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Edit Comment Close By: deniz6 (23 month(s) ago) it is really really good presantation can i download it? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER: YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER TURKEYTURKEY THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN CONTINENTS : TURKEY THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN CONTINENTS DID YOU KNOW TURKEY HAS BEEN THE CRADLE OF SEVERAL CIVILIZATIONS ? DID YOU KNOW BLACKSEA WOULD HAVE BEEN A LAKE IF IT WASN’T FOR BOSPHORUS ? TURKEY, WITH ITS UNIQUE LOCATION, BRIDGES EAST TO WEST NOT ONLY GEOGRAPHICALLY BUT ALSO CULTURALLY IT HAS STRONG TIES WITH CIS AS WELL AS MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE THE ENERGY SOURCE OF THE WORLD TURKISH ECONOMY AND POLITICAL SYSTEM ARE LEVELED WITH EUROPEAN STANDARTS IT IS THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC NATION IN THE EURASIAN REGION IT IS A MEMBER OF UN, OSCE, NATO, ECO, BSEC TURKEY HOLDS A STRATEGICAL POSITION: TURKEY HOLDS A STRATEGICAL POSITION ONE OF THE THREE COUNTRIES (RUSSIA AND EGYPT BEING THE OTHER TWO) TERRITORY OF WHICH STRETCHES OVER TWO CONTINENTS. IT IS WHERE EAST MEETS WEST.DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS : DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TURKEY IS THE 16TH BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. TURKEY IS A MEMBER OF G-20 GROUP. TURKEY HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ONE OF TEN EMERGING MARKETS OF THE FORTHCOMING DECADE BY THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: TURKEY HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ONE OF TEN EMERGING MARKETS OF THE FORTHCOMING DECADE BY THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSPER CAPITA INCOME ON PPP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) BASE IS $7,000.: PER CAPITA INCOME ON PPP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) BASE IS $7,000. TURKISH ECONOMY: TURKISH ECONOMY SECTORS OF PROMINENCEAGRICULTURE: AGRICULTURESlide9: AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE MAIN SECTORS IN TURKEY IT POSSESSES 28 MILLION HECTARES OF IRRIGABLE LAND THERE ARE TOTAL OF 41.1 MILLION HEADS OF LIVESTOCK IN THE COUNTRY. ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS AS FOLLOWS: 1 MILLON TONS OF POULTRY 590,000 TONS POULTRY MEAT 10.7 MILLION TONS MILK 550,000 TONS EGGS AVERAGE OF 850,000 TONS ANNUAL COTTON PRODUCTION FROZEN FOOD IS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR WITH AN ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 25% Slide10: WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER AND EXPORTER OF HAZELNUTS, DRIED FIGS, DRIED APRICOTS. WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF LENTILS, RAISINS, CHICKPEAS, TOMATO. NOWADAYS, GREECE GETS MOST OF ITS TOMATO “”FROM TURKEY. RANKS THIRD IN THE WORLD FOR TOMATO “”CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION. Slide11: LARGEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER OF COTTON, TEA, TOBACCO. RANKS FROM FOURTH TO TENTH IN THE WORLD FOR OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, BROAD BEANS, SESAME SEEDS, WHEAT, SUGAR, BEANS PRODUCTION. MANUFACTURING: MANUFACTURINGTEXTILE: TEXTILE DID YOU KNOW THAT PRODUCT LINE OF MANY BRAND NAMES SUCH AS VERSACE, NIKE, LEVIS, ADIDAS, LACOSTE, HUGO BOSS, ARMANI, PRODUCED IN TURKEY ? TEXTILE IS THE STRONGEST SECTOR IN THE TURKISH ECONOMY, ITS SHARE IS ABOUT 37% OF TOTAL EXPORTS AND 43% OF INDUSTRIAL EXPORTS. TEXTILE EMPLOYS 11% OF WORKFORCE AND IT ACCOUNTS FOR 24% OF GDP. TURKEY IS THE TOP TEXTILE SUPPLIER TO THE EU. AUTOMOTIVE: DID YOU KNOW TURKEY HAS BECOME PRODUCTION AND EXPORT BASE FOR RENAULT, FIAT, FORD, GM, TOYOTA, HONDA, MITSUBISHI, ISUZU, HYUNDAI, BMC, MAN, PEUGEOT, DAIMLER-CRYSLER ? CAR OWNERSHIP RATIO IS 70/1000. PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 1,080,155 UNITS. MAJOR JOINT VENTURES ARE: RENAULT, FIAT, FORD, GM, TOYOTA, HONDA, MITSUBISHI, ISUZU, HYUNDAI, BMC, MAN, PEUGEOT, DAIMLER-CRYSLER. TOTAL