Business in Turkey. Istanbul Ankara, FDI

1. Introduction to the Republic of Turkey
2. Turkish economy
   1. Main sectors of the Turkish economy
3. Doing Business in Istanbul and Ankara
4. Transport and Logistics
5. International Trade of Turkey
   1. European Union-Turkey Customs Union
6. Investment in Turkey
   1. Establishing a Business in Turkey
   2. Special Investment Zones
7. Case Study: Koç Holding
8. Africa-Turkey Partnership
9. Turkic Council / Türk Dili Konuşan Ülkeler İşbirliği Konseyi (Türk Konseyi - TDİK)
10. Access to the Turkish market
11. Business Plan for Turkey

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The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Turkey” are:

1. To analyze the Turkish Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in Turkey
3. To explore the Turkish trade relations with the student's country
4. To learn about Turkish Trade Agreements
5. To examine the profile of the Turkish companies
6. To analyze the customs union between Turkey and EU and the Turkey-Africa Partnership
7. To develop a business plan for the Turkish market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Turkey” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate: World Trade.

Uluslararası İşletme Yüksek Lisans.

Languages: (or Turquía Turquie).

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Turkey”: 3

DIŞ TİCARET VE ULUSLAR ARASI ÇALIŞMA YÖNETİMİ (UYGULAMALI EĞİTİM).

Transport Corridors related to Turkey

1. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
2. Trans-Caspian Logistics Corridor
3. Afghanistan-Turkey Logistics Corridor
4. China-Central-West Asia Logistics Corridor
5. Islamabad-Istanbul Logistics Corridor
6. Pan-European Transport Corridor IX (Finland-Greece)
7. Access to the International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia)
8. Access to the Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road)
9. Transit and Transport Cooperation Agreement (Lapis Lazuli Route Agreement)
10. Iran-Pakistan-Turkey Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA)

Turkish Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Turkey and the Central Eurasian Economic Area
2. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
3. Black Sea Cooperation
4. European Union-Turkey Customs Union
   1. EU Enlargement
   2. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
   3. Black Sea Synergy
5. Turkey-Morocco Agreement
6. Turkey-Tunisia Agreement
7. Turkey-Egypt Agreement
8. Turkey-Serbia Agreement
9. Turkey-Montenegro Agreement
10. Turkey-Israel Agreement
11. Turkey-Macedonia Agreement
12. Turkey-Syria Agreement
13. Turkey-Albania Agreement
14. Turkey-Georgia Agreement
15. Turkey-Palestine Agreement
16. United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement
17. Turkey-Moldova Agreement
18. Turkey-Mauritius Agreement
19. Turkey-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement
20. Turkey-Singapore Agreement
21. EFTA-Turkey Agreement
22. Trade Agreements with Jordan, Lebanon, Chile, South Korea.
    1. FTA not yet ratified: Lebanon, Malaysia, Kosovo, and Ghana
23. Islamic Trade Preferential System
24. Trade Negotiations Among Developing Countries
25. Regional Cooperation Council
26. GUAM (Observer)
27. ACS (Observer)
28. SICA (observer)
29. IORA (dialogue partner)
30. SCO (Dialogue Partner)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. COTIF Convention (Rail)
4. BIC
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
6. International Maritime Organization
   1. Istanbul Convention
7. Customs Convention on Containers
8. COTIF Convention
9. CIM & CIT Rules (Rail Transport)
10. CMR Convention (UN)
11. International Chamber of Shipping
12. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

1. Asian Development Bank
2. Islamic Development Bank
3. Asia-Middle East Dialogue

Euro-Asian Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Europe
2. European Investment Bank
3. Asia Cooperation Dialogue
4. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. International Monetary Fund
4. African Development Bank
5. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
6. CPLP (observer country)

1. The Republic of Turkey has a total population of 78 million people (24 million people are active)
2. Area of Turkey: 783,562.38 km²
3. Turkish Capital: Ankara (5.1 million)
4. Turkish largest city: Istanbul (14.3 million)
5. Official language of Turkey: Turkish
6. Borders of Turkey: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria
7. Abolition of Slavery in Turkey: 1876

Religion in Turkey: Islam.

1. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence): Fiqh-el-hanafi (Hanafi)

Turkey belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area (Turkic area, Islamic Civilization).

Turkish Economy.

1. The economy of Turkey has had a steady economic growth rate for the last twenty quarters
2. The Turkish gross national product and GNP per capita shows the strength of the Turkish economy as well as its integration into the Global Economy
3. The Republic of Turkey has made significant steps in restructuring Turkish financial sector, improving the public sector governance, and business environment
4. The Turkish agriculture sector will be one of the top five world producers (2023)
5. Property (real estate) sector in Turkey: 4.6% of the Turkish GDP
6. A Global leader in dried figs, dried apricots, and hazelnuts production
7. Turkey is the Seventeenth largest car maker in the World
8. Turkey is the Seventh largest plastic producer in the World
9. 30 million tourists every year
10. Deep structural reforms
11. Universal Health Insurance
12. Health “free zones”
13. Currency of Turkey: Turkish Lira (TRY)
14. Turkey is a EU candidate member

Turkish Foreign Trade.

1. Turkey is a natural bridge between the Asian and the European Markets (Eurasian)
2. Main Turkish exports markets are the EU (56%) (4%), the United States (4%), Romania (3%), the UAE (3%), and Iraq (3%)
3. Textiles and transport equipment are the main imports of EU from Turkey
4. Main import providers are Russia, China, Germany, the United States, Italy, Iran, India, and Spain
5. Main imports origin of Turkey are the EU (41%), Russia (14%), China (8%), the United States (5%), Iran (4%) and Switzerland (3%)
6. Main European Union exports to Turkey are machinery, Transport material, and chemical products
7. Turkey has a Customs Union with the EU
8. Access to the CIS and the Middle East markets
9. Access to the Eurasian Land Transport Initiative

Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey.

1. Turkey is the thirteenth most attractive nation in the World for Foreign Direct Investment
2. 41,397 foreign enterprises are established in Turkey working in wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, and property (real estate)
3. Textile production leads the manufacturing sector in Foreign Direct Investment followed by chemicals and food and beverage products
4. Government body: Ministry of Investment Support and promotion Agency (ISPAT)

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