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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
NEWS<br />
Turkey’s <strong>First</strong> <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Incentive</strong><br />
<strong>Certificate</strong> <strong>Delivered</strong><br />
Turkey’s first strategic investment incentive certificate was delivered to the President of<br />
SOCAR, Mr. Rövnag Abdullayev by the Minister of Economy Mr. Zafer Caglayan in a<br />
ceremony organized in Çırağan Palace, Istanbul.<br />
Source: Ministry of Economy<br />
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Turkey & South Korea Sign <strong>First</strong> Agreement in<br />
Agriculture<br />
Turkey and South Korea signed their first<br />
cooperation agreement in the agricultural field.<br />
Turkish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Animal<br />
Breeding Mehmet Mehdi Eker signed the agreement<br />
on behalf of Turkey while South Korean Minister for<br />
Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Suh Kyu-<br />
Yong signed the agreement on behalf of South<br />
Korea in the Turkish capital of Ankara. Speaking at<br />
the signature ceremony, Eker stressed that they<br />
wanted to carry historic relations with South Korea<br />
to better points by cooperating in the agricultural sector. Minister Kyu-Yong stated that<br />
“with a large territory and ideal weather conditions, Turkey had a major competitive<br />
power. Turkey will be an important partner of South Korea.” Turkish-South Korean trade<br />
volume stands at 6.8 billion USD. Agricultural products in the trade volume have a share<br />
of 53 million USD.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
Turkish Exportation Rises Despite Shrinking<br />
Demand In EU<br />
Turkish Minister of Economy stated that gold is Turkey’s<br />
one of the most important export items and said that it is<br />
not a pecuniary benefit. He stated that Turkey has<br />
nothing to do with U.S. sanction decision and said,<br />
“Turkey has the 16th largest economy in the world and it<br />
is a strong country in its region. In this sense, it is clear<br />
what agreements we go with. We attribute to the<br />
decisions of the United Nations.” Caglayan added that the European Union (EU) is such<br />
an important partner for Turkey and said that the shrinking demand in the EU decreased<br />
Turkey’s exportation figures to there. On the other hand, Caglayan expressed that<br />
exportation to the U.S. started to increase. He added that the exportation figures in the<br />
first nine months of 2012 reached last year’s total exportation. He said, “I would like to<br />
express my point of view in the scope of U.S. sanctions. Turkey has more than 20<br />
thousand exportation items. We export to everywhere in the world. Our exportation to<br />
the EU drops, but the rise of exportation to other places does not happen out of nowhere.<br />
This is related to our developing bilateral relations in the fields of economy and politics.”<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
Turkish Exports in November Break Record<br />
Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said that Turkish exports broke a record in<br />
November with a figure worth 12.7 billion USD. Evaluating Turkey’s exports in November<br />
with a written statement, Caglayan stressed that Turkey surpassed the expectations in<br />
the Medium Term Program and the country’s exports reached a value of 151 billion USD<br />
in the past 12 months. “Turkey’s exports in November were up 20 percent when<br />
compared to the same term last year and reached a value of 12.7 billion USD. This is a<br />
record,” Caglayan noted. Turkey’s exports to the EU countries in November were up 16.7<br />
percent when compared to the same period last year and reached a value of 5.6 billion<br />
USD, Caglayan also said.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
Bulgaria and Turkey Aim to Boost Economic<br />
Ties<br />
The relationship between Turkey and Bulgaria is a model for other nations in the region,<br />
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said. Plevneliev highlighted the growing strategic<br />
partnership between Bulgaria and Turkey during the start of an official two-day visit to<br />
Ankara to meet with his Turkish counterpart and businesspeople to promote bilateral<br />
trade and economic relations. “Turkey and Bulgaria have had great co-operation and<br />
solidarity. There have been perfect relations between the two countries, which attach<br />
great importance to economic co-operation,” Turkish President Abdullah Gul said during a<br />
joint news conference in Ankara. Bilateral trade volume between the two countries<br />
increased from 2.4 billion euros in 2010 to 2.83 billion euros in 2011. This year, Turkish-<br />
Bulgarian trade volume is expected to reach approximately 3 billion euros. Gul said the<br />
two countries aim to increase this figure to 10 billion euros in the short to medium-term.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
SECTORS<br />
Turkish Industrial Employment Up 3.6% in Q3<br />
Turkish industrial employment increased 3.6% in the third quarter of 2012 compared to<br />
the same quarter of 2011 and rose 1% compared to the previous quarter. TurkStat,<br />
Turkey’s statistical authority, released the figures of “Industrial Labor Input Indices, 3rd<br />
Quarter, 2012″. TurkStat said that employment in the Turkish industry rose 3.6% in the<br />
mentioned period over to the same quarter of the previous year. In the industry, the<br />
gross wage-salary rose by 14.5% in Q3 of 2012 over to the same quarter of 2011 and by<br />
4.3 over to the previous quarter.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
Textile Exports from Bursa Exceed $1.5 Bln<br />
