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ISSUE 82 20 NEWSLETTER DECEMBER’ PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN: TURKEY BUILDS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR INVESTORS Page 2 MESSAGE OF TURKEY, A RISING SOLIDARITY DELIVERED STAR AMONG OTHER IN NORTHERN CYPRUS INVESTMENT HUBS Page 3 Page 4 BUSINESSPEOPLE CALLED KAHRAMANMARAŞ- ON TO INVEST IN TURKEY GÖKSUN ROAD AT INAUGURATION OF COMMISSIONED TEKIRDAG CITY HOSPITAL Page 5 Page 5 MANUFACTURING TURKEY POSTS LARGEST Page 6 PMI IN TURKEY GDP GROWTH IN THE WORLD ABOVE IN THE THIRD QUARTER THRESHOLD Page 7 FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS EMPLOYMENT IN TURKEY TURKEY’S CONTINUES TO RECOVER FIRST ROBUSTLY EXPORT Page 7 FREIGHT TRAIN TURKEY TAKES FROM NEW MEASURES TO VACCINE DEVELOPED TEKİRDAĞ EASE CONDITIONS BY TURKISH TO EUROPE AGAINST THE SCIENTISTS TO SAVE SETS OFF LIVES AGAINST PANDEMIC COVID-19 Page 9 Page 9 Page 8 TURKISH GRAND PRIX INVESTMENT STAGES RED-HOT RACE OFFICE AFTER 9 YEARS WEBINARS & Page 10-11 EVENTS Page 12-17 NEWSLETTER December’20 NEWSLETTER December’20 PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN DELIVERS MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY IN NORTHERN CYPRUS Upon the invitation of the Turkish strong and prosperous common future Message from Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with the Turkish Cypriots, whom we the Investment President Ersin Tatar, President see as our dear brothers and sisters.” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid an official Office visit to Lefkoşa on November 15 to In addition to a one-to-one meeting celebrate the 37th anniversary of the with his TRNC counterpart, Investment and infrastructure projects in Turkey were in establishment of the TRNC. President Erdoğan also attended the full spate in November and inauguration ceremony of Lefkoşa the negative impacts of the PRESIDENT Delivering remarks at the TRNC’s 15th Emergency Hospital as part of his visit COVID-19 outbreak on the November Republic Day Ceremony, to the TRNC. “Lefkoşa Emergency Turkish economy have been ERDOĞAN: TURKEY President Erdoğan said, “We continue Hospital is the most important alleviated thanks to the to increase our efforts to build a indicator of Turkey’s solidarity with government’s outstanding BUILDS A SAFE efforts. sustainable economic structure. The the TRNC. Our cooperation will motherland and the guarantor, Turkey, continue further in healthcare as of President Recep Tayyip ENVIRONMENT will stand by the TRNC and Turkish today as well,” promised President Erdoğan inaugurated Cypriot people, as has been the case Erdoğan in his speech at the Tekirdağ City Hospital and FOR INVESTORS so far. We will work harder to build a inauguration. Kahramanmaraş-Göksun Road last month and paid an On November 11, President official visit to the Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Republic of Northern Cyprus where he attended the a delegation of the International inauguration ceremony of Investors Association (YASED) at Lefkoşa Emergency Hospital. the Presidential Complex in Ankara and shared insights on the Turkish Also, in November a series of agreements between economy and the investment Turkey and Qatar were environment. signed during the official visit of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Among the attendees were the newly-appointed Hamad Al Thani of Qatar to Minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan, Ankara within the scope of Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa the 6th meeting of the Turkey- Qatar Supreme Strategic Varank, Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan and TURKEY-QATAR FURTHER BOOST Committee. The counterparts Investment Office President Burak Dağlıoğlu. inked projects, including sales of a 10 percent stake On the same day, President Erdoğan also TIES AS THEY INK MULTIPLE DEALS at Borsa Istanbul to the delivered a speech at AK Party’s parliamentary Turkey and Qatar partnered up on a Mediterranean province of Antalya to Qatar Investment Authority group meeting, where he offered insights on wide range of occasions at the sixth QTerminals, a Qatari commercial port and sales of Port Akdeniz in Turkey’s investment climate. meeting of the Turkey-Qatar Supreme operating company. Antalya to Qatari QTerminals. Strategic Committee jointly chaired by An MoU for joint promotion activities Meanwhile, beating the President Erdoğan stated, “The whole world President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and between Turkey’s Ministry of Trade and expectations, the Turkish will see that Turkey is among the most his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Tamim the Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZA). economy posted a growth lucrative and the most reliable countries for bin Hamad al-Thani at the Presidential Joint declaration on the rate of 6.7 percent y-o-y in investments. We will maintain our economic Complex in Ankara in late November. establishment of a trade commission rd the 3 quarter of 2020 and guidance both to domestic and international between Turkey’s Ministry of Trade ranked first among the OECD During the meeting, the two countries and Qatar’s Ministry of Commerce and member countries and in the investors.” world. inked a number of new agreements, Industry. Turkey is building up a safe investment including: An MoU for teaming on water In addition to all these environment by leaning its economic policies Sales of a 42 percent stake at management. positive developments, on three pillars: price stability, financial Istanbul’s IstinyePark, one of the top An MoU on enhanced economic and Turkey was home to a historic stability, and macroeconomic stability, said luxury shopping malls in Turkey, to financial cooperation between Turkey’s event last month. After a 9 Qatar Holding LLC. Ministry of Finance and Treasury and years of break, the Formula President Erdoğan. “The continuity of growth An MoU for a potential joint Qatar’s Ministry of Finance. 