Turkey and the Kingdom in the fields of development, agriculture and construction. It has added a new chapter in our ties with Saudi Arabia. It will also immensely help thousands of Turkish pilgrims who come to the Kingdom for Haj and Umrah,” he added.

A large number of Saudi businessmen, officials and Turkish community members witnessed the glittering opening ceremony and lauded Erdogan for his efforts to boost Saudi-Turkish ties.

THY Airlines Orders More IAE V2500 Engines

Image EAST HARTFORD, CT--(Marketwire - March 13, 2011) - Turkish Airlines (THY), the national carrier of Turkey, has again selected the International Aero Engines AG V2500 SelectOne™ engine to power its A320 family aircraft. IAE will deliver 10 firm engines in 2013.

This follow-on order is valued at up to $200 million and will power A321 aircraft.

"We have been very pleased with the exceptional relationship we share with International Aero Engines, as well as the performance of its V2500 engine," said Mr. Hamdi Topçu, Chairman of Turkish Airlines. "It has helped us to maintain our reputation that reinforces our image as a leader in one of the most demanding aviation markets."

Melco Lands Two-Satellite Contract with Turkey

Image PARIS — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Melco) of Japan, in its biggest-ever commercial satellite award, has bested its U.S. and European competitors to win a Turkish government contract to build two telecommunications satellites, Melco announced March 8.

The Turkish Transportation Ministry announced the deal March 7, saying it is valued at $571 million including the satellites’ launches in 2013 and 2014. A launch-vehicle selection was not announced. The long-running competition to build the Turksat 4A and Turksat 4B satellites featured bids by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems of Sunnyvale, Calif., and a team composed of Astrium Satellites of Europe and Orbital Sciences of the United States.

Turkey Chooses Taggant Technology for Museum Entrance Security

Image The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey has recently decided to implement INKSURE's machine readable taggant solution for the security of the country's museum and historical site entrance tickets. The Ministry will implement the solution on entry tickets and smart museum entry cards for the next six years. As of 1 January 2011, the cards include a high-security hot-stamped hologram and the tickets include a hologram label. This solution makes the tickets and cards extremely difficult to counterfeit, yet very easy to authenticate in the field. The hologram contains overt security features created by MTM Security, a Turkish hologram manufacturer and covert security features created by InkSure Technologies, an American machine-readable taggant technology manufacturer.

US Technology Retailer Best Buy to End Operations in Turkey

American technology retailer Best Buy, which entered the Turkish market 14 months ago by opening a store in the western province of İzmir, has decided to end operations in Turkey. Announcing Best Buy’s new business strategies on Tuesday, company CEO Brian Dunn said: “It is expected that Best Buy, which entered the Turkish market to improve the returns of its stakeholders, will exit the market and Best Buy stores will [also] be closed in China.”A departure from the Turkish market will mean that Best Buy will end all its current operations and close its two stores in the country.

Turkish PM Backs Egypt Protesters

ImageTurkey has finally broken its silence over the Egyptian crisis after major newspapers criticised the government for its inexplicable silence on the issue.

Addressing members of his AKP party in parliament, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, has thrown his weight completely behind the protesters in Egypt.

Erdogan appealed to Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president: "You have to listen to the wishes of the people in order to create security and stability. First you must take steps that are good for Egypt. You must take steps that satisfy the people."

Turkey's TOKI Could Build 100,000 New Houses in Venezuela

ImageThe head of Turkey's Housing Development Administration (TOKI) said on Saturday that his organization could build nearly 100,000 new houses in Venezuela. Commenting on Venezuela's calling on Turkey to extend support for housing projects after a recent flood disaster that left nearly 140,000 Venezuelans homeless, TOKI President Erdogan Bayraktar said his organization could take 10 to 100 contractors to Venezuela as a first step.

Turkey's 2011 Investment Programme/Public Investment to Rise 17%

ImageA growth of 17.2 percent is envisaged in public investments in 2011, an election year. Out of the TL47.9bn worth of public investments planned for 2011, TL16.7bn is to be carried out by local administrations.
Turkey's Central government departments, revolving capital entities, state-owned enterprises, the Iller Bank (Provinces Bank) and companies under privatization, are set to invest almost TL31.3bn, combined. According to the 2011 Investment Programme just published in the Official Gazzete, public entities other than local administrations, had an investment stock made up of 2,534 projects, worth TL303.7bn, combined.
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