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Britian is experiencing one of the most important turning points in its history. Brexit will put the empire in a new phase. Also it can be said that Brexit will launch a new era for both the UK and Turkey full of new opportunities.

05 | Berat Albayrak had fruitful meetings at the White House 06 | Joint Technical Working Group From Turkey and the US 07 | $1.8 Billion Investment by Socar and BP 08 | E-commerce Volume on Rise 09 | ‘Sultans of TĂźrkiye’ Wins Robotics Award in US

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WHAT’S THE REAL PICTURE OF THE S-400?

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13 13 BRIEFING 13 | SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE

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Turkey’s export revenue continued to rise in March and recorded as 16.9 billion US Dollars.

14 | ISTANBUL IS INTRODUCED TO THE WORLD THROUGH INSTAGRAM Istanbul, the worlds’ favorite city becomes more powerful at the social media with “Share Istanbul and Fly� themed contest.

16 | GALATAPORT İSTANBUL SHOWCASED IN MIAMI The only main port of Istanbul, Galataport met with the world’s giants of the cruise sector, in Miami. Port will start to host cruise ships in March 2020.

19 | TURKISH-GERMAN FORMULA FOR TIRE PRODUCTION Together with the CoKoon bonding technology they develop, Kordsa and Continental, offer an

alternative to the formula used in the industry for nearly one century.

20 | TURKISH PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR TO GROW 35% According to KPMG’s report, the pharmaceutical sector in Turkey will continue to grow strongly in WKH QH[W oYH \HDUV

24 | TURKEY IS AN IMPORTANT HUB FOR ITALY 28 | GREAT MOVE BY TURKISH AIRLINES 7XUNH\ V pDJ FDUULHU DLUOLQH completed the Great Move to its new home, Istanbul Airport..

36 | INVESTMENT OFFICE HOLDS ROADSHOWS IN AUSTRIA AND ITALY ,Q $SULO WKH ,QYHVWPHQW 2IoFH organized a roadshow in Austria and Italy and held several meetings with investors and media representatives.

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51 BRANDS 51 | A TURKISH BRAND WORTHY OF STARS 54 | THE TURKISH BRAND WITH SCANDINAVIAN STYLE 56 | GLOBALIZING THROUGH PLANT NUTRITION TECHNOLOGY 58 | REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH IN RETAIL ANALYTICS ERA

62 AGENDA FAIRS, EXHIBITIONS, SUMMITS, MEETINGS IN MAY

63 FIGURES THE FIGURES OF TURKISH EXPORTS IN MARCH, 2019

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NOW IS THE TIME OF REFORMS

Now we have a non-elective period of 4.5 years. We read this process as a period of rapid economic reform. In the context of the Sustainability and Innovation Year, which we have announced as TIM, we will continue our record with the same determination for the welfare, growth and employment of our country.

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BERAT ALBAYRAK HAD FRUITFUL MEETINGS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

The Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkey, Berat Albayrak was hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washington DC.

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INISTER of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak has conducted a series of meetings with 86 oQDQFH RIoFLDOV including US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin to advance bilateral economic ties.

During the meeting with US Secretary of Treasury Steve Mnunchin and Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior advisor

Jared Kushner to discuss the steps for boosting cooperation, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we were hosted by US President Donald Trump in Washingtonâ&#x20AC;?, Albayrak said on Twitter.

Albayrak said he held very productive meetings in Washington with LQWHUQDWLRQDO oQDQFLDO institutions, following the unveiling of last

week of Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic turnaround plan. Albayrak said in a speech to American and Turkish business leaders that he also held a meeting with US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin that covered many topics and held â&#x20AC;&#x153;fruitfulâ&#x20AC;? talks at the White House.

He said the United States and Turkey need to strengthen their

partnership despite policy differences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problems between the US and Turkey should not prevent to look positively to the future in the alliance,â&#x20AC;?

Albayrak said. Albayrak added that the institutional strength of US-Turkey security alliance â&#x20AC;&#x153;linchpinâ&#x20AC;? of bilateral ties.

The Minister Albayrak also has met

with the White House aide and President Donald Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son in law Jared Kushner.

Addressing a gathering of business leaders in the US capital, $OED\UDN VDLG oQDQFLDO ties between the countries must â&#x20AC;&#x153;be just as robust as our traditional security partnership.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should play a more active role in determining the future of the relationship between the two countries. I realise this is easier said than done. But I want to assure all of you that this is our vision,â&#x20AC;? Albayrak said, acknowledging that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;historical depth and institutional

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strength of the security allianceâ&#x20AC;? have been the â&#x20AC;&#x153;linchpinâ&#x20AC;? in bilateral relations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been a better time to invest in Turkey,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding the United States and Turkey should do more to boost bilateral trade.

He acknowledged the two NATO allies had disagreements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recognize that we have serious differences over a variety of issues.

However, we have to address them through a meaningful and sustained dialogue. We need to strengthen our resilient partnership despite our policy disagreements.

Punitive measures have never helped our relationship and nor have they been successful. We need our friends on this side of the Atlantic to take our concerns seriously. Regardless of our differences on some matters, we have a great potential to strengthen our economic ties. In the economic sphere, our relationship has never realized its true potential. Our economic ties have to be just as robust as our traditional security partnership. It should be the main stabilizer in the bilateral ties.â&#x20AC;? he said.

Following his meetings at the White House, Albayrak addressed the AmericanTurkish Council conference gala dinner before leaving the U.S. for Turkey.

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FOREIGN TRADE

Joint Technical Working Group From Turkey and the US Turkish and American trade authorities are establishing a joint working group to diversify the range of tradable goods in order to ensure a balanced trade volume.

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by President Recep Tayyip (UGRĂžDQ DQG 8 6 3UHVLGHQW Donald Trump in February, Turkish and American authorities are setting up a joint working up. Organized by the Turkey-U.S. Business &RXQFLO 7$Ăź.

DQG $PHULFD 7XUNLVK &RXQFLO $7& WKH 37th Annual Conference on Turkey-U.S. Relations in Washington, D.C., last week highlighted that the two allies must expand economic partnerships to fortify their political relations, which have soured in the recent years.

Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan said her meetings with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior adviser Jared Kushner were very productive. Pointing to the fact that Turkey and

the U.S. are allies, Pekcan said both countries have major trade relations that carry huge potential.

Minister of Trade Pekcan said that the trade volume between the two countries is currently $20.7 billion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will accelerate our efforts to raise the trade volume to $75 billion, as agreed by President (UGRĂžDQ DQG 3UHVLGHQW 7UXPS We agreed with the U.S. secretary of commerce that there is a need to collaborate RQ WKH GLYHUVLoFDWLRQ RI tradable products and a better use of the existing potential. We are forming a joint technical working group between the U.S. Department of Commerce and our Ministry of Trade, in line with the objective of increasing the trade volume between the two countries to $75 billion,â&#x20AC;? she told in a statement.

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TURKISH ECONOMY TO RECOVER FROM RECESSION There will be negative growth in Turkey this year but the International 0RQHWDU\ )XQG ,0)

are expecting a recovery in 2020 and in fact this recovery is an important part of the element that goes toward the whole global recovery, Gita Gopinath, IMF chief economist, has said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have no reason to think that Turkey is even contemplating to come to the IMF so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we are at this point,â&#x20AC;? she added.

In the IMF World Economic Outlook report, released on April 9, it forecasts that Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy will contract by 2.5 percent this year before growing at the same rate next year.

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New Economic Program provides a framework to deal with complex issues in the economy.

Against this backdrop, a comprehensive and credible policy mix is needed to secure macroeconomic stability,â&#x20AC;? the IMF report said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greater transparency DERXW oQDQFLDO EDODQFH sheet health, and further strengthening balance sheets where needed, would be helpful in addressing lingering uncertainties,â&#x20AC;? it added.

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TURKEY IS KEY MARKET FOR AIIB â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkey is a key market for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank $,,% DQG RIIHUV KXJH potential for investing in energy and transport connectivityâ&#x20AC;?, has told Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President for Policy and Strategy at the AIIB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;AIIBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors has approved up to PLOOLRQ LQ oQDQFLQJ to date for two projects: The TSKB Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure On-lending Facility and the Tuz GĂślĂź Gas Storage Expansion Project,â&#x20AC;? von Amsberg said, adding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkey is AIIBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third largest investment market. And we see many additional investment opportunities in Turkeyâ&#x20AC;?.

Besides the already approved projects, the AIIB is currently reviewing an up to $100 million investment in the Development and Investment Bank of 7XUNH\ V 7.<% 5HQHZable Energy and Energy (IoFLHQF\ 2Q /HQGLQJ Facility, according to von Amsberg.

The bank executive said that they recently held an event in Istanbul where they reached out to potential investment partners in energy, transport and sustainable

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Turkey, Russia Create 900 million Euro Investment Fund The Fund will further strengthen the relations between Turkey and Russia

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Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sovereign wealth fund, and Turkey Wealth Fund announced the creation and launch of the Russia-Turkey Investment Fund during Turkish President Recep Tayyip (UGRĂžDQ V YLVLW WR 0RVFRZ RQ April 8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the initial stage the investments in the fundsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects will amount to 200 million euros. The total size of the Russia-Turkey Investment Fund is 900 million euros,â&#x20AC;? the RDIF said in a statement, adding that the corresponding agreement was signed in the SUHVHQFH RI (UGRĂžDQ DQG Russian President Vladimir Putin. The parties have started developing joint projects with a special focus on the technology, healthcare and infrastructure sectors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an important milestone for Turkey Wealth Fund and we believe initiating investments through RDIF in focused sectors will cement the

relationship of both sovereign investment funds and further strengthen the relationship between Turkey and Russia,â&#x20AC;? said Zafer SĂśnmez, managing director of the Turkey Wealth Fund. According to SĂśnmez, the RDIF will play a crucial role in promoting a culture of co-investment, attracting top quality FDI, and catalyzing opportunities for the regional growth of Turkish and Russian companies.

For his part, RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev said that the healthcare, infrastructure and technology sectors are some of the most attractive for investment and development of the two countriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; domestic economies. The RDIF and Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest internet search engine Yandex are discussing potential deals in Turkey, Dmitriev saying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We see that based on what Yandex has in Turkey, it is possible to increase Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technological presence in both Turkey and Arab countries,â&#x20AC;? he added.

