Türkiye's overall labor force is around 33.3 million people, which makes the country the 3rd largest labor force in Europe.
Foreign businesses see Turkey as the most important country in addressing global supply chain issues, with its large production capacity and high manufacturing standards. While several countries had disruptions due to problems related to the pandemic measures including lockdowns and travel bans, Turkey proved its strong industrial infrastructure that continued its activities even during the [...]
Israeli businesses are seeking to increase imports from Turkey because maritime shipping costs are making supplies from China expensive. Given a choice between imports from the two countries “Of course, Turkey” made more sense, said Uriel Lynn, the president of the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce during a trade delegation visit to Istanbul. “Shipping [...]
DP World connected the giant Yarımca port to the main railway line via a 1-kilometer railway that it built with its own means. A railway line connecting the DP World port in Turkey’s Kocaeli’s Körfez district to the Caspian Sea and then to China via the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku Railway opened yesterday. DP World Yarımca port, which […]
Taiwanese steel giant YC Inox is set to build a factory in Dilovası for $80 million. A total of 300 people will be employed in the factory which will start trial production in 18 months. The Taiwanese company also plans to establish a service center in Turkey. Taiwan Foreign Trade Development Council President Walter Yeh […]
Kocaeli, one of Turkey’s major industrial and port cities, has become the center of technology and innovation with the state’s recent investments and support for the private sector. With its employment, production, trade and innovation performance, an industrial port city in northwestern Turkey, Kocaeli, is one of the cities that make the strongest contribution to […]
Turkey is the most globally connected country in South and Central Asia, according to the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), having had the 10th greatest gains in international connectedness out of 169 countries in 2017-2019, moving up 10 places to 55th spot. Located at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, Turkey is […]