An İstanbullian dream

DOĞAN ERDOĞAN / CANNES

MIPIM, the world’s leading property market, was organised in Cannes France on March 14-17. Attracting participants from 90 countries, the event also hosted an impressive 685m2 İstanbul Real Estate Pavilion is established on the most prestigious strip of Cannes where leading financial capitals like Paris and London will also be located. Organised by İstanbul Chamber of Commerce, it is aimed to provide a platform for B2B meetings to take place among global investors, under the “İstanbul: Two Continents One City” motto.

100 BIG-TICKET INVESTORS

100 large scale investors came together with their potential Turkish partners in the İstanbul Pavilion. ICOC made use of digital presentations to promote Turkey to the creme de la creme of the investor base. Presentations expanded on the theme of “Fall in love with İstanbul, and enjoy the magnificient Bosphorus as a real İstanbulite, with your Turkish passport”. Details of the recently introduced Citizenship by Investment Programme were shared with visitors to further elaborate on the advantages of enjoying İstanbul like a local.

THE CHARM OF İSTANBUL

President of the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce İbrahim Çağlar mentioned how ICOC aims to set an “İstanbullian Dream” particularly for the wealthy investors. Çağlar added: “We explained to the high net worth base that “the best and most profitable way to live in İstanbul is to purchase a “home” here. This is the only city in the world that spans on two continents. And it offers so much potential in high returns in many prestigious projects. Buying a house or a flat in İstanbul will allow you to win in more ways than one: first through capital gains and second by way of the Citizenship by Investment programme. The latter will make you a Turkish citizen and a real İstanbulite”.

FOCUSED ON INVESTMENT

Çağlar said: “We made use of our real estate pavilion to further enhance İstanbul’s image. İstanbul’s image as a great place to be has stayed in the minds and hearts of MIPIM visitors and we now want to reap its benefits through higher investment into this great city”.

President of the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce İbrahim Çağlar added that to counteract the effects of the July 15 failed coup attempt, ICOC made a conscious effort to highlight the motto “İstanbul: Two Continents, One City”, and designed the real estate pavilion in tandem with the spirit of this motto.

İstanbul Chamber of Commerce delegation to MIPIM included Vice President Gökhan Murat Kalsın, Board Member Adil Coşkun and Deputy Secretary General Hasan Uluç Hacıhasanoğlu as well as ICOC Council Members.

İSTANBUL: A CITY TO FALL IN LOVE

Italian Delegation
İstanbul Pavillion received a high level of interest, including various visits by national and city delegations. Torino Mayor Chiara Appendino, and President of Italian Trade Agency Michele Scannavini visited the Pavillion with their 20-strong team. Visits were also paid by Undersecretary of Italian Economy and Finance Ministry, Paola de Micheli and Governor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala.

MIPIM 2017 IN FIGURES

• 23.000 visitors
• 2.600 company booths
• 90 countries
• 1.000+ projects
• 150 networking events
• 100 conferances
• 5.300 international investors
• 1 mln business cards exchanged
• Turkey ranked number 5 on national participation

TIME TO SIGN NEW BUSINESS CONTRACTS

More than 800 Turkish professionals represented Turkish business world and had a chance to get together with the 23 thd MIPIM participants at the ICOC İstanbul Real Estate Pavilion. ICOC organised a special event bringing together Turkish Minister of Urbanisation and Environment, Mehmet Özhaseki, various Turkish businesses and 100 large scale international investors on the second day of MIPIM.

President of the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce İbrahim Çağlar said ICOC meticulously planned all details of the İstanbul Pavilion to ensure it served as an efficient platform to allow Turkish entrepreneurs meet with international investors.

Çağlar added: “We reached out to the 100 big-ticket purchasers among the MIPIM participants, these are the investors at the very high end of the value chain. We invited them to the B2B area in İstanbul Pavilion to meet with the Turkish companies at MIPIM. This was an added touch and meant that many new contracts were successfully signed between the two parties.”

CITIZENSHIP BY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

One of the most important benefits of the İstanbul Pavilion was its positive role in providing a medium to properly convey the details of the Citizenship by Investment programme to potential buyers. Effected in January 2017, program aims to attract wealthy investors to come and invest in İstanbul. Participants of the program will be granted Turkish citizenship via purchase of a USD1 mln+ residential unit in Turkey and can enjoy the perks of Turkish citizenship. The program is expected to boost real estate sales by an additional 10% and attracted much attention at MIPIM.

İSTANBUL ATTRACTS INTEREST FROM REAL ESTATE FUND MANAGERS

İstanbul Chamber of Commerce hosted 100 big-ticket investors at the İstanbul Real Estate Pavilion.

B2B meetings organised by ICOC brought together fund managers and influential players in real estate from all around the world including USA, Italy, Russia and Spain with counterparts in Turkish real estate business.

President of the İstanbul Chamber of Commerce İbrahim Çağlar highlighted that the above mentioned meetings between the various counterparties were a huge success and it was very pleasing to see the high level of interest towards İstanbul.

01 Haziran 2017 Perşembe

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