The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic 62&$5 WKH ODUJHVW direct foreign investor in Turkey, and BP plan to start construction of a new petrochemical plant in Turkey at the end of 2020, according to SOCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turkey Energy Project Director.

BP and SOCAR in late 2018 signed a Heads of Agreement +R$ WR HYDOXDWH WKH formation of a joint venture to build and operate a worldclass petrochemicals complex in Turkey.

The investment cost of the SOCARBP joint project is expected to stand around $1.8 billion and the construction is expected to be completed by 2023. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A tender for the design of the complex has been announced and three companies are taking part in it. Results will be announced next month,â&#x20AC;? Director Emil Alkhasly told.

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EL-KHEREIJI SEEKS TO INVEST $100M

REAL ESTATE

HOUSING SALES TO FOREIGNERS HIT RECORD LEVELS IN Q1 Turkish government incentives, including a cut in the minimum investment needed to obtain citizenship, have boosted the real estate market.

The Turkish housing market has seen the EHVW oUVW TXDUWHU performance in sales to foreigners this year.

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In the January-March period last year, 5,298 houses were sold to foreigners, an increase of 81.5 percent. In March, foreign residential sales surged by 71.3 percent over the same month the previous year, increasing from 1,827 to 3,129 units. Thus, Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign residential sales VDZ WKH EHVW oUVW TXDUWHU DQG 0DUFK oJXUHV LQ history. Accordingly, Istanbul maintains its position as the most preferred city in foreign residential sales.

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COMMUNICATION

NUMBER OF MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS REACHES 80 MILLION

The number of mobile subscribers in Turkey increased to 80.12 million last year from 77.8 million in 2017, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Cahit Turhan has said.

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he mobile subscriber penetration rate also reached 99 percent, Turhan told.

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released yesterday.

Turkcell, the largest mobile operator, had a total of 33.76 million subscribers as of end-2018, slightly lower than the 34.1 million users a year ago. Vodafone also saw a slight decline in the number of subscribers. Some 24.84 million people used the mobile carrier last year versus 24.22 million subscribers in 2017.

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TT Mobil, the local telecom giant Turk Telekomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobile unit, managed to increase the number of subscribers to 21.52 million at the end of 2018 from 19.59 million a year ago. Enterprisesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investments totaled 9.4 billion 7XUNLVK /LUDV ELOOLRQ LQ WKH electronic communication sector last year, Turhan also said.

The sectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s net sales reached 58 ELOOLRQ 7XUNLVK /LUDV ELOOLRQ LQ 2018, up by 15.4 percent compared with the previous year, according to the minister. GSM companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; incomes were 45 billion Turkish /LUDV LQ LQFUHDVLQJ percent versus 2018, Turhan added.

Turkcell increased its revenues to 14.2 billion from 12.2 billion 7XUNLVK /LUDV ZKLOH WKH UHYHQXHV of Vodafone rose from 11 billion in WR ELOOLRQ 7XUNLVK /LUDV TT Mobilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenues stood at 7.6 billion at the end of 2018 versus 6.6 billion in 2017.

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The Saudi El-Khereiji Group has initiated talks to invest $100 million in Turkey.

While the agriculture and tourism industries come to the fore among planned investments, the group also plans to make hospital investments.

Explaining that they have a budget of up to $100 million for the investments in question, El-Khereiji stated that they want to make investments through Turkish, Saudi or international partnerships and therefore the amount of investment projects could be much higher.

El-Khereiji said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have investment plans in agriculture, health and accommodation.

Agriculture and food, in particular, are the areas where the Saudi government supports investments.â&#x20AC;? Pointing out that Saudi Arabia imports about 80 percent of food products, El-Khereiji noted that they have been looking for partnerships and collaborations in Turkey through which they can grow agricultural products and produce meat products and export them.

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E-commerce Volume on Rise Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s e-commerce volume surged 42% year-on-year in 2018, an industrial report said.

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The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sultans of TĂźrkiyeâ&#x20AC;? robotics team from Istanbulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 'DUĂ&#x2039;ÝÝDIDND +LJK School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a campus open only to orphans and the children of single parents - received the Engineering Inspiration Award. The award honors outstanding success in advancing respect and appreciation for engineering within a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school and community. The 'DUĂ&#x2039;ÝÝDIDND +LJK School club named their robot after Belgium cartoonist Hergeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous comic strip hero Tintin.

More than 15,000 students, ages 6-18, from 40 countries attended the four-day event in Houston. The FIRST Championship is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest competition for science, technology, engineering, and math students.

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BUSINESS SENTIMENT IMPROVES Turkey showed improvement for the fourth month in a row in April, according to a survey by the Central Bank.

The business FRQoGHQFH LQGH[ increased by a strong 3.3 percent on a monthly basis to touch 105.5 in the month, the Central Bank said yesterday. That followed 5 percent, 4.5 percent and 1.6 percent increases recorded in March, February and January, respectively.

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Panorama

BY METEHAN DEMÄ°R

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S THE REAL PICTURE OF THE S-400?

National stance and honor are of paramount importance. The attitude of Turkey is therefore generally correct.

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IRST OF ALL; There is a process of serious military and diplomatic sensitivity. The calendar of the Russian air defense missile system S-400, in which the United States has clearly threatened Turkey by claims â&#x20AC;&#x153;You cannot buy Russian S-400 batteries, you cannot enter NATO radar recognition codes on this missiles, you can only get our Patriots, if you get them from the Russians, this happens, this does not happen, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give F-35 planes to youâ&#x20AC;?, is progressing with increasing tension.

As of June and July, pre-delivery of the S-400s starts. In NoYHPEHU WKH LQVWDOODWLRQ ZLOO FRPH WR D FHUWDLQ SRLQW VLJQLoFDQWO\ For this reason, the United States, will suppress to prevent delivery during this time and of course to sell their own missiles as well.

This process will be very problematic in terms of Turkish-American relations. There may be sanctions or reprisals from the US. We FDQ DOUHDG\ VHH WKH IDFWV RI WKLV FRQpLFW EHWZHHQ WZR FRXQWU\ LQ WKH case of devaluation of Turkish Liras against American Dollars. Comments are various. If you notice, is this good or is that good? Buying from Russia is an attitude towards America, there are those who simplify the issue as the Russians are better or worse. Therefore, our dear readers, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bring this matter to the table in real details.

In the context of Turkish-American relations, we should make FOHDU WKDW WKH ZRUGV RI 0U 3UHVLGHQW 5HFHS 7D\\LS (UGRĂžDQ LQ KLV recent statements â&#x20AC;&#x153;we will solve this issue by shared wisdom and common sense. In the recent American-Turkish Council meetings in Washington, the Turkish delegation did not disrupt the national stance and displayed a positive attitude in favor of solution. But we have to describe again the general scene which is actually very obvious. This issue has two sides, one political and one technical.

First, Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purchase of S-400 missiles is entirely in the context of immediate need. Turkey needs regional and air defense systems. Under the category â&#x20AC;&#x153;urgent needâ&#x20AC;?, this work has been already on the agenda since 2006. In fact, at that time, this issue was discussed with the US as well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said to US that â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to EX\ WKHVH V\VWHPV ZH KDYH GHoFLHQFLHVy It is obvious that Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s air defense system shortage cost a lot, UHFHQWO\ 7KLV KDG WR EH o[HG 7KHUH ZDV QR UHVSRQVH IURP WKH 86 Then Turkey went to China. A certain point was reached with China. But then the United States raised hell. Then it was negotiated with Russia and became clear in 2017. And then Turkey raised its decision of direct purchasing.

Which Air Defense System?

Facts To Know First of all, Turkey wants to carry out this process with a more common and consensual approach.

An air defense system needs to be taken along with the alternatives. We need to see this as our national requirements. We do not care about Russia, the US or someone else.

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We need our own regional air defense system. But when you take the S-400, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget; The possibilities and the capabilities of the S-400s are one pair of the shoes, the possibilities and the capabilities of the Patriots are another. Although the S-400s have pluses, the comparison â&#x20AC;&#x153;this is better, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s betterâ&#x20AC;? can be a technical and hasty mistake. S-400 is a good system, Turkey is not making a mistake to get it, but it is an urgent need to buy. When the altitudes are compared, there are various needs at various altitudes. In addition, different systems will eliminate each other.

We may not be eternally friends with Russia and our interests may overlap. You will not know which country you will be in a relationship with in what period. We must have the counter-alternatives.

More importantly, instead of being tied to a resource, we need to have its technology by nationalizing them. In this context, we have a project with Italy and France. Turkey has its own national project. Progress in them is very important, which is being worked with seriously.

to other NATO allies in terms of getting Russian missiles. This would mean that the American arms and missile market would shift to Russia.

What can Turkey do? Turkey can pull off by making a national commitment saying Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to keep NATO codes called IFF separate from S-400s and I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share them with you.â&#x20AC;?

Which it says.

It seems that the United States does not accept it. So, if we open this up a bit, the comprimise might be like this; Turkey may say; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got it, we really need it - weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll use it, but we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mix it with F-35s and other critical systems.â&#x20AC;?

In the meantime, if you integrate the NATO codes with the S-400s, you may be confused in the recognition of friends and foes. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that you have friends and enemies on both sides of the radar. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little technical to get out of this, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a commitment to not interfere with the S-400â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the F-35â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technical codes.

S-500 Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t New, But Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s About Technology Transfer

The US And Nato

The S-500 debate has recently come up. In fact, President Er- Secondly, Turkey will face a combined attack not only from the GRĂžDQ VDLG LQ 2FWREHU WKDW KH VWDUWHG 6 QHJRWLDWLRQV US but from NATO. In fact, we will face with discourses that with Russia. will lead to an exaggeration such as Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s S-400s direct purchase. Another thing Turdismissal from NATO membership. key is looking for is technology transfer. That But ultimately, the US could say many may not be the case in the S-400. But in the things about Syria and take different steps.