Textile and ready-to-wear clothing exports from the<br />
northwestern province of Bursa exceeded $1.5 billion in the first<br />
11 months of 2012, according to data from the Uludağ<br />
Exporters’ Association (UİB). Textile exports from the province<br />
rose by 9.8%to $1.1 billion, while ready-to-wear clothing<br />
exports dropped by 5.42% to $453.2 million year-on-year in the<br />
first 11 months of 2012, the associations’ figures showed.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy<br />
website.<br />
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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
Turkish Steel Export Value Up By 6% in<br />
November<br />
According to the provisional foreign trade statistics<br />
compiled by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM), in<br />
November this year Turkey’s steel exports totaled USD 1.2<br />
billion in value increasing by 5.9% YoY but down 8.77% as<br />
compared to the previous month. Of Turkey’s industrial<br />
sectors, the steel sector recorded the fourth highest<br />
export value in November this year while the motor<br />
vehicle sector had the highest export value with USD 1.76<br />
billion increasing by 9.9% compared to November 2011.<br />
On the other hand, in the first 11 months of this year,<br />
Turkey’s steel export value came to USD 14.3 billion, rising by three percent year on<br />
year. Mr. Mehmet Buyukeksi, president of TIM, said that Turkey’s overall export<br />
performance was positive in November in line with the partial recovery in the EU and the<br />
continuous achievements in alternative markets.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
Turkey Planning Special Pharma Zones<br />
Source: The news section of ISPAT website<br />
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Turkey’s growing pharmaceutical sector, holding<br />
immense potential for foreign drug producers thanks<br />
to the increasing availability of high quality<br />
healthcare for all segments of the country’s large<br />
population, will soon have special industry zones that<br />
focus on the research, development and production<br />
of drugs.<br />
Turkey Top Producer of Honeydew Honey in<br />
World<br />
Turkey ranks the first in top producers of honeydew honey in the world with 92% of the<br />
global output, data showed. Turkey has 5.9 million beehives with annual production of 94<br />
thousand tons of honey, according to figures from the Union of Turkish Apiarists. Turkey<br />
is the homeland of 70% of the plants that give honey and houses 22% of the bee gene<br />
sources.<br />
To view the news report, please visit Ministry of Economy website.<br />
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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
Turkish Apple Output Increases In 2012<br />
According to the latest USDA report, Turkish apple output in<br />
2012 increased by about 8% from the previous year and<br />
reached 2.7 million tons.<br />
Source: Foodnews, November 19, 2012<br />
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EVENTS<br />
Turkish Companies To Participate In 3rd<br />
Basrah Building<br />
Basrah Building 2012 - 3rd Basrah International<br />
Building Expo is organized in Basrah, Iraq on<br />
December 16-19, 2012. Turkish National Participation<br />
at the event is organized with the support of Republic<br />
of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies<br />
operating in the related sectors are present at the fair.<br />
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.<br />
Turkish Companies To Participate In Iraq<br />
Furniture 2012<br />
Iraq Furniture 2012 - Basrah International Furniture, Hotel Equipment, Home Textile &<br />
Houseware Exhibition is organized in Basrah, Iraq on December 16-19, 2012. Turkish<br />
National Participation at the event is organized with the support of Republic of Turkey<br />
Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies operating in the related sectors are present at<br />
the fair.<br />
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.<br />
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Year: 3 Issue: 25 Dec. 3-14, 2012<br />
Turkish Companies To Participate In Wedding<br />
Arabia 2012<br />
Wedding Arabia 2012 – Saudi Arabia’s 2nd International Exhibition for Bridal &<br />
Nightwear, Furniture, Furnishings, Hospitality & Accessories will be organized in Jeddah,<br />
Saudi Arabia on December 18-20, 2012. Turkish National Participation at the event is<br />
organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy. Turkish companies<br />
operating in the related sectors will be present at the fair.<br />
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.<br />
Turkish Companies To Participate In Iran Pack<br />
& Print Show<br />
Iran Pack & Print Show 2012 – The 19th International Exhibition of<br />
Pack & Print Machinery will be organized in Tehran, Iran on<br />
December 19-22, 2012. Turkish National Participation at the event<br />
is organized with the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of<br />
Economy. Turkish companies operating in the related sectors will be<br />
present at the fair.<br />
For more information about the fair, please visit its website.<br />
Warning: This bulletin was prepared by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy General<br />
Directorate of Exports only for information purposes, by making use of public resources which are<br />
assumed to be reliable. Ministry of Economy in no way guarantees that the information included<br />
here is completely accurate and does not accept the liability of harms and losses that may result<br />
from the utilization of information included in this bulletin.<br />
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