Kapital Network Turkey’s Gateways 2011

Turkeyrsquos Gateways | Tuumlrkiyenin geccedilidi

Alan Greenhalgh

Kapital Network

wwwkapitalnetworkcom

Articles by Alan Greenhalgh

httpwwwkapitalsmmcomenpublicationshtml

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership | Avrupa-Akdeniz Ortaklığı 1995 44 members | uumlyeler 27 European Union member states and 16 partner countries Albania Algeria Bosnia amp Herzegovina Croatia Egypt Israel Jordan Lebanon Mauritania Monaco Montenegro Morocco Palestine Syria Tunisia hellipand Turkey With the Free Trade Agreement with Jordan on 1st March 2011 Turkey will have established Free Trade Zones with all Euro-Mediterranean countries except Algeria Tuumlrkiye Cezayir hariccedil tuumlm Avrupa-Akdeniz uumllkeleri ile bir Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması yapmış Mart ayında Uumlrduumln ile bir anlaşma yapmış olacak

Eurasia in the Global Economy | Avrasya Duumlnya Ekonomisi

The Silk Road of the Third Millennium is home to some of the worldrsquos largest energy producers wealthiest investors fastest growing economies and more than half the worldrsquos population The major concerns in Eurasia are energy transport and security Uumlccediluumlncuuml Millennium İpek Yolu duumlnyanın en buumlyuumlk enerji uumlreticilerinden bazıları olan enerji sağlayıcılarına zengin yatırımcılara hızlı ekonomilere ve duumlnya nuumlfusunun yarısından fazlasına ev sahipliği yapmaktadır

Avrasyanın en buumlyuumlk endişeleri enerji ulaşım ve guumlvenlik vardır

A ndash Z of investment | Yatırım A - Z

A is for Afghanistanhellip

Afghanistanrsquos Shopping List | Afganistan alışveriş listesi

Agricultural chemicals machinery equipment and services agro-processing Irrigation planning and technologies Architectural construction and engineering services Building materials for both residential and commercial properties Computer hardware software and peripherals (to include Dari language capability) Telecommunications services and equipment Diesel generators for independent power supply Educationtraining services Heavy equipment including trucks trailers and buses motor graders concrete mixers heavy-duty dumpers paver finishers and bull-dozers Security and safety equipment Automobileslight trucksvans and development of dealerships for 4x4 vehicles (sales parts and service) Translation services including simultaneous conference-style translation products Office furniture Printing and publishing Aircraft and aircraft parts Airportground support equipment Electrical power systems Oil and gas field machinery oil gas and mineral exploration and production services Road upgrades lighting and signage Transportation services Carpets and textiles Leather and leather processing Precious and semi-precious stones Marble and natural stones Cashmere etc etc

Okayhellip shorter slides | Tamam kısa slaytlar

A is for Azerbaijanhellip

Azerbaijan | Azerbeycan lsquoMoscow meets Dubairsquo | lsquoMoskova ve dubai buluştuğursquo Kapital Setup an office 2008 ndash doing well | Kurulum 2008 yılında bir ofis - iyi gidiyor bull High economic growth during 2006ndash08 is attributable to oil exports

construction banking and real estate | 2006-08 doumlneminde yuumlksek ekonomikdeki buumlyuumlme Petrol ihracatı inşaat bankacılık ve gayrimenkul sayesinde olmuştur

bull A revision of Azerbaijanrsquos tax code lowered several tax rates including the profit tax rate and simplified the process of paying corporate income tax and value added tax |Azerbaycanın vergi kodu revizyonu birkaccedil vergi oranı kar vergisi oranı ve katma değer vergisi de dahil olmak uumlzere kurumlar vergisi ve KDV oumldeme suumlreci basitleştirilmiş tir

Opportunities | Fırsatlar

Foreign investment in the non-energy sector |

enerji olmayan sektoumlre yabancı sermaye yatırım

Telecoms | Luxury Brands | Entertainment

Kazakhstan | Kazakistan Kazakhstan improved business regulation the most in the past year according to Doing Business 2011 | Kazakistan Doing Business 2011 Raporu na goumlre iş youmlnetmeliğini iyileştirmiştir bull Primary exports of crude oil - By 2015 one of the worlds top 10 oil producers | duumlnyanın en buumlyuumlk 10 petrol uumlreticisi bull Metals | Madenler bull Worldrsquos largest producer of uranium | Duumlnyanın en buumlyuumlk Uranyum uumlreticisi bull Agriculture is the second most important sector and was provider of wheat to the

states of the Soviet Union | Tarım SSCBye buğday sağlayan en oumlnemli ikinci sektoumlr konumundadır