S-500, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to come up. The S-500 is a Pragmatism has no end. There will be tensions, system that can be used as a higher altitude anbut Turkey wants to buy it because the US is ti-ballistic missile. Turkey should want it from trying to sell it, so the US may also say okay if Russia, with the guarantee that it wanted from we buy also from them. In the meantime, purAn air defense system the US. Of course, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a technology transfer. chases from Russia values $ 2.5 billion dollars, In such advanced technologies, these countries needs to be taken along from the US values $ 3.5 billion dollars. are not willing to give their technology.

The F-35 embargo is not so easy. The enwith the alternatives.

There are other purposes of the United States We need to see this gine maintenance of the F-35s is done in to break the apocalypse. Let me explain with a Turkey. Turkey will buy optional 100 plus, striking example. In mid-February, a very im- as our national 16 plus 20 aircrafts. There are 9 commitSRUWDQW RIoFLDO LQ WKH 5XVVLDQ GHIHQVH LQGXVWU\ requirements. We do ments as the founding partner country. We announced that Russia is nearing the end of a not care about Russia, currently have 2 + 2 planes there, so they sale of S-400 missiles with one more country. continue their training in Arizona. The main the US or someone else delivery will begin in November 2019.

Talking about this creates tension in the No Word to Say to Saudis PDUNHWV ,Q WKH oQDO DQDO\VLV RQ WKH 6 Do you know which country is? I am talking about Saudi Arabia, which has mostly US-made defense sys- Turkey may also showdown and say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saudi Arabia is taking, Intems. The United States should ask Saudi Arabia, â&#x20AC;&#x153;where are dia is taking, China is taking, this is taking, that is taking. Is our codes going, we sold these weapons to you, how would you this problem just in Turkey? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about S-400 for America.

Its technical diplomatic means can be found in strategic ways. share these codes with Russia?â&#x20AC;?.

Indeed, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the United States need to ask Saudi Arabiaâ&#x20AC;? Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Russian intelligence have NATO codes already?

The point is they want to sell the Patriots somehow. The US what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing here?â&#x20AC;?

No sound. They make a noise wherever they want, they keep wants Turkey to do something with a show of power, trying to dissuade and humiliate the Russians and Ankara. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forquiet when they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to. In that respect, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something else. get the fact that they can do whatever they want after we bow to them. If the crisis further increases, and no one steps back, What Exactly Can Happen?

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the situation now? Turkey continues to Patriot nego- we can still face a US administration that uses the US Dollar tiations with the US. S-400 and S-500 negotiations continue as a leverage against Turkish economy and imposes sanctions. with Russia. As Turkey needs all systems, it may not even be However, national stance and honor are of paramount imporsurprising to reach an agreement on Patriot in the medium and tance. The attitude of Turkey is therefore generally correct.

I see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget long terms. But America needs to take steps as a constructor in terms of technology transfer or joint production or similar is- about America and other serious problems. It seems that even sues.Moreover, one of the reasons why the United States insists if the S-400 issue will be solved with this country, it will be on not taking S-400 to Turkey is that Turkey will be a precedent IROORZLQJ D pXFWXDWLQJ FRXUVH MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

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The only main port of Istanbul, Galataport met with the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giants of the cruise sector, in Miami. Port will start to host cruise ships in March 2020.

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THE EVOLVING MARKET IN MEDICINE: TURKEY

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PAYMENT TECHNOLOGIES

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While the commercial relations between Italy and Turkey increase day by day, there is mobility in the investment section. We spoke to the ITA Director Aniello Musello and the head of the FDI desk, Ahmet Peรงen, about the current relations of these two countries, which knows how to [^g^ร m _khf ^Z\a hma^kร l lh\bh&^\hghfb\ Z]oZgmZ`^l'

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Turkey wants to increase its bilateral trade with all countries. For example, it wants to increase the trade ohenf^ mh NL 0. [beebhg' A joint technical working group was formed. Is there such a study within the scope of Italy-Turkey relations?

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AVIATION

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Turkey’s flag carrier airline completed the Great Move to its new home, Istanbul Airport.

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HE BIGGEST AND MOST COMPLEX transportation

operation in the aviation history, Turkish Airlines’ Great Move to colossal new Istanbul Airport, which has opened officially on October 29, 2018, has been accomplished successfully.

Finishing 12 hours earlier than planned, transfer operations from the city’s old Ataturk Airport to a new international hub began at 3 a.m. on Friday, April 5th.

Through this move, the flag carrier airline company got a brand new start to an era in its new home, Istanbul Airport to become a global aviation hub.

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More than 10.000 pieces of equipment which would cover the 33 football pitches, from planes to huge aircraft-towing vehicles to fragile security sensors, have been moved from Atatürk to the new airport’s location, 46 km. north on the Black Sea. Police and gendarmerie teams have taken tight security measures along the route the trucks traveled.

The total distance trucks covered during the operation has been calculated as 400

thousand kilometers, which equals turning around the world for 10 times. In just two days’ time, all Turkish Airlines flights has started to arrive and depart from the new site. Over 1.800 personnel took part in the Great Move.

More than 10.000 pieces of equipment have been moved from Atatürk to Istanbul Airport.

The Turkish Perspective

â&#x20AC;?I am fully conďŹ dent that the future of global aviation will be shaped at the new home of Turkish Airlines.â&#x20AC;?

M. Ä°lker AycÄą Chariman of the Board and the Executive Committee

Earlier on Saturday, April 6th, 319 passengers and 18 crews on board a Turkish Airlines 777 as TK84 to Singapore were the last to depart the old airport. The departure also marked a temporary closure of AtatĂźrk and Istanbul airports for passenger flights between 2.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. In this period Turkish Airlines ferried almost 150 aircraft of its fleet to the new airport.

At 8.00 a.m., 94 percent of the transfer operation was completed. This meant that the move planned to take 45 hours was completed in 33 hours.

Istanbul flights resumed at 2.25 pm, with an A321 as TK2154, the first commercial flight to depart Istanbul Airport for Ankara. By now it had got the familiar airport callsign IST, having been called ISL until then.

This callsign is now used for AtatĂźrk, which will remain in use for cargo flights and MRO operations until further notice.

Saying goodbye to AtatĂźrk Airport hosted Turkish Airlines for 86 years, Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee of

7XUNLVK $LUOLQHV 0 ĂźONHU $\FÂ&#x201C; evaluated the Great Move to ĂźVWDQEXO $LUSRUW GXEEHG â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Monument to Victoryâ&#x20AC;?, as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuous rise and development over

the last 15 years has forced us to take this difficult separation decision. For Turkish Airlines, which has made great progress with effective growth performance, there was a need for a new house

to support its growth. I would like to extend my gratitude to all those who have contributed to the realization of this project that will serve not only our brand but also Turkish and global civil aviation; which will also make us fully competent to raise the bar in passenger and flight experience to a whole new level. This new airport will be the most significant driving force for Turkish Airlines to grow even more on the global aviation sector. I am fully confident that the future of global aviation will be shaped at the new home of Turkish Airlines.â&#x20AC;?

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INVESTMENT

INVESTMENT OFFICE HOLDS ROADSHOWS IN AUSTRIA AND ITALY

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Austrian investors at a lunch reception hosted by Turkey’s Ambassador to Austria ²PLW <DUG P $OVR PDNLQJ a presentation to investors in Vienna, Investment 2IoFH 3UHVLGHQW (UPXW VDLG that Turkey attracted more than USD 210 billion of FDI during the 2003-2018

period. Companies with Austrian capital invested USD 10.5 billion during that period, he added. “In 2018, when global FDI declined by around 20 percent all over the world, Turkey attracted USD 13.2 billion in FDI, achieving a 14 percent rise compared to

2017,” said Ermut.

A series of meetings in Italy in the second week of April saw Investment 2IoFH 3UHVLGHQW $UGD Ermut briefed the Italian media on the recent set of comprehensive economic reforms that Turkey has undertaken.

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ATC ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONVENES IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Minister of Treasury and Finance, Berat Albayrak gave a speech at the 37th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations in Washington DC.

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TURKEY CONTINUES TO LURE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS

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ith the conclusion of the local elections held on March 31, Turkey is now entering a period where the next scheduled elections are more than 4 years away.

This should provide for a predictable investment environment as the country continues along its path of political stability. Against this backdrop, April saw plenty of investment announcements in Turkey made by global companies. Some of these announcements included:

SOCAR, currently Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest foreign direct investor, is planning a USD 1.5 billion R&D investment in the country. Expected to be completed in late 2020, the R&D labâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary focus will be petrochemicals.

Huawei and Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology park Informatics Valley signed a cooperation

protocol for smart cities.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giant Huawei and Informatics Valley will work together in the framework of Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Technological Research Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research & Development (R&D) Laboratory Support

3URJUDP y ,QIRUPDWLFV 9DOOH\ 7XUNH\ V oUVW DQG largest thematic technopark, hosts over 50 technology companies, added Minister Varank.

7XUNH\ V pRDWLQJ SRZHU plant company Karpower International B.V. (Karpowership) and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

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(MOL) have agreed to FROODERUDWH LQ WKH OLTXHoHG natural gas (LNG)-topowership business under the brand name KARMOL. Karpowership is a subsidiary of Turkish Karadeniz Energy Group; it is the only owner, operator and builder of the oUVW SRZHUVKLS pHHW LQ WKH world.

One of the leading Turkish industrial and services conglomerates Koç Holdingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidiary KoçSistem, which offers digitalization solutions to Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major brands, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with South Korean giant Samsung Electronics aimed at bringing together innovative mobile solutions in IoT, advanced analytics, and security.

Istanbul Technopark, industrial companies CTech, Yonga Technology Microelectronics, Anda Technology and the special economic zone (SEZ) Technopolis Moscow, a key driver of the new industrial Moscow, have signed an agreement to ensure a mutual exchange of experience, technology transfer, and cooperation.

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petrochemical investment to Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adana. In his address, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said the annual production capacity of the polypropylene production facility to be realized will be 450,000 tons. It will pave the way for domestic production and decrease foreign dependency on raw materials.

Minister Kurum further noted that once completed and once production is running at full capacity, the project will help bring GRZQ WKH DFFRXQW GHoFLW E\ nearly USD 4 billion while generating revenue of close to USD 5 billion.