1 Turkish Grand Prix was and employment in a healthy and robust run at the Istanbul Park on manner will be ensured by the government. investment in the “Made in Istanbul An MoU on cooperation between November 15 as the 14th We are creating a growth structure which Golden Horn Project”, a waterway Turkey and Qatar in areas relating to round of the season. generates qualified jobs, prevents inflation and project to connect the Bosphorus and family, women, and social services. current account deficit, and which is financed the Sea of Marmara. An MoU on the exchange of diplomats President, Investment Office primarily by domestic savings and foreign Sales of a 10 percent stake at Borsa between the Diplomacy Academy of A. Burak DAĞLIOĞLU direct investments,” added the President. Istanbul to the Qatar Investment Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Authority (QIA). and the Diplomatic Institute of Qatar’s Sales of Port Akdeniz in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2 3 NEWSLETTER December’20 NEWSLETTER December’20 “TURKEY, A RISING STAR AMONG OTHER INVESTMENT HUBS,” SAYS PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN INAUGURATES TEKİRDAĞ CITY HOSPITAL, CALLS ON BUSINESS PEOPLE TO INVEST IN TURKEY Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Tekirdağ City Hospital and at the AK Party’s provincial congress in Tekirdağ on November 13, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “A new President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered messages of period of reforms in the Turkish economy will be initiated soon investment, production, export and a robust Turkey at so that Turkey will pursue its development plans and achieve its various events he attended this week. goals, as the world goes through a historic period of change.” “Our country is continually proving Receiving the Turkish Exporters President Erdoğan further stated that Assuring investors about the stability to be a rising investment, production Assembly (TİM) Chairman İsmail Turkey’s first and foremost aim is to of the Turkish economy, which is and trade hub,” stated President Gülle and TİM delegation at Vahdettin decrease inflation to single-digits and based on financial stability, pricing Erdoğan at the Turkey Economic Mansion on November 19, President increase employment. Acknowledging that stability and macroeconomic stability Council held by the Union of Chambers Erdoğan once again touched upon employment could be swollen through new within the framework of the new and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey how Turkey continues to remove the job generation, President Erdoğan called economic program, he added that new (TOBB) on November 18. challenges before those who would on domestic and international investors to announcements are on the way to like to invest in Turkey. He said, “We choose Turkey as the host country for their achieve Turkey’s goals in near future. Addressing the audience at the event, will identify the expectations, fix the new investments. President Erdoğan shared his insights on inadequancies, correct the mistakes a variety of significant topics concerning and meet the necessities of the new Turkey’s strengths in the face of the era. We will put into effect regulations PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN COVID-19 outbreak, including production, and practices, and launch a new rising exports and investments. trend in Turkey. We will accomplish COMMISSIONS this in close dialogue, cooperation KAHRAMANMARAŞ- Assuring international and domestic and harmony with all segments in investors as to the continuity of the our country, our business world in GÖKSUN ROAD government’s support for a safe particular.” On November 7, investment ecosystem, President President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We know that it On November 20, President Erdoğan th Erdoğan inaugurated is a huge responsibility, but our delivered a speech at the 18 MUSIAD the Kahramanmaraş- confidence in our people, our energy, Expo, where he emphasized that our enthusiasm and our determination Turkey has been on its way to come Göksun Road. are greater. We have brought our out of the ongoing transformation in Delivering a speech to the audience embraced, in all sincerity, the entire country to the level of regional and the global economy even stronger. at the opening ceremony, President spectrum of our population, regardless global leadership together with “We are ready to walk on this path Erdoğan stated, “We have heralded of their diverse roots, dispositions or you. And, we will overcome all the together with everyone who believes a new era for Turkey by building up differences.