Business Set up | Iş kurma bull Minimum capital requirement 100 tenge ($070) |Gereken asgari sermaye bull Memorandum of Association and company charter are not notarized | Şirket kuruluş

senedi ve şirket kiralama noter tastikli olmaz bull Modernized customs and customs automation | Modern guumlmruumlk

Kazakhstan There are opportunities for SMEs are operating in the oil services sector and other opportunities include oil and gas metals minerals and mining financial services manufacturing telecommunications transport - road rail and aviation construction and power generation Kobiler iccedilin bir ccedilok fırsat vardır Bunlar petrol ve gaz metaller mineraller ve madencilik finansal hizmetler uumlretim telekomuumlnikasyon ulaşım - Karayolu demiryolu ve havacılık- inşaat ve enerji uumlretimi dahil olmak uumlzere petrol hizmetleri sektoumlruumlnde işletmektedir

Turkmenistan By far the largest foreign investor is Turkey followed by Iran Russia Afghanistan and USA | En buumlyuumlk yabancı yatırımcı Tuumlrkiyedir Daha sonra İran Rusya Afganistan ve ABD dir bull largely desert country | ccediloumll uumllke bull intensive agriculture in irrigated oases | vaha alanlarında tarım bull sizeable oil resources | buumlyuumlk enerji kaynakları bull worlds fifth largest estimated reserves of natural gas | duumlnyanın tahmini beşinci

buumlyuumlk doğalgazrezervi bull Closed up to 2007 but high on corruption index | Yolsuzluk endeksi yuumlksek olan

2007 yılındaki Kapalı ekonomi

Turkmenistan Opportunities bull Turkmenistans economy is predominantly agricultural with fruits and

vegetables but needs food processing equipment preservation techniques and agricultural equipment to prevent the spoiling of most of its crops

bull Ekonomisi ccediloğunlukla meyve ve sebze olarak tarımsaldır ancak uumlruumlnlerin bozulmalarını oumlnlemek iccedilin gıda işleme ekipmanına muhafaza etme tekniklerine ve tarımsal ekipmanlara ihtiyacı vardır

bull Other high-growth sectors are telecoms and ICT pharmaceuticals and

healthcare construction and real estate transport infrastructure tourism textiles and carpets such as their famous naturally-dyed Sargin sheep wool and breeding of Akhalteke horses

bull Diğer buumlyuumlyen sektoumlrleri telekom ve bilişim ilaccedil ve sağlık inşaat ve

gayrimenkul ulaşım altyapısı turizm tekstil ve Sargın koyun yuumlnleriyle yapılan halıları ve Akhalteke atları vardır

The new opportunity Free Trade Area between Turkey Jordan Lebanon and Syria hellipand Iraq

Tuumlrkiye Uumlrduumln Luumlbnan ve Suriye arasında serbest ticaret boumllgesi

ve Irak

Jordan Free Trade Area - 1st March 2011 80 of goods exported to Jordan will be free of customs taxes or any other form of tax Friendly relations with USA - may help lsquorestrictionsrsquo for lsquoTurkish Textilesrsquo Jordanian businessmen to invest in Aegean province Denizli Jordan import products like marble and household linens

Uumlrduumln Serbest Ticaret Alanı - 1 Mart 2011 Uumlrduumlne ihraccedil edilen malların 80 lsquoinin guumlmruumlk vergisi veya diğer vergilendirme biccedilimleri uumlcretsiz olacak ABD ile dost ilişkileri - Tuumlrk Tekstiline karşı olan kotayı yendi Uumlrduumlnluuml işadamları nınEge ili olan Denizlirsquo ye yatırımı mermer ve ev tekstili gibi ithal uumlruumlnler

Lebanon | Luumlbnan Lebanons coalition government collapsed Turkey flies in to solve the crisis An important export market for Turkey An important export market for Turkey Exports $686 million to Lebanon Imports to Turkey at $107 million Trade volume increased from $381 million in 2004 to $794 million in 2009 It will reach $2 billion Average income per capita in the two countries is equal Turkey has stong production and Lebanon has strong finance and banking Oil food products clothes electronics

Luumlbnanın koalisyon huumlkuumlmeti ccediloumlktuuml Tuumlrkiye krizi ccediloumlzecek Tuumlrkiye iccedilin oumlnemli bir ihracat pazarı Luumlbnanrsquoa Ihracat $686 milyon Tuumlrkiyersquoye $107 milyon Luumlbnan İthalatı Ticaret hacmi 2004 yılında $381 M dan 2009 yılında $794M ccedilıkmıştır $ 2milyara ulaşacak Petrol gıda uumlruumlnleri giysi elektronik iki uumllkede kişi başına duumlşen ortalama gelir eşittir Hindi uumlretim stong ve Luumlbnan guumlccedilluuml finans ve bankacılık var

