Foreign Investor Guide
Reference: Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Investment office www.invest.gov.tr
Foreign Investor Guide
SECTORAL OPPORTUNITIES
Turkey offers a large number of opportunities in different industries where it has a competitive advantage.
AUTOMOTIVE
- World's 15th largest manufacturer
- Annual production: 1.6 million pieces
- Market: 24 billion USD
- Export: 32 billion USD
MACHINE
- Europe's largest TV & white goods manufacturer
- Market: 38 billion USD
- Export: 25 billion USD
DEFENSE & AVIATION
- Defense spending: $ 19 billion
- Industry: 8.7 billion USD
- Export: 2.2 billion USD
- Airline passengers: 210 million
ENERGY
- Market: 66 billion USD
- Increased demand
- Energy base
- Renewable resources waiting to be used
AGRICULTURE & FOOD
- Market: 80 billion USD
- Export: 17 billion USD
- Export to nearly 200 countries
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Public-Private Partnership investments: $ 127 billion (2003-2018) More opportunities in transport, energy, healthcare
FINANCIAL SERVICES
- Double digit growth
- Continuously growing Islamic finance
- Istanbul Financial Center
Source: TURKSTAT, Ministry of Industry and Technology, SASAD, OSD, SSB; export values as of 2018, market values as of 2017; defense industry value as of 2018
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