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Turkey is planning to polish its credentials as an international transportation hub by building one of the world’s largest airports in Istanbul, a facility that is intended to serve the growing travel market and also cater to transit traffic, though it will face stiff competition from established airports in the Middle East and Europe. On May 20 a ceremony was held in Ankara to mark the signing…
A drive to restructure Turkey’s agricultural sector includes ambitious plans to expand fruit and vegetable production and is set to open the door for foreign investors looking to meet demand back home. Buoyed by favourable geographic conditions and abundant rainfall, Turkey’s agricultural sector contributed $62bn to the economy in 2012, after growing steadily over the previous three years on the…
The expanding population, at about 1.3% per year, and changing demographics have helped Turkey’s food and beverage sector outpace global growth and make it a key market for investment. According to state statistics, a quarter of household spending goes to food, drinks and tobacco. Worldwide, the food and beverage market is estimated to be growing at about 3% a year, but the forecasted rate in Turkey…
As an increasingly popular destination for health care, Turkish medical tourism has seen impressive growth over the last five years. A combination of rising standards in medical practice, along with higher incomes and government moves to let the private sector find its own feet, have created a good quality medical sector with prices still well below regional and international rivals. The health tourism…
In the effort to increase product diversity and enhance the year-round viability of the tourism sector, the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) segment is receiving growing attention – both from the government as well as from industry professionals. As an already well-established MICE destination, the focus is currently on developing the domestic infrastructure to further strengthen…
A commitment to a more research-based economy is embodied in the science and technology districts that have proliferated nationwide. Between 2003 and 2012, the number of local “technoparks” rose from 12 to 49, while the number of companies hosted in these sites grew from 169 to 2174. “Although Turkey has yet to develop the research and innovation capacity of more advanced economies, the country…
Robot tractors, geothermal greenhouses and cloned trees are part of the farming sector’s push to modernise, but more innovation is needed. The hot trend in the automotive industry may be self-driving cars, but a more practical and productive application has quietly taken place for years: driverless tractors. Turkey’s farmers can already turn to unmanned tractors guided by GPS and sensors while…
As Turkey’s young, technologically engaged population increases its internet usage on a variety of platforms, the mobile internet market is set for substantial growth in 2013. Having traditionally lagged behind other nations in 3G development, Turkey is now in an advantageous position to roll out 4G and 4G long-term evolution (LTE) networks, offering customers the fastest mobile internet speeds in…
The media and advertising industry in Turkey has been undergoing some important regulatory changes in recent times, and this process is likely to continue in the coming year. On the one hand, the state has become more involved in the measurement of media effectiveness, thanks to an expanded role for the radio and TV authority. On the other hand, 2013 will also likely see a new draft consumer law make…