EXPORT OF 4,4 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2002 OF WHICH MAIN INDUSTRY IS 2,2 BILLION DOLLARS. AUTOMOTIVESlide15: AUTOMOTIVE EXPORT CONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTIONSlide17: SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN RUSSIA AND IN FORMER SOVIET STATES. WITHIN THE PROJECT, TURKISH UNION OF CHAMBERS HAS ALSO BUILT A BUSINESS PLAZA IN RUSSIA. RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING WAS RESTORATED BY TURKISH COMPANIES IN A RECORD TIME. TURKISH COMPANIES UNDERTAKE PROJECTS IN MORE THAN 45 NATIONS WITH AN EARNING OF $42BN. Slide18: IT OFFERS GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES BOTH FOR FOREIGN & LOCAL INVESTORS. TURKEY’S CONSTRUCTION SHARE IN THE WORLD IS 2%. TOTAL WORKS OF 9 TURKISH COMPANIES LISTED IN THE “ENR TOP 225” REACHED UP TO $2.3 BILLION. AS FOR THE RESOURCES, TURKEY IS THE LARGEST CEMENT MANUFACTURER IN EUROPE AND 7TH IN THE WORLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION OF CEMENT IS AROUND 36 MILLION TONS. TOURISM: TOURISMSlide21: DID YOU KNOW 2 OF THE 7 WONDERS ARE IN TURKEY ? DID YOU KNOW FIRST SEVEN CHURCHES OF CHRISTIANITY WERE BUILT IN TURKEY ? 60% OF ALL TOURISTS COME FROM OECD NATIONS. TURKEY IS AMONG THE FIRST THREE DESTINATION OF EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS. AS TWO NEIGBHOURING COUNTRIES, TURKEY AND GREECE WOULD HAVE TO ENHANCE TOURISTIC VISITS AND EASE THE FLOW OF PEOPLE INTO THEIR COUNTRY. LAST 20 YEARS BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW FOREIGN AND LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES TO TOURISM SECTOR.: LAST 20 YEARS BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW FOREIGN AND LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES TO TOURISM SECTOR. FOREIGN TRADE: FOREIGN TRADESlide24: CONSUMPTION GOODS; 51.1% OF EXPORTS 10.0% OF IMPORTS. INTERMEDIATE GOODS; 41.5% OF EXPORTS 76.6% OF IMPORTS. CAPITAL GOODS; 7.3% OF EXPORTS 12.5% OF IMPORTS.FOREIGN TRADE BY COUNTRIES : FOREIGN TRADE BY COUNTRIES MAINLY EU AND OECD NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN THE BLACK SEA, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST FOREIGN TRADE BY REGIONS (2002): FOREIGN TRADE BY REGIONS (2002) SHARE OF OECD-MEMBER STATES IS 67.7% IN EXPORTS AND 60.1% IN IMPORTS. SHARE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS 50.4% IN EXPORTS AND 40.4% IN IMPORTS. SHARE OF THE ECO MEMBER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST) IS 15.1% IN EXPORTS AND 15.5% IN EXPORTS.EXPORTS: EXPORTS DID YOU KNOW TURKEY EXPORTS 13,000 ITEMS TO 196 COUNTRIES VIA 27,500 COMPANIES? TURKEY’S ANNUAL EXPORTS, AS OF 2002, REACHED TO $33 BILLION.TURKEY & EUROPEAN UNION: TURKEY & EUROPEAN UNION EU IS TURKEY’S BIGGEST PARTNER IN FOREIGN TRADE. TURKEY SIGNED CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT WITH THE EU IN 1996, WHICH ENABLES GREECE TO TRADE WITH TURKEY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EU NATION. TURKEY HAS BEEN A CANDIDATE TO THE EU SINCE 1999. TURKEY HAS FACED LOTS OF STRUCTURAL REFORMS ON ITS WAY TO EU MEMBERSHIP. FOREIGN INVESTMENT: FOREIGN INVESTMENTTOTAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN TURKEY (2002): TOTAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN TURKEY (2002) TURKEY IS SUCH A CONVENIENT MARKET FOR INVESTMENTS. FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE MAINLY OECD (2 BILLION DOLLAR) AND EU COUNTRIES (1,5 BILLION DOLLAR). Slide31: WHAT DOES TURKEY OFFER AS A “BUSINESS PARTNER”Slide32: TURKEY HAS ABUNDANT EDUCATED AND TRAINED MANPOWER. DEVELOPED FINANCIAL SERVICES AND FOREIGN BANKS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT AND HANDLE ALL SORTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACTIVITIES. COUNTRIES IN THE EURASIAN REGION CAN BE VISITED BY AIR, SEA, OR LAND, INCLUDING RAILWAYS TRANSPORTATION. Slide33: TURKEY POSSESSES SUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE INFORMATION & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES. TURKEY IS A REGIONAL CENTER