Lebanon | Luumlbnan Ferry boat services connecting Mersin and Beirut started December 2010 Opportunities Tourism energy and infrastructure (airports and build new roads) make-up and fashion clothes exports

Mersin ve Beyrut bağlayan Feribot tekne hizmetleri Aralık 2010 başladı Fırsatlar Turizm enerji ve altyapı makyaj ve moda giyim ihracatı (havaalanları ve yeni yollar inşa)

Syria |Suriye Free trade agreement made in 2004 Turkey to target $5 billion in bilateral trade volume by the end of 2012 Turkey will have a 40 percent advantage in trade with Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia by sending goods via Syria and its Arab Free Trade Agreement

2004 yılında yapılan serbest ticaret anlaşması Tuumlrkiyenin ikili ticaret hacminde hedef i2012 yılı sonuna kadar $ 5Bn

The free-trade agreement between Syria and Turkey increased the trade volume ten-foldrsquorsquo

Opportunities - Tourism No of Syrian tourists visiting Turkey rose 80 and reached 800000 in 2010 Visa waiver scheme lsquoDiscover Damascusrsquo as an original lsquoOttoman Cityrsquo

Syria |Suriye Shopping Turkeyrsquos Renaissance Construction is signing an agreement 19th January for a 25 stake in the largest mixed-use project in Syria The Taj Halab project at $180 million in Aleppo is a shopping center conference and meeting facilities and a four-star Nova Hotel three-star Ibis hotel and a five-star boutique hotel The 74 acres shopping center will lead Turkish brands to enter the Syrian market Cement factory of Turkish construction and engineering company Guris opens shortly in Raqqa

74 -doumlnuumlmluumlk alışveriş merkezi Suriye pazarına girmek iccedilin Tuumlrk markaları na yol accedilacaktır

Syria |Suriye Opportunities

In your opinion What are the business opportunitiessectors for Turkish Small Business Enterprises in Syria Answers via Linkedin Syria Business and Professional Network

lsquoTurkey has a large agriculture and food market the best business is exporting food stuff to Syria because they are neighbor with a very wide border so costs are less second Syria has similarly- oriented food ie 90 the same Also products such as clothing textile and leather building materials cars and spare partsrsquo

1 Online Businesses

2 Supermarkets

3 Malls

4 Clothing Lines (In Syria the

consumers have a great

perception for Turkish

clothing)

5 Import of food and beverages

6 Consulting Companies

7 Private Equity and Venture

Capital

8 Real Estate Development

9 Stock MarketLife Insurance

(still isnrsquot big)rsquo

Syria |Suriye Opportunities (via Linkedin)

bull lsquoSecurity systems ( CCTV fire alarm )

bull Telecommunication (data and voice devices)rsquo

lsquoHousehold products and food industry Educational Sector Exporting to Syria is the best wayrsquo

lsquoRetail and supply chain development and establishment that can flourish in Syria The Educational sector a well studied investment is prosperous as wellrsquo

lsquoMARKET RESEARCH has a HUGE opportunity in Syria because there are only 2 local companiesagencies Many multi-nationals require this service and canrsquot find many credible companies to execute research for themrsquo

lsquoShopping and services from internet will be important area Supermarkets malls projects and franchising for food sectorrsquo


Iraq lsquoGreat opportunity for Iraq with energy company in GAS and electricity About small company I do not think itrsquos a good Idea came to Iraq at this time as high risk trust me I am afraid to lose the capital here In Baghdad also Turkish construction and contractor companies get really good contract and future Iraqi Market looking for more contract company - good quality and good pricersquo Ahmed Mahdi Al-Juboori |Baghdad - Iraq (via Linkedin) Kita Logistics - first Turkish logistics company providing all logistics services in the country supporting its services in the Middle East and CIS countries

lsquoIraq will grow to be a regional economic giant using Turkey as their door to Europersquo | Irak Tuumlrkiyeyi bir kapı olarak kullanarak Avruparsquoda boumllgesel

ekonomik dev olarak buumlyuumlyeceklsquo

Iraqrsquos energy contribution will be significant for increased production and demand surplus only after 2015

Iraq Turkey Trade Volume | Ticaret Hacmi bull $941 million in 2003 exceeded $6 billion in 2010

Petro-chemical industries Water Power supply Healthcare Construction Ports Telecommunications Agriculture Transport (road amp rail) Education Manufacturing Financial services

Petrokimya sanayi Su Guumlccedil kaynağı Sağlık Inşaat Portları Telekomuumlnikasyon Tarım Ulaştırma (karayolu ve demiryolu) Eğitim Imalat Finansal hizmetler

