The AKP government in power at the moment has about 50 percent of the votes in Turkey. Turkey, established as a secular country by Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK (and his friends) after the war of independence against the occupying emperialistic powers at the time has been governed by as secular system where religion and state matters are seperated from each other and the state does not impose its citizens any means ...

Turkey has plenty of export items which contribute to the revenues of the country. Among those, we can mention exportation of plastic products to include household items and kitchenware which was not feasible until a decade ago. Today however, Turkish companies in the sector have found fertile markets and established successful and profitable business relations with foreign buyers. Ucsan Plastik is among su ...

ICE CREAM MARKET IN TURKEY Based on a survey in 2010 the ice cream market in Turkey was reported to record a growth of 30 percent over the first half of the year. It is also known that some locally operating companies export to foreign countries in the Balkans, Middle East and Central Asia as well as UAE. By the end of 2009 the total market volume already reached 800 million euros Among other findings in a ...

In developing Turkey there are not many cities with such a strong industry and economy as Gaziantep which is located in the southeastern part of the country. The city has been playing an important role in the Turkish economy with its industrial establishments and commercial infrastructure and has certainly taken its place among the group of few cities doing the biggest contributing to the revenues of the co ...

The undesired (but much expected) prospect has come true and several suspects alleged for causing deaths of 35 people in a fire at a hotel in Sivas town of Turkey in 1993 have been released after the court dropped the case today, due to statute of limitations. Thus, the hope to further conduct the investigation to get to the brains(instigators) who organized the shameful event behind the scene has vanished. ...

The day is dawning .. balloons are inflating.. While the crew inflates the balloons you can take pictures the marvelous view of balloons and Cappadocia. After the inflation is finished, you board onto the balloons. Now, you start going up and up... The flight begins... Here you are... You are flying... You are going where the wind takes you... The sky is layered with air currents.. The pilot is heating the ...

Turkish banking sector has gone through some rough times in the last couple of decades and in fact many establishments have gone bankrupt. Among those banks that have experienced a strong competition and unfavorable economic trends, Finansbank has been able to survive under the efficient and expertise administration of Mr. Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN, the founder of the company. Mr. Özyeğin is a living legend in the sect ...

Many sectors in Turkey today lag behind their counterparts in developed countries in profitability.  This trend can be seen in industrial sectors. Profits are nearly 2-3 times lower than in developed countries. One of these sectors is timber and forestry products. "In 2004, the net profit rate was between 18 and 33 percent," says Bülent Aymen, the head of the Mediterranean Timber and Forestry Products Expor ...

Turkey in a struggle for catching up with the civilized societies in the western world frequently faces some truly disappointing situations as with the "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN " and discussions about the law "SUPPOSED" to prevent it.. A journalist has written a very interesting article (interview) about the issue which is "much" worth reading..  Editor, BTT The protection of the family was once more chosen ...

On the contrary to many economies in Western Europe, Turkey  has left behind quite a successful year in 2011. Business owners and professionals forecast 2012 is likely to be a year of success as well, with 6-7 percent growth. Many companies thanks to the bitter experience they have survived through in the close future, have taken some measures to enable them to run them their businesses on a “flexible struc ...

Turkey has been receiving more and more FDI every consecutive year, inspite of the global crisis which has hit some countries like Greece real hard. In fact, it is the most profitable country for Alliance Boots's global organization. It ranks second in terms of turnover... Novartis Türkiye ranks tenth of all the Novartis operations. In 2011 it was eleventh. JTI Türkiye, which had ranked ninth in terms of gl ...

Istanbul, a giant city challenging world giants such as Moscow, Paris, London, Tokyo, New York and many more, was described as the most promising place for real estate investments in 2012 in a study conducted with hundreds of expert administrators. It is indeed so as the country has a remarkably strong economic growth (is spite of global crisis) and the city has a young and energetic population hungry for “ ...

A very creative article by Nuray Mert, one of the most objective and courageous journalists who has always avoided taking sides, on the contrary to most journalists (and papers) in Turkey today. She tries to put us in the picture about how well Turkey has been doing on its journey to "ADVANCED" democracy (as referred by Erdoğan) and the function efficiency of the community to adopt and adapt this system. Sh ...

Istanbul is a World megapole it goes without saying and it is most likely among the front runners.. The city has been the capital for several greatest empires throughout history and accumulated so much to offer visitors passing by.. On the other hand in parallel to the challenge of a giant city with enormous population to keep up with modern times the look of the city has unfortunately had to go through a s ...

In our World of today where there are hardly any boundaries  thanks to the modern traveling facilities and internet in specific, most products or services we are in need of are within a click distance. Unlike yesterday the potential customer can search for, find and order most items on the internet. It goes without saying this alternative way of trading is becoming more and more popular each day. This being ...

Turkey is fast becoming a new destination for Hollywood films. According to Alex Sutherland, the owner of Celtic AZ Films, the reason behind the sudden interest in Turkey is the government and the Investment Agency. Sutherland states. “The tax returns are appealing and the investment law will draw Hollywood to Turkey.”Turkey has recently become a popular location to film for the Hollywood film industry. Pro ...

Turkey which has taken giant steps in tourism by increasing the number of foreign visitors each year unfortunately seems not to have achieved its revenue targets. This fact is confirmed by statistics circulated by authorities and the administration is (and Ministry certainly) is expected to take the lead by designing a new strategy in tourism that would allow the country to enjoy the satisfactory results it ...

Demand for villas by the Bosphorus in Istanbul skyrockets. Interest from foreigners in real estate sector in Turkey has substantially increased in the recent years. Strategic location, cultural wealth and similar characteristics of Turkey have truly contributed to this situation. How does the situation for Turkey look like in 2012? It seems that 2012 is going to be a difficult year for the real estate secto ...

Turkey has been a truly very interesting country where one will face several top important news each and every day. In other words, the agenda is full and with top news all the time. Recently a conflict between the police department (and judiciary to include some prosecutors) has been on the agenda. Within this scope several prosecutors and top police officers have been appointed to other posts (probably de ...

What was expected to happen "did" happen and Sadrettin Sarıkaya, the Turkish prosecutor who called National Intelligence Agency (MİT) team that held talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to testify in an alleged terror case, was removed from the case. İbrahim Işık and Adem Özcan were chosen to replace Sarıkaya while Bilal Bayrakar will continue his task in the investigation, the reports sai ...

Among factors that substantially contribute to the success of the Turkish Tourism Industry are certainly trade shows organized in this country. Many participants  from allover the world have the opportunity of observing the potential Turkey has to offer and thus mutual relations in the sector grow in a more healthy and speedy manner. Among such events EMITT (The East Mediterranean International Travel & ...

Turkey has taken some remarkably giant steps in the tourism industry to become one of the major destinations in Europe and the World, in recent years. Among factors that have contributed to this outstanding success we can name increase in number of beds, improvement in service quality and certainly a much better marketing effort. Then again Turks have gained much more experience in their relations with fore ...

Turkey ranks 10th in Europe in wind energy production According to data from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Turkey has increased its electricity production from wind energy by 36 percent last year, and thus ranked the 10th in Europe. Accordingly, Turkey has increased its wind power capacity which was on the level of 1,329 MW at the end of 2010 to 1,799 MW in 2011. Germany, which is the EU coun ...