Turkish-Japanese joint venture Inci GS Yuasa, a player in the automotive supply industry, opened its third factory in Turkey, reaching TRY 120 million in investments over the course of the four-year partnership.

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The Saudi El-Khereiji Group has initiated talks to invest USD 100 million in Turkey. While the agriculture and tourism industries come to the fore among planned investments, the group also plans to make hospital investments.

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long with the roadshows in Austria and Italy, in $SULO WKH ,QYHVWPHQW 2IoFH DOVR organized several meetings with potential investors throughout the world, from Doha to Seoul and from Tokyo to Milan.

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On April 24, the Investment 2IoFH KHOG WKH oUVW LQ D series of workshops on the automotive sector, Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

most powerful industry.

New technologies in the automotive sector and their potential impacts were discussed in detail with over 30 participants, including academicians, tech companies, and non-governmental organizations.

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On April 17, Investment 2IoFH &RXQWU\ $GYLVRU *LQR Costa presented on Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s startup ecosystem at the ItaliaStartup Meeting in Milan to an audience of innovative startups, scale ups and incubators.

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RISK or OPPORTUNITY BRITIAN IS EXPERIENCING ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TURNING POINTS IN ITS HISTORY. BREXIT WILL PUT THE EMPIRE IN A NEW PHASE. BUT ALSO BREXIT WILL LAUNCH A NEW ERA FOR BOTH THE UK AND TURKEY FULL OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

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WHEN THE OPENING CEREMONY OF LONDON OLYMPICS WAS OVER IN 2012, the whole world witnessed on air a show of national pride, emphasis on glorious history of the empire, message of leadership for humanity and optimism for the future. One of the most important newspapers of the UK, The Guardian commented on the producer of the show Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success and as followed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Isles H_ Phg]^k li^\mZ\neZk aZ] [Zk^er Ă&#x2013;gbla^] [^_hk^ bm aZ] [^\hf^ Z [rphk] _hk Z g^p ZiikhZ\a% ghm only to British culture but to Britishness itself. Politicians would soon be referring to it, using it as shorthand for a new kind of patriotism that does not lament a vanished Britain but loves the country that has changed. Boyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ceremony was hailed from (almost) all sides... for providing a nation that aZ] `khpg nl^] mh fh\dbg` bml frkbZ] Ă&#x2014;Zpl pbma Z g^p% ng_ZfbebZker ihlbmbo^ ob^p h_ bml^e_ ''' Bm pZl% perhaps, this lack of cynicism that people responded to ... So used to British irony and detachment, it felt refreshing to witness an unembarrassed, positive case for this country.â&#x20AC;? Just 4 years later UK has lost that optimism and ego. Nobody could foresee in four years the whole nation which celebrated her glorious past with a glorious Olympic ceremony, would start a chaos not just for UK but also EU with just one referendum:

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Brexit has also created a â&#x20AC;&#x153;civil warâ&#x20AC;? within Britain. Both the Conservative Party and the Labor Party were divided into two

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tence. What could be the huge economic losses to EH H[SHULHQFHG LI WKH (8 ZKLFK ZDV VKDNHQ E\ WKH 6\ULDQ FULVLV FRXOG QRW KDQGOH WKH QH[W LQWHUQDWLRQDO economic, political or humanitarian crisis and beFRPH FDWDVWURSKLFDOO\ IUDJPHQWHG" 3HUKDSV %ULWDLQ ZLOO KDYH SDLG WKLV JUHDW ULVN FKHDSHU WRGD\ %ULWH[LW PD\ KDYH KDG D QHJDWLYH LPSDFW RQ WKH HFRQRP\ LQ WKH 8. LQ WKH VKRUW WHUP EXW LW LV DQRWKHU FDVH WKDW WKH HPLJUDWLRQ WR WKH 8. ZDV 200 thousand in 2018, which has been the lowHVW OHYHO LQ UHFHQW \HDUV ,Q VKRUW WKH (8 ZKLFK claims to lead the world and the international community on human rights, has been completely incapacitated by the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest and

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called a disaster scenario.

After the last meeting between May and the European Council President Donald Tusk, the EU representative says there are only No-deal options on the table. If there is no agreement

by March 29, the EU and the UK should close the borders to each other. This deadline has now been extended to October 31.

According to the WTO rules, the UK should contact the EU as a regular trading partner. This is a big problem for the EU as well as for the UK. Because UK is the second largest economy in the EU and the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth largest economy. If by 31st of October no deal is made, the UK may go to the general election or a second Brexit vote.

An agreement is reached between the EU and the UK, but the UK is out of the EU Justice System, the Customs Union and the Free Movement region. Negotiations are made one by one with the EU; customs policies, the residence rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU. Many of the Conservative Party deputies and Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coalition partner DUP advocates this scenario. But the agreements the EU puts on the concessive at all. If table are not conce EU by taking the UK leaves the E whatever it wants, it can be a other countries bad example to oth that wants to leave the EU. So in Brexitâ&#x20AC;? the EU the case of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hard B billâ&#x20AC;? from the UK wants a â&#x20AC;&#x153;divorce bi summing up to ÂŁ38 billion for its financial losses.

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The Conservative Party MPs defending this scenario are proposing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Canadaâ&#x20AC;? plan. There is no free movement between the EU and Canada and the Customs Union, but with the agreement, the customs rate in all trade products is reduced Corbyn, Labor Party Leader to 0%. Co defending the Soft Brexit, and the MPs the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Norwayâ&#x20AC;? are defending defen Accordingly, the UK will remain plan. Acc the EU like Norway, but will outside th within the Customs Union and remain w Movement system. Soft Brexit is Free Mov perceived as the removal of actually p from the shelf by some critics, Brexit fro objections in the so it encounters enco Common House. If the UK could not control its immigration policy of the why did it decide on Brexit country, w take a risk ris of economic loss?

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Theresa May canceled it. The new vote will be held on 12 March. So only 19 days before March 29, the last day for Brexit. Labor leader Corbyn suggested that this was a blackmail strategy by May against the House of Commons. A strategy of voting what she can obtain from the EU until the March 12, by scaring the House of Commons with No Deal Brexit disaster.

Therefore, the Labor Party leader, who categorically opposed the Brexit referendum, announced for the first time on 25 February that a second Brexit referendum could be held if necessary.

Now that the deadline has been H[WHQGHG WĂ&#x2C6; VW RI 2FWREHU Brexit chaos in March has been postponed to October.

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A NEW ERA FOR TURKEY AND THE UK

It can be said that, Brexit launched a new era for both the UK and Turkey, and full of new opportunities in this respect.

Former UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson visited Turkish President K^\^i MZrrbi >k]húZg just after Brexit vote for new trade deals between two countries.

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Although campaign time for Brexit vote is over Britain still stays as a country deeply polarized and divided over the subject.

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According to the global textile sector research o companies do not have the advantage of doing their through its supply duration and cost advantage, is exp MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

of McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), Western large r production in the Far East. Turkey, which stands out pected to further increase this advantage by automation.

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Kinseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research arm The McKinsey Global Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research on apparel, luxury and fashion industry, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is Apparel Manufacturing Coming Home?â&#x20AC;? reveals striking changes in global textile trade.

US and European ready-to-wear companies are making most of their production in China and other $VLDQ FRXQWULHV WR EHQHoW IURP ORZ ODERU FRVWV According to the study, this traditional model is not compatible with the speed requirement in the markets. The average shipping time from Asia to Western markets is 30 days. Such a long delivery WLPH HOLPLQDWHV WKH SRVVLELOLW\ RI pH[LELOLW\ DQG differentiation. Air transportation is expensive and not eco-friendly.

7KH EHQHoWV RI WKLV PRGHO DUH OLNHO\ WR EH IXUWKHU reduced due to trade constraints and geopolitical tensions which increase the uncertainty in exchange rates. According to the study, the cost of taxes, which are around 9 to 12 percent, can play a much more important role in trade. +HUH WKH oQGLQJV UHYHDOHG E\ WKH 0F.LQVH\ Global Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is Apparel Manufacturing Coming Home?â&#x20AC;?, as follows: Overseas expansion strategies of the US and European high-production companies are under pressure for many reasons. The strong demand coming from the Western developed markets in the past for clothing industry is now coming from other parts of the world, mainly the Far East and Southern Hemisphere.

It is estimated that clothing sales in Asia will increase by 6 percent every year as consumers buy more clothes than ever before. This accounts for about 40 percent of global sales foreseen in 2025. This rising domestic demand creates competition for Asian apparel production capacity and changes the export balance. Many Chinese manufacturers are changing the focus and producing it for the local market because the demand is very high.

In the Far East, production brings no longer cost advantage as much as it used to be. Labor costs are increasing across Asia, as they converge. In 2005, for example, labor costs in China amounted to about one-tenth of the United States, reaching about one-third today. Mexico, which nearshoring to the MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

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FOR EUROPE, UNIT COSTS REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER WHEN SOURCING FROM BANGLADESH, BUT RESHORING FROM CHINA TO TURKEY IS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE

US market, today offers lower average production labor costs than China.

While developments in the nearshoring countries for the Western European market are emerging in the same direction, labor costs are still costlier than in China, but the gap is contracting.

In Turkey, hourly production labor costs were 5 times higher than in China in 2005, which was to 1.6 times decreased in 2017. Nowadays, geographical proximity and nearshoring can provide VLJQLoFDQW VDYLQJV LQ WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ and make the cost of production more economical and add up.

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POTENTIAL WINNERS IN A FUTURE SHIFT TO NEARSHORING What will be your company’s most important nearshore market by 2025?

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SHIFTING PRODUCTION FROM CHINA TO TURKEY IS MORE ECONOMICAL

“TURKISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY CAN DRAW AWAY ITS COMPETITORS”

For instance, a US apparel company that moves production of basic jeans from either Bangladesh or China to Mexico can maintain or even slightly increase its margin, even without higher full-price sell-through. For Europe, unit costs UHPDLQ VLJQLoFDQWO\ ORZHU ZKHQ VRXUFLQJ IURP Bangladesh, but reshoring from China to Turkey is economically viable. Landed-cost prices for denim, for example, can be 3 percent lower when sourced from Turkey.