Iraq The 26-lane checkpoint of Ibrahim KhalilHabur Gate where 1500 trucks pass daily brings Turkish building materials clothes furniture food and everything else that fills shops in northern Iraq and large amounts of potatoes and onions Mardin Industrialists say they can double exports figures to Iraq if the number of personnel stationed at the border crossing is increased About 15000 Turks work in Erbil and other parts of the north and Turkish companies more than 700 of them make up two-thirds of all foreign companies in the region

lsquoA JV needed to import Brazilian sugar to M E country A joint venture with a good sugar trading company is needed to import big

quantities of Brazilian sugarrsquo (via Linkedin)

In two or three years Iraq may be Turkeyrsquos biggest export market

Yemen 30000 soldiers killed in Yemen during World War I fighting against European and Russian armies History dates back to 1538 and Yemenrsquos 37 Ottoman rulers Many tourists from the Gulf states have started to travel to Yemen especially to the coastal areas Turkey and Yemen have signed a protocol that allows Yemeni students enroll in programs in Turkish universities bull No visa requirements bull Important for stability of the Arab peninsula stability of Africa and safety of

sea routes bull Turkey will make an organized industrial zone in Hodeidah Yemen

bull Trade in vehicle spare parts

bull 2008 Doing Business Report Yemen ranked near the bottom of the Ease of

Doing Business Index where it came 177 out of 178 countries Now it is 105 out of 183 countries

The Good News | İyi Haber bull PriceWaterhouseCoppers estimates that Turkey will overtake Canada in 2020

on GDP and in 2024 it will overtake Italy

bull Nearly 60 percent of Turkeyrsquos overall exports in 2009 were carried out by small or medium enterprises - businesses employing up to 249 people

bull SMEs | KOBİler and micro enterprises dominate the Turkish Market They represent 99 of the number of companies and 75 of employment and 46 of business turnover

bull The top ranked foreign trade was occupied by industrial exports and a

majority of the business was done in EU countries

Opportunitieshellip

What are the best opportunities | En iyi fırsatlar nelerdir bull Food ndash eg Koftecisi Ramiz Yemek Sepeti bull Construction and supply services ndashTurkeyrsquos hard workers good reputation A

lsquostrategic sectorrsquo which provides more than 10 percent of total employment in Turkey and aims to become one of the top three countries in building material exports by 2023

bull lsquoUnder-developedrsquo hospitality sector in the Turkic region ndash 3 hotels

bull Consumer electronics imaging telecom information technologies office equipment small domestic appliances and white goods sectors

bull KOSGEB | TUBITAK | TUSKON ndash sign up for notifications bull Leasing Machines and Vehicles Spare Parts

bull Turkish Regional language software bull Network of blogging sites - serving ads and revenue bull Technology Localistation and bespoke tech projects

How tohellip

bull Doing Business in bull Networking

bull wwwdoingbusinessorg

How to set up a business in hellip | iş nasıl kurulur

Steps to establishing a Ltd Company

LinkedIn Founded in USA 90 million members 200 countries Avg Salary $109k lsquoTap into the relationships and knowledge in your networkrsquo - and find an opportunity

Who do you know there

Get a Profile | Bir Profil alın

Twitter Founded in USA 190 million users 65 million tweets a day SMS of the Internet

wwwtwittercomkapitalsmm

Xing Founded in Germany 10 million members 200 countries

Available in Turkish

Viadeo Founded in France 30 million members Focusing on Europe amp BRIC Your network is more powerful than you think


Google your own business

Get a website | Bir web sitesi al Be discoverable among the 255 million websiteshellip and not just because the new Turkish Commercial Code says so

Get Mobile Stuck in traffic hours on the dolmus donrsquot play Angry Birdshellip Get mobile Research Make Plans Communicate

Network networkhellip and of coursehellip

Thank you | Teşekkuumlr ederim

Get in touchhellip |Size gelmekhellip

Kapital Network is the name given to a regional network of independent accounting tax and consulting firms each of which practices in its own right The network is administered by Kapital Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Muumlşavirlik Ltd TA lsquoKapital Business Partnersrsquo a company registered in Turkey whose registered office is at Altan Erbulak Sokak No3 Sisli-Gayrettepe Istanbul Tel +90 212 213 9393 E infokapitalnetworkcom Intellectual property rights used by members of the network including the trademark lsquoKapitalrsquo are owned by Kapital Serbest Muhasebeci Mali Muumlşavirlik Ltd

copy Kapital SMMM Ltd Sti 2011

Articles by Alan Greenhalgh

httpwwwkapitalsmmcomenpublicationshtml



































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2 Supermarkets

3 Malls




clothing)




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How tohellip

















































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