Dear Reader, Turkey is booming. Its economy is growing fast and there are opportunities in nearly every sector. Yet, many foreign entrepreneurs are hesitant in taking the step of extending their business to Turkey. Unfamiliarity with Turkey’s language, its business culture and legislation keep many entrepreneurs from setting up a profitable business in Turkey or from entering into a fruitful collaboration w ...

Turkey and Brazil are very important countries in their regions and the mutual recent visits from both countries have greatly contribute to the development of the bilateral relations. An interesting point is Brazilian football players currently playing in the Turkish soccer league are most important contributors to relations between two countries. These players consolidate the love for Brazil in the Turkish ...

For quite a while now Turkey has been debating whether the “Presidential System” would be suitable for the country. Opinion leaders have expressed that PM Erdoğan has made it clear he would be in favor of such a system switch in the Turkish democracy whereas many believe this would make the number one politician of Turkey even more authoritarian. The members of the ruling party have already started to talk ...

The usual practice for many developing countries – Turkey to be in the first row – has been struggling to improve commercial relations with developed countries of the western World such as Germany, England, Italy, France (EU countries) and the USA etc… Whereas in the end developing countries (sounds more decent than underdeveloped) have most often found that time has worked against them and they have given ...

What should a foreign visitor do in Istanbul to ensure he/she gets the most out of it during a short stay in this city? You are in Istanbul, one of the world’s most fascinating cities literally… You have a couple of days to spend in this fantastic environment bringing together the East and the West, the modern and authentic.. You are in such a giant city that without getting proper assistance it is practica ...

When Turkey hit the road and knocked on the door of the EU decades ago, to eventually become a full member, the economic picture of the country was almost hopeless. The reason was there was so much Turkey had to do in order to reach the level of economic and cultural welfare required for accession at the time, that the mission almost seemed to be impossible. However during the last decade in particular and ...

Prime Minister ERDOGAN flew to the USA on Wedenesday 15th May, to meet with President OBAMA and conduct talks with other officials. Erdogan has taken some top important files with him to discuss with Obama such as; The situation in Syria, prospects of an international intervention, trade agreement signed between the United States and the European Union and the negative burden it will bring to Turkey as well ...

In this article I would like to share some real useful information about establishing business in Turkey and the points one should pay attention to which I hope will help interested parties in making their road maps, when need be. Phase 1- Market research and cost analysis No matter in which sector you are or what your product/service is, a market research and feasibility study are necessary before entering ...

In Turkey, 50,000 tons of garbage is produced everyday which corresponds to 1,5-2 kgs of garbage per residence on top of industrial and medical wastes. Like with many developing countries Turkey has to cope with the problem of disposal of such wastes without separate collection which is considered to be a major threat for public health. The administration being aware of this challenge luckily, has attribute ...

The fierce competition among the economies of the world  is getting tougher every day. In fact so tough that it has swept some important countries into a state of despair and made them dependent on the financial aid to come from EU. The whole of Europe prayed God for other countries not to follow as its could be an end of a legend, namelt European Union. Turkey which has not been shown the green light to en ...

The USA came to Iraq to bring democracy and peace. It took ages before the Americans left the country back home leaving millions of dead people in Iraq. The question has always been “Has this giant operation been successful to accomplish its mission? Is true democracy and peace established in Iraq, now?”. The answer is not very encouraging we are afraid as could be figured out judging on the chaos and bruta ...

Istanbul, a giant city with historical and cultural resources and enormous business opportunities is challenging world giants such as Moscow, Paris, London, Tokyo, New York and many more. Istanbul was described as the most promising place for real estate investments in 2012. The number of modern shopping centers increased from 44 to 284 between 2000 and 2011.Turkey, as a regional hub providing easy access t ...

A SPECIAL DAY FOR AUSTRALIANS & NEW ZEALANDERS 25th April is Australia's most important national commemoration day. It marks the anniversary of the first important military action undertaken by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. At that time the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps were referred to as ANZAC which stood for “Australian and New Zealand Army Corps”. AUSTRALIANS ...

A few decades back many Turkish citizens used to fly abroad and USA in particular to get medical treatment as the belief at the time was that the country did not provide satisfactory prospects of medical treatment due to lack of up-to-date technology and equipment mainly. Today however the picture has totally changed and the country has been receiving thousands of patients from abroad seeking cure and the o ...

Ayşe Kulin is one of the most prominent Turkish authors. Her books are very "INFORMATIVE" as well as entertaining .. Ms Kuılin has definitely a very loyal "portfolio of readers" after her success with beautiful novels such as "Her Name is AYLIN" and "SEVDALINKA" etc.. She graduated from the American College for Girls in Istanbul. For many years she worked in various sectors of the Turkish media. After some ...

Republic of Turkey, successor to Ottoman Empire once an almighty power in Europe and Middle East and Africa in particular has been the rising star in the region once again, for some time. In spite of all the harsh criticism targeted at the government, it would not be fair to ignore the efforts and performance of current Ak Parti administration headed by Prime Minister Erdoğan, especially following the most ...

In this writing we would like to refer to some foreigners living in Turkey as one of us.. We honestly believe we should feel lucky to have these people in this country.. Because we hope they will help serve the purpose to provide us Turks with more “QUALITY, SOPHISTICATION, STYLE” and a lot more having to do with “HUMAN” qualities etc.. The thing is some “BIG GUYS” in power believe developing (as a country) ...

Turkey has been going through some major political and legal changes recently during which the government in office has not refrained from taking the most radical steps on the way to resolving the long dealt with conflicts. It is indisputable that the AK Parti government has managed to get through many “mission impossible” challenges with success, some claim. Looking at the picture from one point of view th ...

Turkey alongside with its many other attractions has been very popular with its unique BLUE VOYAGE (Mavi Yolculuk in Turkish) on which occasion you sail along the Turkish coastline on a very elegant boat called GULLET for a period of 3 to 7 days. During this fabulous journey you have the chance to explore unparallelled bays with very unique coves and beautiful beaches along the crystal clear water of  the M ...

DIVIDE & SWALLOW .. Those words are the title to a great book written by BANU AVAR (a very patriotistic Turkish Lady Journalist in love with her country) about the scenarios being put into effect by the Emperialistic Powers  allover the world and especially in the Middle East .. We are all acquainted with the name of the play, now; The Greater Middle East Project.. The book (unfortunately) is in Turkish ...

The healthcare system in Turkey is being developed under the 2003-2013 Health Transformation Program as part of the EU harmonization package. The purpose of this program is to increase the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system and enhance access to healthcare facilities with the introduction of a number of reforms. The harmonization with the EU and sector modernization is leading to considerable p ...

Ankara’s membership to EU has been a true issue of conflict between the parties for over a decade now as EU has kept waiting Turkey on its toes all this time. Some believe if the EU opened its doors to Turkey it would all at once face Turkish invasion by workers wishing to take up employment in western EU countries such as Germany, France and so forth thus causing great economic chaos in the member countrie ...

Turkey’s possible membership in the Shanghai Cooperation would be interesting, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Jan. 28. A few days ago Turkish PM was reported to have said in a TV interview that Turkey was seriously considering seeking membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as an alternative at a time when EU does not seem to have a bright future. The conflict of in ...