In addition to this, it is foreseen that the automation of jeans production in China, which is close to the European market, will provide cost savings between $ 1.30 and $ 2 per piece. It is determined that the proximity can be improved by automation which creates a cost advantage in the European market. For example, shifting from Bangladesh to Turkey afterwards the automation of production, can provide margin improvements between 3 and 4 percent.

McKinsey’s Country Director of Turkey Can Kendi said that the textile and apparel sector, which has been based on raw materials and labor-intensive production in the past, has undergone a VLJQLoFDQW WUDQVIRUPDWLRQ LQ WKH UHFHQW period with the effect of globalization and that today, technology, brand and design are the main determinants of competition in the sector. Pointing out the rapid increase in the share of geographical proximity and technology in the value chain of the production along with the importance of speed factor, Kendi said: “Ships delivered from Southeast Asia to Europe arrive in 30 days, while products sent from Turkey arrive in 3 to 6 days. This data clearly demonstrates the advantage of shifting production to Turkey from

SHIPS DELIVERED FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA TO EUROPE ARRIVE IN 30 DAYS, WHILE PRODUCTS SENT FROM TURKEY ARRIVE IN 3 TO 6 DAYS

Source: McKinsey and Sourcing Journal Survey, September 2018

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the Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view. Turkish textile and apparel industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exports to Africa rose to an all-time high in 2018, reaching $ 1 billion with an increase of 13.5% year-on-year. In the African market, which is a strategic opening for the sector, the geographical proximity and nearshoring advantage of Turkey plays an important role. On the other hand, thanks to automation over the next 10 years, the production duration of clothing is estimated to fall about between 40 - 70 percent. Considering these predictions of textile sector, it is possible to draw away its competitors in Asia, especially China, in the case of realization of the automation investments with the right and exact timings.

KEY ELEMENTS IN THE FUTURE OF SECTOR: NEARSHORING, AUTOMATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY According to the research, future massmarket apparel brands will be the ones that develop their value chain in terms of nearshoring and automation. Owing to stagnation in key markets and to the LQWHUQHW FRPSHWLWLRQ LV oHUFHU WKDQ HYHU DQG FRQVXPHU GHPDQG LV PRUH GLIoFXOW to predict. It is not possible for apparel companies to grow as usual.

2WKHU VLJQLoFDQW oQGLQJV RI WKH research regarding the global textile sector are as follows:

MASS-MARKET APPAREL BRANDS ARE HAVING HARD TIME TO COMPETE WITH ONLINE START-UPS Mass-market apparel brands and retailers are competing with pure-play online start-ups. The most successful of which can replicate new styles and get them to customers within weeks.

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3UHVVXUH RQ SURoWDELOLW\ GXH WR decreasing full-price sell-through, as well as increasing concerns regarding the environmental impact of overproduction, call for agile production in smaller batch sizes and for ondemand replenishment.

In light of these factors, speed to market and in-season reactivity are now more critical than ever to an apparel playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success. Indeed, nearly twothirds of the US apparel executives and about 80 percent of international chief SURFXUHPHQW RIoFHUV VD\ WKDW WKHVH WZR capabilities are top priorities.

Most of the established fashion players are burdened with slow commercial processes and legacy supply-chain and sourcing setupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and therefore struggle to keep up with more nimble competitors.

Therefore, Mass-market apparel brands and retailers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win in the next decade without speeding up and transforming to a demand-focused model.

ADVICES TO APPAREL COMPAINES: BECOME AGILE, DIGITALIZED, CONVERGED TO THE MARKET MGIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research sorts four key levers to support the transformation for apparel companies to apply as follows: Current processes such as reducing approval processes of commercial sales teams and ensuring closer cooperation with suppliers should be optimized.

From smart consumer insights to virtual design and prototyping, integrated sales management tools and digital sales, processes must be digitalized throughout all stages of the fashion cycle.

Logistics should be considered again, ZLWK WKH DLP RI HVWDEOLVKLQJ DQ HIoFLHQW DLUZD\ EDODQFH DQG KLJK HIoFLHQF\ facilities against sea freight. Sustainable, circular value chains should be established by developing new delivery models including nearshoring and automation.

MGI forsees that in near future, three key purchasing factors for mass-market apparel manifacturers will be consisted of nearshoring, automation and sustainability.

The Turkish Perspective

FOOD EXPORTERS LAUNCH TURQUALITY PROJECT IN THE US The Turkish food sector, which has a share of US $ 150 million in annual food imports of the United States, the world’s largest food consumer, launched the Turquality Project to increase food exports to the US market.

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n order to promote Turkish food products in the US market and to increase their exports, the Turquality Project workshop in order to promote Turkish Food Products in the United States markets, was carried out

by Aegean Exporters’ Association.

Aegean Cereals, Legumes, Oil Seeds Exporters’ Association, Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Furniture, Paper and Wood Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Aquacultural and Animal Products Exporters’ Association, Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association and Aegean Olive and Olive Oil Derivated Exporters’ Association have joined their forces together in the Turquality Project towards the US. Giving speech in the workshop, Vice Coordinator Chairman of Aegean Exporters’ Association, Birol Celep told

as follows: “The US food market size is $ 740 billion. Within the scope of the target of increasing the trade volume between the two countries to 75 billion US Dollars, one of the areas that have important opportunities in favor of Turkey is undoubtedly food trade. Therefore, we attach great importance to the works to be carried out in this market.”

WE’RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH TURQUALITY AND NPD Stressing that they’ve started to give importance to Turquality and NPD projects, Celep said “As Aegean Exporters’ Association, we continue our efforts to lead our exporters. We carry out various projects and activities in many countries on behalf of food sectors.

In this context, we have started to give importance to Turquality and NPD projects along with performing national participation organizations in many important fairs. With these activities we

carry out in almost every region of the world, we are planning to make a strong introduction to new markets while increasing our current market share.

Today, we will achieve this with the Turquality Project, which we initiated to increase our share in the US market which has a size of $ 740 billion.

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA TURQUALITY PROJECTS CAME TO FRUITION Aegean Exporters’ Association started Turquality Project in 2016 to increase food exports to Japan and in 2017 to South Korea. After the project, Turkey’s food exports to Japan increased by 27 percent to $ 118 million at the end of 2018, while food exports to South Korea increased by 73 percent from $ 22 million to $ 38 million. The members of the Aegean Exporters Association formed 35 percent of food exports to Japan and South Korea, worth $ 55 million.

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TURKISH CHERRY TO ENTER CHINA

Worldwide leader in cherry production, Turkey continues its struggle to remove barriers for the entry of Turkish cherry to China, one of the countries which fancy cherry a lot and imports 800 million dollars of cherry annually.

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n order to diversify the export markets of cherry and fresh grapes, which is the world leader in America’s production, and to be the world leader in export after production, the cherry and grape exporters, who have been participating in the URGE Project carried out since 2016 by the Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association, have conducted examinations and interviews in Guanji and Shanghai in China between 24 - 31 March 2019.

Within the scope of the URGE Project which started in 2016, China was the last stop of the fresh cherry and grape exporters visiting Chile, Germany, Malaysia and Vietnam, and South Africa in the previous period. Turkish exporters have made fruitful negotiations with the Importer Associations and Imports departments in Guanco and Shanghai, China’s major import centers.

During the meetings, it was stated that there were important cooperation areas that would contribute to both countries by making a detailed introduction of Turkish fruits, especially cherries. While MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

TURKEY PRODUCES THE WORLD’S HIGHEST QUALITY CHERRIES AND IS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD IN PRODUCTION

13 companies were taking part in the Turkish delegation, B2B meetings have held with 14 companies in Guanco and 19 companies in Shanghai.

Giving information about China negotiations, Chairman of the Board of Aegean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association, Hayrettin Uçak said “China is an important country for nourishment sectors due to increasing per capita income and changing consumption habits. We are focused on fruit and vegetable exportation in European countries and other countries in the region. However, if you rent a car in Shanghai and take a 2-hour tour of the city, you will see a market as big as the European market. Therefore, entering this market will not only increase RXU H[SRUWV EXW ZLOO DOVR UHpHFW RXU competition in other markets positively.

A total of 168 bilateral meetings were held within the scope of our event, and 33 of these interviews were evaluated as serious. One of the most important contributions of this event is that we have HVWDEOLVKHG VLJQLoFDQW FRQWDFWV ZLWK RXU partners.”

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CHERRY IS AN INDICATOR OF WEALTH IN CHINA Telling that cherry is an indicator of wealth and well-liked by public in China, Uçak continued as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In China, offering cherry to guests is a great source of prestige for Chinese people. Chile, the US and New Zealand stand out in their imports. We strive to improve the legal processes between the two countries in favor of Turkish cherries. We want to get a share of Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $ 800 million cherry imports as the issue is solved.â&#x20AC;?

the most preferred country for Turkish cherry with a value of $ 84.5 million, while Russia ranked second with $ 31.4 million. The third was Norway with $ 8.4 million.

In 2018, as Turkey managed to export cherry to 52 countries, $ 27 thousand of Turkish cherries went to China.

CHUNHUA: â&#x20AC;&#x153;TURKEY PRODUCES THE WORLDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BEST QUALITY CHERRIESâ&#x20AC;?

The Chairman of Shanghai Fruit Business Association, Zhang Chunhua stated that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkey produces the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KLJKHVW TXDOLW\ FKHUULHV DQG LV WKH oUVW LQ the world in production. Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cherry imports are worth 180 thousand tons and 800 million dollars. Chile is the oUVW FRXQWU\ IROORZHG E\ WKH 86$ DQG New Zealand, and we expect Turkey to be fourth. In accordance with the Phytosanitary Protocol signed for the export of Turkish cherries to China, representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and China AQSIQ (Ministry of Agriculture) examined the garden and packaging facilities where cherries were produced to be exported to China. After the signing of the protocol in 2015, a small amount of exports was made in 2017, we are trying to increase this. We hope to see this beautiful product, which is known as Turkish cherry in European markets, on the shelves of China and to achieve the same success. We have VXIoFLHQW H[SHULHQFH LQ RUGHU WR HQVXUH the regularity of exports, we have enough experience and high capacity, we believe that we will overcome the obstacles in a short time. In China, cherries are prepared as special gift packages, so precious that they are being taken as the new year gifts.

TURKEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHERRY EXPORTS AMOUNTED TO $ 162 MILLION In 2018, Turkey exported 162 million US Dollars of cherry by an increase of 2 percent compared to 2017. Germany was

JAPANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY, AKIO MIYAJIMA:

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Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ambassador to Turkey Akio Miyajima, who visited Aegean Exportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Unions, said that a large number RI SURGXFWV PDLQO\ oVK SDVWD ROLYH oil, dried fruit and fruit and vegetable products, were exported to Japan from Turkey, but these products were not known as Turkish products.

Stating the fact that Japan is a very tourist-receiving country, Miyajima said that in case of increase through the awareness of Turkish products, its consumption will rise in other countries and its usage will become widespread.

Turkish Year in Japan Underlining the importance of branding, quality and packaging in food consumption in Japan, The Ambassador Miyajima said â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year was declared the Turkish Year in Japan. For this reason, we would like to introduce more beautiful food products of Aegean Region in Japan. We also met with Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Tunç Soyer. You need to clear the decks carefully to make Turkish food products to be appreciated deservedly in Japan.â&#x20AC;?

Miyajima reminded that a Free Trade Agreement will be signed between Turkey and Japan in 2019, adding that the FTA will expand the trade volume between the two countries, and will help to make foreign trade volume between Turkey and Japan become more balanced, which is against Turkey currently.

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CERAMIC, MEN’S STYLE, AGRICULTURE, RETAIL ANALYTICS, TEXTILE...

CERAMIC

A TURKISH BRAND WORTHY OF STARS

One of Turkey’s most valuable 100 brands, Ege Seramik, is preferred by the world’s stars with its quality and design.

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Briefing Brands / Ege Seramik

E

GE SERAMIK became one

of the top companies of seramic industry dominating the local market thanks to its continuous investments, determination to grow steadily, and a series of innovations it has introduced to the industry which all UHVWHG RQ D oUP LQIUDVWUXFWXUH technology, design and quality standards starting from 1990s in particular. A PHPEHU RI ĂźEUDKLP 3RODW Holdingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial group of companies, Ege Seramik has a strong distribution network with more than 150 authorized dealers and more than 2.000 sub-dealers.

Digital printing technology ZDV oUVW LQWURGXFHG LQ with the brand â&#x20AC;&#x153;Digital Tile by Ege Seramikâ&#x20AC;?. It is one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pioneering works in the industry. Ege Seramik is also a public company company since 1992; its shares are traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange market as one of Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 most valuable brands.

COMPETING WITH GLOBAL PLAYERS Ege Seramik competes with large global players, from Italy and Spain in particular owing to the strength it got through long years of experience LQ ZKDW LV FDOOHG kGLIoFXOW marketsâ&#x20AC;? such as the United States, Canada, Israel, etc.

Ege Seramik is a precise company that conducts all its SURFHVVHV IURP WKH YHU\ oUVW phase of production until the delivery to the customer meticulously, and is endowed ZLWK WKH TXDOLW\ FHUWLoFDWHV in Turkey as well as in all its export markets. Besides, it is WKH oUVW 7XUNLVK WLOH FRPSDQ\ with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Authorized Economic Operatorâ&#x20AC;? status, which offers a series of exclusive privileges in the foreign trade transactions of reliable companies. Selling its products MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

to tough export markets continuously since 1979, Ege Seramik was included in the FRPSDQLHV LQ WKH 7Ăź0(; index in 2018 as a reward for this successful export performance. Ege Seramik offers appropriate product solutions for both interior and exterior applications of all sizes thanks to its wide color scale as well as the variety of the size and designs of its rich product portfolio, and this allows it to service easily and quickly to the taste and needs of diverse countries. It is this broad product range that made it possible for Ege Seramik products to be delivered to more than 90 countries across the world in the last 5 years alone.

A GLOBAL TURKISH BRAND Ege Seramik, which adopted the principle of working to enforce the image of Turkey as a whole and take the Turkish ceramic to all export markets as a quality product, was included to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turquality

Ege Seramik competes with large global players, from Italy and Spain in particular owing to the strength it got through long years of experience in paZm bl \Zee^] Ă&#x160;]b_Ă&#x2013;\nem marketsâ&#x20AC;? such as the United States, Canada, Israel, etc.

Support Programâ&#x20AC;? which was established in 2017 by Economy Ministry of Turkey to help the Turkish companies with a potential to create an international brand, become a global player with their own brands by providing them management know-how, institutionalization and further development starting from their production until after-sale services. Ege Seramik steadily cements its presence and strength in the international PDUNHWV DQG ZDONV oUPO\ RQ

the way to its target to become a global brand through an increasing success rate.

CHOICE OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR A world renowned actress, who had asked her fans via social media to propose ceramic tile brands for using in her new home, has chosen Ege Seramik and once again the brand made its mark.

Sarah Wayne Callies, known for her television serials such as Prison Break, The Walking Dead and Colony, preferred Ege Seramik brand to decorate her house. Callies is having a new house built for her family in Canada and she is carefully following every detail. Callies decorates her new house by herself without any professional support and she personally selects all the decoration materials.

The actress preferred Cuba, Stratfort, Blume and Metro series of Ege Seramik for use in four areas of her house for which she is very excited. She

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Ege Seramik was once again awarded in April this year for the second time as “The Best Ceramic Tile Supplier of the Year” by Floor & Décor

SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE US

Sarah Wayne Callies preferred Cuba, Stratfort, Blume and Metro series of Ege Seramik for use in four areas of her house for which she is very excited.

has shared all the products that she selected with a video that she broadcasted via her social media accounts.

The beautiful actress who created a large base of fans, especially through Prison Break and The Walking Dead serials, preferred Ege Seramik,

a global Turkish brand, and delighted her Turkish fans.

With this news, Ege Seramik once again clinched its place at the global arena successfully, continues its product journey which it started with the aim of becoming a global Turkish brand.

After 2017, Ege Seramik was once again awarded in April this year for the second time as “The Best Ceramic Tile Supplier of the Year” by Floor & Décor, a high-standing company in construction industry in the United States, which is a major export market for Ege Seramik.

Mr. Baran Demir, CEO of üEUDKLP 3RODW +ROGLQJ DQG Deputy Chairman of Ege Seramik, said they were proud to embrace this success once again. “We are proud to receive once again this award which is given in view of diverse criteria such as the product design, quality, service and after-sales services, because, today, exports have become more important than ever. Our pride is also for our contribution in the Turkish tile industry as we were picked up for this award through a stringent elimination from among tough global competitors from Italy, Brazil, Spain, and many others. At Ege Seramik, we continue walking in the tough export PDUNHWV ZLWK FRQoGHQW VWHSV and improving our brand in the international arena on the back of the experience we have gained through years.”

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Briefing Brands / Bey

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S STYLE

The Turkish Brand with

SCANDINAVIAN STYLE

;^r DZkZdÂ&#x2019;r bl ĂťlmZg[nelĂ? hg^ h_ Z dbg] k^mZbe ]^lmbgZmbhg store for menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style, combining Scandinavian and European menswear with talented local designers.

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HE JOURNEY OF BEY

started in 2014, as their fashion store opened up in a local yet vibrant district of Istanbul; KarakĂśy. With its minimalist style, almost GHPXUH LQWHULRU DQ RSHQ pRRU plan and no-frills approach to menswear, BEY KarakĂśy has EHFRPH D o[WXUH RQ ,VWDQEXO V menswear local shopping map in no time. A purveyor of simple and effortless lifestyle for men, the shop stocks button down shirts, jeans, sweaters, pants, t-shirts and shoes, plus

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matching lifestyle accessories.

The colors are muted, the prices competitive, and the VSDFLRXV VWRUH LV oOOHG ZLWK a pleasant scent rising from their own candles. Bey is not only a destination for shoppers seeking comfortable and affordable style, but also a hub for emerging Turkish lifestyle and fashion labels that cater to the modern gentlemen of this bustling city.

Their selection of clothes and products is to help you get through the city life with styleâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;

whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a busy day at the RIoFH DW WKH EDU ZLWK IULHQGV or at your motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday brunch. Because it is a multiEUDQG VWRUH \RX DUH DEOH WR oQG whatever you are looking for even if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it is. When you enter the store, you will see a writing on the wall saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it, probably you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need it.â&#x20AC;? Actually, it is more than a poster. It is a statement. It is what the brand and shop stand for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would rather make

RQH H[FHSWLRQDO VKLUW WKDQ oYH mediocre ones â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our aim is to perfect the essentials. Every piece needs to be perfect.

Every t-shirt, shirt, sweater DQG MXPSHU RU SDQWV \RX oQG at BEY menswear store is the result of a never ending strive for excellence.â&#x20AC;? says co-founder Bulut Dur about their focus on production.

Blogger Nil ErtĂźrk, customer Bulut Dur and ex-copywriter Ozan ErtĂźrk have combined their forces to establish this oasis of understatement and laidback style. Even though the garments in stock are a constantly changing with respect to a mix-and-match portfolio of the seasonal style, BEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature aesthetics continue to remain intact and true to its simplistic inspiration.

FIRST BEY BRANDED PRODUCT: #BEYJEANS 3URGXFLQJ WKH oUVW EUDQGHG product 4 years ago because WKH\ FRXOG QRW oQG WKH SODLQ

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A purveyor of simple and effortless lifestyle for men, the shop stocks button down shirts, jeans, sweaters, pants, t-shirts and shoes, plus matching lifestyle accessories.

BEY Amsterdam, which started to business as of April 2019, has many Turkish brands along with BEY brand just as in ma^ lZf^ ]Zr bm pZl Ă&#x2013;klm hi^g^] bg ;^rhĂşen'

black jean they wanted to sell, BEY, has turned into a brand that produces more than 50 BEY branded products every year.