FOR FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPMENT. Slide34: TURKEY IS HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN THE FORMATION OF FREE TRADE ZONES. TURKEY COLLABORATES WITH COUNTRIES IN THE REGION WHICH TAKE PART IN THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BSEC, ECO AND HARMONIZATION OF FOREIGN TRADE REGIMES OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES. TURKEY HAS ALREADY SIGNED FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. Slide35: IMPORTANT RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION LIKE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WILL BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH TURKEY TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. TURKISH ENTERPRISES HAVE DEVELOPED GOOD CONTACTS, EXPERIENCES AND HAVE AN IMPORTANT ACCUMULATION IN THE EURASIAN AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES. Slide36: OPPORTUNITIESSlide37: TURKEY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MARKET WHICH WILL GROW EVEN BIGGER, WHICH WILL HAVE LEGAL/MARKET STRUCTURES HARMONIZED WITH THOSE OF THE USA AND THE EU. THEREFORE; TURKEY IS YOUR IDEAL PARTNER FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATIONSlide38: TURKEY WILL FURTHER DEVELOP ITS KNOWLEDGE BASE. TRADE, COMMERCE AND BUSINESS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WILL HELP PEOPLE OF THE TWO NATIONS TO INTEGRATE AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER WELL. BECAUSESlide39: TURKEY WILL BE AMONG THE LEADING CONTRACTORS. TURKISH COMPANIES WILL BE MORE OPEN TO GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. TURKEY WILL BE LUCRATIVE MARKET FOR INVESTORS. TURKEY CAN MAKE USE OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ITS PARTNERS.Slide40: TURKEY IS NOT ONLY A MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCTS AND A SUPPLIER TO MEET YOUR NEEDS BUT ALSO CAN BE CONSIDERED AS AN IDEAL PARTNER FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION. TURKEY WILL OFFER A LOT MORE IN THE NEXT DECADE. THANK YOU: THANK YOU You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
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Edit Comment Close By: deniz6 (23 month(s) ago) it is really really good presantation can i download it? Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER: YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER TURKEYTURKEY THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN CONTINENTS : TURKEY THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN CONTINENTS DID YOU KNOW TURKEY HAS BEEN THE CRADLE OF SEVERAL CIVILIZATIONS ? DID YOU KNOW BLACKSEA WOULD HAVE BEEN A LAKE IF IT WASN’T FOR BOSPHORUS ? TURKEY, WITH ITS UNIQUE LOCATION, BRIDGES EAST TO WEST NOT ONLY GEOGRAPHICALLY BUT ALSO CULTURALLY IT HAS STRONG TIES WITH CIS AS WELL AS MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE THE ENERGY SOURCE OF THE WORLD TURKISH ECONOMY AND POLITICAL SYSTEM ARE LEVELED WITH EUROPEAN STANDARTS IT IS THE LEADING DEMOCRATIC NATION IN THE EURASIAN REGION IT IS A MEMBER OF UN, OSCE, NATO, ECO, BSEC TURKEY HOLDS A STRATEGICAL POSITION: TURKEY HOLDS A STRATEGICAL POSITION ONE OF THE THREE COUNTRIES (RUSSIA AND EGYPT BEING THE OTHER TWO) TERRITORY OF WHICH STRETCHES OVER TWO CONTINENTS. IT IS WHERE EAST MEETS WEST.DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS : DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TURKEY IS THE 16TH BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. TURKEY IS A MEMBER OF G-20 GROUP. TURKEY HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ONE OF TEN EMERGING MARKETS OF THE FORTHCOMING DECADE BY THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: TURKEY HAS BEEN DECLARED AS ONE OF TEN EMERGING MARKETS OF THE FORTHCOMING DECADE BY THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSPER CAPITA INCOME ON PPP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) BASE IS $7,000.: PER CAPITA INCOME ON PPP (PURCHASING POWER PARITY) BASE IS $7,000. TURKISH ECONOMY: TURKISH ECONOMY SECTORS OF PROMINENCEAGRICULTURE: AGRICULTURESlide9: AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE MAIN SECTORS IN TURKEY IT POSSESSES 28 MILLION HECTARES OF IRRIGABLE LAND THERE ARE TOTAL OF 41.1 MILLION HEADS OF LIVESTOCK IN THE COUNTRY. ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS AS FOLLOWS: 1 MILLON TONS OF POULTRY 590,000 TONS POULTRY MEAT 10.7 MILLION TONS MILK 550,000 TONS EGGS AVERAGE OF 850,000 TONS ANNUAL COTTON PRODUCTION FROZEN FOOD IS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR WITH AN ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 25% Slide10: WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER AND EXPORTER OF HAZELNUTS, DRIED FIGS, DRIED APRICOTS. WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF LENTILS, RAISINS, CHICKPEAS, TOMATO. NOWADAYS, GREECE GETS MOST OF ITS TOMATO “”FROM TURKEY. RANKS THIRD IN THE WORLD FOR TOMATO “”CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION. Slide11: LARGEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER OF COTTON, TEA, TOBACCO. RANKS FROM FOURTH TO TENTH IN THE WORLD FOR OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, BROAD BEANS, SESAME SEEDS, WHEAT, SUGAR, BEANS PRODUCTION. MANUFACTURING: MANUFACTURINGTEXTILE: TEXTILE DID YOU KNOW THAT PRODUCT LINE OF MANY BRAND NAMES SUCH AS VERSACE, NIKE, LEVIS, ADIDAS, LACOSTE, HUGO BOSS, ARMANI, PRODUCED IN TURKEY ? TEXTILE IS THE STRONGEST SECTOR IN THE TURKISH ECONOMY, ITS SHARE IS ABOUT 37% OF TOTAL EXPORTS AND 43% OF INDUSTRIAL EXPORTS. TEXTILE EMPLOYS 11% OF WORKFORCE AND IT ACCOUNTS FOR 24% OF GDP. TURKEY IS THE TOP TEXTILE SUPPLIER TO THE EU. AUTOMOTIVE: DID YOU KNOW TURKEY HAS BECOME PRODUCTION AND EXPORT BASE FOR RENAULT, FIAT, FORD, GM, TOYOTA, HONDA, MITSUBISHI, ISUZU, HYUNDAI, BMC, MAN, PEUGEOT, DAIMLER-CRYSLER ? CAR OWNERSHIP RATIO IS 70/1000. PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 1,080,155 UNITS. MAJOR JOINT VENTURES ARE: RENAULT, FIAT, FORD, GM, TOYOTA, HONDA, MITSUBISHI, ISUZU, HYUNDAI, BMC, MAN, PEUGEOT, DAIMLER-CRYSLER. TOTAL EXPORT OF 4,4 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2002 OF WHICH MAIN INDUSTRY IS 2,2 BILLION DOLLARS. AUTOMOTIVESlide15: AUTOMOTIVE EXPORT CONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTIONSlide17: SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN RUSSIA AND IN FORMER SOVIET STATES. WITHIN THE PROJECT, TURKISH UNION OF CHAMBERS HAS ALSO BUILT A BUSINESS PLAZA IN RUSSIA. RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING WAS RESTORATED BY TURKISH COMPANIES IN A RECORD TIME. TURKISH COMPANIES UNDERTAKE PROJECTS IN MORE THAN 45 NATIONS WITH AN EARNING OF $42BN. Slide18: IT OFFERS GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES BOTH FOR FOREIGN & LOCAL INVESTORS. TURKEY’S CONSTRUCTION SHARE IN THE WORLD IS 2%. TOTAL WORKS OF 9 TURKISH COMPANIES LISTED IN THE “ENR TOP 225” REACHED UP TO $2.3 BILLION. AS FOR THE RESOURCES, TURKEY IS THE LARGEST CEMENT MANUFACTURER IN EUROPE AND 7TH IN THE WORLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION OF CEMENT IS AROUND 36 MILLION TONS. TOURISM: TOURISMSlide21: DID YOU KNOW 2 OF THE 7 WONDERS ARE IN TURKEY ? DID YOU KNOW FIRST SEVEN CHURCHES OF CHRISTIANITY WERE BUILT IN TURKEY ? 60% OF ALL TOURISTS COME FROM OECD NATIONS. TURKEY IS AMONG THE FIRST THREE DESTINATION OF EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS. AS TWO NEIGBHOURING COUNTRIES, TURKEY AND GREECE WOULD HAVE TO ENHANCE TOURISTIC VISITS AND EASE THE FLOW OF PEOPLE INTO THEIR COUNTRY. LAST 20 YEARS BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW FOREIGN AND LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES TO TOURISM SECTOR.: LAST 20 YEARS BROUGHT A LOT OF NEW FOREIGN AND LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES TO TOURISM SECTOR. FOREIGN TRADE: FOREIGN TRADESlide24: CONSUMPTION GOODS; 51.1% OF EXPORTS 10.0% OF IMPORTS. INTERMEDIATE GOODS; 41.5% OF EXPORTS 76.6% OF IMPORTS. CAPITAL GOODS; 7.3% OF EXPORTS 12.5% OF IMPORTS.FOREIGN TRADE BY COUNTRIES : FOREIGN TRADE BY COUNTRIES MAINLY EU AND OECD NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN THE BLACK SEA, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST FOREIGN TRADE BY REGIONS (2002): FOREIGN TRADE BY REGIONS (2002) SHARE OF OECD-MEMBER STATES IS 67.7% IN EXPORTS AND 60.1% IN IMPORTS. SHARE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS 50.4% IN EXPORTS AND 40.4% IN IMPORTS. SHARE OF THE ECO MEMBER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST) IS 15.1% IN EXPORTS AND 15.5% IN EXPORTS.EXPORTS: EXPORTS DID YOU KNOW TURKEY EXPORTS 13,000 ITEMS TO 196 COUNTRIES VIA 27,500 COMPANIES? TURKEY’S ANNUAL EXPORTS, AS OF 2002, REACHED TO $33 BILLION.TURKEY & EUROPEAN UNION: TURKEY & EUROPEAN UNION EU IS TURKEY’S BIGGEST PARTNER IN FOREIGN TRADE. TURKEY SIGNED CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT WITH THE EU IN 1996, WHICH ENABLES GREECE TO TRADE WITH TURKEY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER EU NATION. TURKEY HAS BEEN A CANDIDATE TO THE EU SINCE 1999. TURKEY HAS FACED LOTS OF STRUCTURAL REFORMS ON ITS WAY TO EU MEMBERSHIP. FOREIGN INVESTMENT: FOREIGN INVESTMENTTOTAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN TURKEY (2002): TOTAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN TURKEY (2002) TURKEY IS SUCH A CONVENIENT MARKET FOR INVESTMENTS. FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE MAINLY OECD (2 BILLION DOLLAR) AND EU COUNTRIES (1,5 BILLION DOLLAR). Slide31: WHAT DOES TURKEY OFFER AS A “BUSINESS PARTNER”Slide32: TURKEY HAS ABUNDANT EDUCATED AND TRAINED MANPOWER. DEVELOPED FINANCIAL SERVICES AND FOREIGN BANKS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT AND HANDLE ALL SORTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACTIVITIES. COUNTRIES IN THE EURASIAN REGION CAN BE VISITED BY AIR, SEA, OR LAND, INCLUDING RAILWAYS TRANSPORTATION. Slide33: TURKEY POSSESSES SUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE INFORMATION & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES. TURKEY IS A REGIONAL CENTER FOR FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADE, TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPMENT. Slide34: TURKEY IS HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN THE FORMATION OF FREE TRADE ZONES. TURKEY COLLABORATES WITH COUNTRIES IN THE REGION WHICH TAKE PART IN THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BSEC, ECO AND HARMONIZATION OF FOREIGN TRADE REGIMES OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES. TURKEY HAS ALREADY SIGNED FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. Slide35: IMPORTANT RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION LIKE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WILL BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH TURKEY TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. TURKISH ENTERPRISES HAVE DEVELOPED GOOD CONTACTS, EXPERIENCES AND HAVE AN IMPORTANT ACCUMULATION IN THE EURASIAN AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES. Slide36: OPPORTUNITIESSlide37: TURKEY WILL BE AN IMPORTANT MARKET WHICH WILL GROW EVEN BIGGER, WHICH WILL HAVE LEGAL/MARKET STRUCTURES HARMONIZED WITH THOSE OF THE USA AND THE EU. THEREFORE; TURKEY IS YOUR IDEAL PARTNER FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATIONSlide38: TURKEY WILL FURTHER DEVELOP ITS KNOWLEDGE BASE. TRADE, COMMERCE AND BUSINESS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WILL HELP PEOPLE OF THE TWO NATIONS TO INTEGRATE AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER WELL. BECAUSESlide39: TURKEY WILL BE AMONG THE LEADING CONTRACTORS. TURKISH COMPANIES WILL BE MORE OPEN TO GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. TURKEY WILL BE LUCRATIVE MARKET FOR INVESTORS. TURKEY CAN MAKE USE OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ITS PARTNERS.Slide40: TURKEY IS NOT ONLY A MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCTS AND A SUPPLIER TO MEET YOUR NEEDS BUT ALSO CAN BE CONSIDERED AS AN IDEAL PARTNER FOR INVESTMENT AND COOPERATION. TURKEY WILL OFFER A LOT MORE IN THE NEXT DECADE. THANK YOU: THANK YOU