While the industry enjoys a rising number of tourists, the numbers are far from the previous year Turkey’s tourism industry could generate $15 billion by the end of 2020, according to Birol Akman, chairman of the Anatolian Tourism Operators Association and board member of the […]
Year: 2020
Turkish defence companies form world’s top 100 list
The U.S magazine announced top 100 defence firms and seven Turkish companies make the list Seven Turkish defence companies included this year’s list of the world’s top 100 defence firms. U.S.-based Defense News magazine lists the top level defence industry companies globally based on sales versus the previous year. This […]
COVID-19 hotline launched all around Turkey
The scheme to to oversee the supervision of COVID-19 inspections and collects tipoffs from citizens regarding the violation of measures A scheme called the Provincial Health Inspection Center (İSDEM) has become operational across Turkey. İSDEM to oversee the supervision of COVID-19 inspections and collects tipoffs from […]
Facebook to grant 7 million liras to Turkish SMEs
Social media giant had recently announced a $100 million grant to help 30,000 thousand SMEs from more than 30 countries Facebook announced that it launched a grant program of 7 million Turkish Liras ($946,000) to support SMEs in Istanbul. Eligible SMEs that want to benefit from […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Aytun Çelebi
Actually Aytun Çelebi was a software developer but he got the Medusa call and started writing for a magazine. Now it has been 21 years and he keeps journalism As a tech journalist, Aytun Çelebi told me journalism kind of chose him, not the other […]
Turkey’s first integrated solar panel facility opened in Ankara
The project to cost USD400 million and to prevent $100 million worth of solar panel imports per year Turkey launched its first integrated solar panel factory in Ankara’s Başkent Organized Industrial Zone. The $400-million solar technologies factory was built by Turkish energy and construction company Kalyon Holding, winner of […]
TÜPRAŞ signs contract with leading tech fund Emerald
TÜPRAŞ aims to invest in new technology startups in the U.S. and Europe to contribute to the energy transformation Turkey Petroleum Refineries Inc. (TÜPRAŞ) has signed a long-term cooperation contract with the Emerald Industrial Innovation Fund. The company is a subsidiary of Emerald Technology Ventures […]
Turkey gets 87.000 trademark applications
More than 9,800 patent applications submitted in H1 2020, per TurkPatent data The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TurkPatent) received 86,847 trademark applications in H1 2020, according to data released last week. on Thursday. 78,038 of them were domestic, the data said. Trademark applications up […]
Turkey’s e-commerce up 64% in H1 amidst COVID-19
Food and markets saw the highest rise in transactions via debit and credit cards, up 400% on an annual basis Spurred by the COVID-19, Turkey’s e-commerce went up 64% YoY in the first half of 2020, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said. The January-June figure […]
Introducing Turkish startups: Givin
As a 3 years old social startup, Givin is planning to expand to the Middle East to take raise awareness for NGOs Givin is a social startup that sells the products donated by brands, celebrities and users for social good. Having founded by Başak Sucuka […]