Ozan ErtĂźrk, one of the founding partners, has a beautiful story about their own jeans. In a day the 3rd generation BEY branded jeans came to the shop, a middleaged gentleman who was quite styled but not much BEY came in the shop and started to walk around. The jean on him was a jean with multiple colors, torn, worn, acid washed, ZKLFK ZRXOG QHYHU oW WKH style represented by BEY. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it was looking really greatâ&#x20AC;?, Ozan ErtĂźrk added. After this gentleman walked around for a while, Ozan couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand and started talking with the gentleman about his jean.

Ozan mentioned the jean was not his style but how beautiful it looked. His client said with all the coolness thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why came to the store because it was time

to buy a new jean. Ozan also stated that if he was looking for this kind of torn and vintage ORRNLQJ MHDQ KH FRXOG oQG LW more easily in other places and showed his simple style jeans. The gentleman kept his composure and said he wanted to try BEY Jeans. He entered the dressing room with the jean he wanted. After a short time, he was out and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was exactly what I wantedâ&#x20AC;?.

He gave his old jeans to Ozan

and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but this was from BEY, as well. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worn it every day for 3 years.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to get a new one.â&#x20AC;?

Ozan couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe what he saw because the jean he was KROGLQJ ZDV DFWXDOO\ WKH oUVW WR be made, and although it was worn beyond recognition but still looking so beautiful. This and these kind of moments have given the whole BEY team more and more courage.

FROM ISTANBUL TO AMSTERDAM BEY team with 4 years of practice and experience,

turned BEY KarakĂśy from a local shop into two branches LQ D VKRUW WLPH oUVW WKHQ with the branch they opened in Amsterdam, into an international business. BEY Amsterdam, which started to business as of April 2019, has many Turkish brands along with BEY brand just as in the VDPH GD\ LW ZDV oUVW RSHQHG LQ %H\RĂžOX 7KXV WKH\ continue to serve the purpose of representing the products & designs and brands coming out of Turkey in the European market.

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Briefing Brands / AgriKey

AGRICULTURE

GLOBALIZING THROUGH PLANT NUTRITION TECHNOLOGY

AgriKey Biyoteknoloji is using biotechn biotechnology in agriculture to develop velop special biological fertilizers, special p plant nutrition products and biological plant protection products.

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Biyoteknoloji, one of MDT Denge 7DUÂ&#x201C;P *URXS FRPSDQLHV which exports to 12 countries in South East Ea Asia, South Africa, Middle M East, North Africa, Balkans and Europe, aims to bring the latest techno technology Turkish plant nutrition t it products to many parts of the world.

Atakan Atalay, the founder of AgriKey Biyoteknoloji, which adopts the principle â&#x20AC;&#x153;For that smile on your face...â&#x20AC;?, creates solutions to problems such as chemical contaminated soils, the disadvantage of global warming on plants and the yield loss caused by stress factors.

Before founding AgriKey, Atakan Atalay was chosen as one of the 5 people in Turkey in 2017 within the scope of Hamdi Ulukaya Initiative by his own developed biological fertilizer, even his closest relatives didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in him and, he took the road to New York. In Hamdi Ulukaya Initiative in New York, he has met with the authorities of the companies

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which are doing business on a global scale and have a say in the market, and has been mentored by them. Now he is aiming to globalize his brand as a Turkish company.

Even his closest relatives did not believe in this project that evoked in his mind 10 years ago when he was just a student, young business person from the city of Mersin has managed to export to 12 countries IURP 7XUNH\ +H GHoQHV this success as the power of dreaming and believing.

Atakan Atalay was chosen as one of the 5 people in Turkey in 2017 within the scope of Hamdi Ulukaya Initiative by his own developed biological fertilizer, even his closest relatives didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe in him and, he took the road to New York

â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOR THE FUTURE...â&#x20AC;?

In fact, Atakan Atalay, the founder of AgriKey Biyoteknoloji, has a different story. Atalay graduated from the university in 2009 with a degree in organic agriculture.

When he was in college, he was interested in soil pollution. While investigating the reasons for this, Atalay saw that the chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides used by farmers pollute the soil more and more every year and cause to serious yield losses. When he was thinking about how to solve this, he worked on the recycling of nature; started from oceans, living algae cells and bacteria.

As a result of 7-8 years of R&D work, he developed the product called ALGACELL which is a full-featured product and then he founded AgriKey Biyoteknoloji in 2015. With the products they developed, especially the live microalgae cells in the ALGACELL content, $JUL.H\ SURYLGHV VLJQLoFDQW amounts of yield by recovering contaminated soils with VLJQLoFDQW \LHOG ORVVHV

THE SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH CHEMICALS, CLEANED WITH BIOLOGICAL FERTILIZERS In recent years, especially the agriculture problems and

import dependence in Turkey are considered, AgriKey develops special products based on biotechnology, believes in its own products and ready to be globalized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategic position is very important to us.

When you look at the world market in plant nutrition, top level products are of high quality but very expensive

in America and Europe. ,Q &KLQD QR RQH FDQ oQG a product with the desired quality, but they are very FKHDS $JUL.H\ DLPV WR oOO this gap in sector and make room for itself in global marketâ&#x20AC;? Atalay said.

Agrikey is one of the three largest manufacturers in the world, thanks to the Active Cell Exchange Technology

(A.C.E. Technology) which transfer nutrients to plant cells from the Alga cells existent in the AgriKey products. The other two companies are located in Europe. Currently, agriculture ministers of countries such as Cameroon and Kyrgyzstan are interested in these products developed

by AgriKey. It is not known whether these Turkish products will break the ground or not in agriculture sector, but the dream and belief of this young business person has begun to open the global doors to them in a short time.

AgriKeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next goal is to become a global company from America to Japan...

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Briefing Brands / REM People

RETAIL ANALYTICS

REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH IN RETAIL ANALYTICS ERA New generation of research, retail insight and analytics company: REM People

â&#x20AC;&#x153;D

ATA WILL BE a new

land to grow the ideas and data whisperers will be the messiah of this new eraâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Quote belongs to Jonathan Mildenhall whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Ex-VP of Global Ad Strategy in Coca-Cola. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though the importance of data has been very well understood by all sectors in last decade, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a long way to digitally transform the companies from traditionally managed organizations to a KLJK SHUIRUPDQFH HIoFLHQW and data-driven living organismsâ&#x20AC;? says BĂźlent Peker, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Co-Founder & CEO of REM People, a start-up EDVHG LQ ĂźVWDQEXO DQG 'XEDL WKDW KH GHoQH WKHPVHOI DV D â&#x20AC;&#x153;new generation of research, retail insight and analytics companyâ&#x20AC;?.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;WE AIM TO DIGITIZE THE PHYSICAL WORLD OF RETAILâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are mainly focused on Consumer Goods, Consumer Electronics, Telecommunication and Pharmaceutical companies which distribute and sell their products at physical sales points such as hypermarkets, supermarkets, department stores, shops, groceries, pharmacies, consumer electronic chainsâ&#x20AC;? says BĂźlent Peker. He continues with; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unlike many other retail-tech and conventional research companies, we MAY 2019 ISSUE 70

develop our own Retail Execution Monitoring Solutions (have 4 different SaaS products), as well as we provide Tech-Powered Endto-End Market Researches and Consultancy services.â&#x20AC;?

GROWTH AT THE STORE AND MARKET LEVEL 5(0 3HRSOH LV VSHFLoFDOO\ focused on how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;empower the growthâ&#x20AC;? with the insight and know-how that consumer goods companies can improve how they execute at the retail store level through a combination of best business practices and enabling technology in their business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We at REM People see huge potential for manufacturers and retailers that can master a few areas of execution as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re better

able to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at the store level and execute against it. This must happen at both store and market levels. To achieve this, we provide them various integrated solutions and services all empowered with technologyâ&#x20AC;?, says Peker. He continues with; â&#x20AC;&#x153;by the help of our data collection, data control & validation DQG DUWLoFLDO LQWHOOLJHQFH based reporting systems, we track instore execution compliance of brands by checking their product/ equipment availability, shelf/ aisle/exhibition/display share and merchandising guideline standards. We report these metrics instantly on a webbased, dynamic platform that can be fully customized depending on our customer

needs. By integrating these reports with many different data sets such as market share, sales, distribution, consumer behavior and retail trends, we also offer them to be able to make in-depth analyzes on one screen.â&#x20AC;?

By the services REM People provides; manufacturers & retailers increase the HIoFLHQF\ DQG HIIHFWLYHQHVV of in-store executions by enabling sales teams to take LQVWDQW DFWLRQV RQ WKH oHOG REM People helps them to get in return for investments which they do for distribution channels and point of sales.

With these, REM also makes a considerable contribution to â&#x20AC;&#x153;increase sales effectiveness and market shareâ&#x20AC;? of the company & brands.

ONLY A GREAT TEAM CAN CREATE A DIFFERENCE BĂźlent Peker, the CEO of REM People, studied International Relations in 8OXGDĂž 8QLYHUVLW\ +H V EHHQ in entrepreneurship society since he was 22 years old

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REM People won â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Highest Exporting Enterprise Awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which was given by Turkish Exporters Assembly in 2018.

and for about 17 years now.

Besides being in technology and startup ecosystem he was previously involved in education, consulting and interactive technologies sectors as a founder and a managing partner. During his higher-education he met with KLV IULHQG (PUH +DUDššÂ&#x201C;RĂžOX whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now one of the cofounders and managing partners of REM People. k(PUH oUVW EURXJKW WKH idea 8 years agoâ&#x20AC;? BĂźlent says.

At that time, he was working in the management team of a well-known international beverage company and BĂźlent was dealing with his own business in consulting.

Both had a deep experience in various sectors, but they both had no technical background know-how in software & coding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were aware that, we need to have somebody inside with technical backgroundâ&#x20AC;?

Emre adds. Then they decided to invite their friend, Mert Alemdar, who has worked in project

management positions in several IT companies for long years. While the company proceeded few steps, then they asked 7ROJD $UÂ&#x201C;FDQ WR MRLQ WKH company, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also an ex-entrepreneur with strong IT skills and an engineering background. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are just like that Fantastic Four movie characters, but without superpowersâ&#x20AC;? says BĂźlent with a proud smile on his mouth.

REM PEOPLE HEADING TO BE MENAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LEADING RETAIL ANALYTICS COMPANY Although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been only four years that REM People started, they became the leading company in their vertical, in Turkey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was not easy. But we knew that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it anyway. We all had both good and bad experiences in our earlier life. We were coming from the heart of the business and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re completely aware what our clients need and wantâ&#x20AC;? says BĂźlent.

As soon as they launched their state-of-art Retail Execution Monitoring platform, they succeed to sell it worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading consumer goods companies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;P&G was RXU oUVW FOLHQW ZKLFK ZH still work for 4 years. Then Unilever, Nestle, PepsiCo, Bayer, Danone Nutricia, Pernod Ricard, Kelloggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Mondelez, Haribo, Turkcell, Huawei, Microsoft, Intel and some others joined the Champions Leagueâ&#x20AC;? says Emre.

BĂźlent continues with; â&#x20AC;&#x153;After our second year, our clients pushed us to be international. In all of them, we achieved such great results that our projects & solutions were selected as best practices and in some of them we were also awarded in their international sub-regions.

Suddenly, we found ourselves, scaling and expanding our business in Dubai, UAE. While taking these steps through international expansion, we received a lot of help from Turkish Exporters

MĂťF&M>; LmZkm&ni ;nlbg^ll House contributes to ]^o^ehif^gm h_ Mnkdbla lmZkm& up ecosystem in technology and export. It has branches in 10 cities across the country. As the most comprehensive and pb]^li^Z] lmZkm&ni ikh`kZf bg Mnkd^r% MĂťF M>; LmZkm&ni Business House operates in order to increase the number h_ m^\agheh`r lmZkm&nil together with the University lmZkm&ni ikh`kZfl% \k^Zm^l Z motivation for entrepreneurs in line with this aim, helps lmZkm&nil mh lnkobo^% Z\\^e^kZm^ their growth and supports them to export.

$VVHPEO\ 7Ăź0 DQG 7XUNLVK Trade Center Organization, which we owe a huge thank.

After 2 years of experience and settlement in MENA region, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stepped out to Eastern & Central Europe and Nordic Region by winning the international bid of worlds leading consumer electronics company, Huawei. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be kicking of our project within few weeks in 26 European countries as well.â&#x20AC;?

Beside 26 European countries including Turkey and Ukraine, REM People is carrying out individual and joint projects with their business partners as well as in the geographical region of the Middle East where the countries are located such as UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and in Africa, where countries such as South Africa, Somali, Kenya and Egypt are located. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will not stop until we paint the whole world to the REM Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colorsâ&#x20AC;? BĂźlent says.

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Briefing Brands / Else Textile

TEXTILE

RECYCLED PRODUCTS FOR YARN MARKET NEEDS

After withdrawing from the yarn market, Else Textile, which turn back with its recyclable products, is growing in the European market.

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follow market needs and global changing in the world. Following the global market takes you further.

Else Textile has stopped yarn production facility due to big competition especially with far east countries after WZHQW\ oYH \HDUV H[SHULHQFH in cotton yarn and fabric production. However kept an eye on global market. As soon as recognizing the increase of recycled yarn usage and

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need of good quality yarn, the founder of ELSE decided to come back with recylcled yarn production facility. The main target was to be one of the best brands to export all over the world. Especially, getting some market share of Spanish recycled yarn manufacturers who are market leaders in Europe for many years. This was a big goal but ELSE has this capability.

7KH WZHQW\ oYH \HDUV experience in textile has been

combined with the latest technology German brand machinery. Additionally, RI FRXUVH ZLWK LWV oQDQFLDO power. The investment ZDV oQLVKHG LQ RQH \HDU which is very short time such a big facilty. ELSE has launched the recycled yarn to the market with a brand name BORNEWA on May 2018. Brand name inspired by rebirth. They produce yarn from textile wastes.

The textile wastes are being reborn.

ELSE WAS KEEPING PACE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD The textile products are materials that are needed in many areas, starting with the most basic needs of our lives and their production increasingly continues.

Recycling is seen as the best solution for both natural and synthetic based textile wastes in order to reduce

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TRADE WARS GAVE A BIG OPPURTUNITY ENTERING USA TEXTILE MARKET

the environmental effects of production processes and to prevent the problems that can occur when they are dumped in the nature. Recycling of the scraps that emerge during WH[WLOH SURGXFWLRQ IXOoOO DQ important function in the world. The purpose of ELSE was keeping pace with this development in the world.

Bornewa inspired by rebirth. They produce yarn from textile wastes. The textile wastes are being reborn.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Mexico fair, we saw that the manufacturers, who buy yarn from China, produced in Mexico and then VHOO WKH oQDO SURGXFWV WR WKH 86$ IDFHG VRPH FRPPHUFLDO GLIoFXOWLHV due to 27% extra anti damping rate that was wanted to be applied by the USA. It caused Mexican and Colombian manufacturers to search alternative suppliers. The commercial war between the USA and China gave a big oppurtunity to us and to all Turkish manufacturers as well.

Making an advantage out of this situation can be possible only with the best quality yarn and opening up to global markets. Of course, attending D IDLU LQ 0H[LFR LV GLIoFXOW DQG FRVWO\ when you consider the distance but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way to be a global brand.

This is why ELSE production facility has the latest technology machinery and BORNEWA yarn were showcased several exhibitions all over the world. Then you had many information about their market needs and preferences which give an idea for future steps.â&#x20AC;?

SEYFETTÄ°N KOĂ&#x2021;AK Chairman of Else Tekstil

BORNEWA BECAME A WELLKNOWN RECYLCLED YARN BRAND With the focus on global market attended many exhibitions all over the world like Russia, France, Germany, Tunisia, Colombia, Spain and Mexico. Bornewa entered successfully in global market in the very short time and became a wellknown recylcled yarn brand in many countries.

Already exported to Italy, France, Germany, Brasil, Mexico, Colombia, Russa, Ukraine, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. This is the success story of Bornewa. Bornewa will continue its journey with expanding new markets both international and domestic.

The companies vision came from the founders. The vision of ELSE founder Mr. Seyfettin Koçak was always creating global company by being export oriented: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of us should contribute to Turkish economy to be a powerful country in the ZRUOG 7KLV PXVW EH WKH oUVW goal of each of us. As our economy prospers, so will our standing in the world.â&#x20AC;?

Else will continue essential contribution to Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s export with its vision to become a global preferred yarn brand.

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Agenda

FAIRS, EXHIBITIONS, SUMMITS AND MEETINGS IN THE NEXT MONTH MAY

02-03

8th INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL HUNTING, ARMS AND OUTDOOR EXPO - ISTANBUL PROHUNT ISTANBUL FAIR CENTER

Being held for the 8th time, Istanbul Prohunt is playing a major role in market expansion of hunting guns, accessories and outdoor sports industries in domestic market and overseas.Prohunt is constantly evolving and growing since the day one and now it is the most important trade fair in the Turkey and the second one in Europe.

MAY 30 APRIL - 03 2019

IDEF INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE INDUSTRY FAIR

MAY

04-07

25th INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT FAIR AND CONFERENCE, ICCI 2019 Ä°STANBUL EXPO CENTER

TÃ&#x153;YAP Ä°STANBUL FAIR AND CONGRESS CENTER

At IDEF (International Defence Industry Fair) which has been organized biannually since 1993 under the administration and responsibility of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation and hosted by the Ministry of National Defense, state-of-the-art equipment, materials DQG V\VWHPV SURGXFHG LQ WKH oHOGV RI GHIHQVH VHFXULW\ maritime and aerospace industry are exhibited. Thus, technological developments in these sectors can be observed by delegations, companies and visitors. Due to these roles, IDEF is one of the most important international defense industry cooperation and promotion platforms in the world.

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The International Energy and Environment Fair and Conference, ICCI which is breaking grounds in the industry, is getting ready to host professionals from the energy industry and the future generations of the energy industry, with a number of events which shall be organized. ICCI has become one of the most important meeting points of the energy industry thanks to the Fair, Conference and Bilateral Business Discussions which have been organized for 24 years and the Diplomatic Area, Generation X Program and Start Up events.

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Figures MARCH EXPORT VOLUME SATISFIES Shattering the record through the history of Turkey with the highest export volume of February, Export Volume and Figures continued to be satisfactory in March again. Remarkable increases were observed in following sectors; defence and aerospace, chemicals and chemical products, ship and yatch, defense and aerospace and cement, glass and ceramic products.

2018

2019

($1000)

($1000)

Total share in 2018 (%)

Automotive

3.144.072

2.885.166

17,7

Chemicals and Chemical Products

1.560.060

1.830.802

11,2

Apparel

1.678.469

1.681.910

10,3

Steel

1.287.266

1.318.708

8,1

Electric Electronic and Service

1.028.303

994.895

6,1

SECTORS

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In terms of countries, Germany, UK and Italy were the first three partners which Turkey had highest exports to. The total share of EU countries in our exports was 48.7 percent in March.

When the exports of the provinces were examined, exports of 47 provinces increased, while the first three provinces that exported most were İstanbul, Bursa and Kocaeli, respectively. The most striking increases occurred in Gümüşhane, Yalova and Yozgat.

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In March, the automotive sector took the lead again with 2.9 billion dollars. This sector was followed by Chemistry with 1.8 billion dollars, Readyto-wear and Apparel with 1.7 billion dollars, respectively. The sectors that increased their exports most were Defense and Aviation sector with a 95.5 percent increase, Ship and Yacht sector with 25.8 percent and Cement, Glass and Ceramic products with 18.9 percent.

Change (‘19/’18)

Source: TİM

64 Figures

1.33

0.28

NETHERLANDS

FRANCE

0.40

0.69

UK

0.85 USA

0.67

0.76

EXPORTS TO TOP 20 COUNTRIES BY TURKEY (BILLION $) Turkish exports to most prominent 20 markets in the globe enjoyed a favourable month in March 2019.

0.21

0.32

0.39

RUSSIA

0.30

0.83 BULGARIA

0.23

CHINA

0.21

IRAN

GREECE

0.20

0.19

ISRAEL

0.45

0.31 SAUDI ARABIA

0.35

Data: Å&#x2014;

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IRAQ

0.63

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