President of the Investment Office Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu mentioned that 52 projects have been decided to be launched in Turkey, and added, “The total investment value of these projects is nearly $4 billion, and they include an employment of around 10 thousand 500 people.”

DEMANDS FROM 17 COUNTRIES

Dağlıoğlu noted that the projects in question had been designed according to the demands of 17 different countries, especially the USA, Germany, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands and India. Investment Office’s President then added, “Depending on their investment values, projects have been built on 18 different sectors such as chemical products, iron and steel, and other metals, energy, motor vehicles, and transport vehicles and mining/quarrying.” Thirty-six of these projects are based on greenfield investments, while the remaining 16 are expansion investments.”

23 DIVERSE INVESTMENT AREAS

Dağlıoğlu underlined that 70 out of the 82 projects regarded as potential investments, passed onto the research and feasibility stage as of June and continued: “The total investment value of the potential projects is approximately $4.76 billion. The total amount of investment envisaged by these projects is around 15 thousand 800. The projects include 23 diverse sectors comprising of information and communication technologies, food products, machinery and equipment, chemical products, and spare parts for motor vehicles in particular. In concern with the investment value of the projects, 27 countries take the lead while Germany, South Korea, USA, Turkey, Japan, Canada, and UAE rose to prominence.”

ATTRACTIVE SECTORS

Dağlıoğlu lined up the priority sectors from the perspective of foreign direct investments: e-mobility, life sciences (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, hospital services), health, information and communication technologies (consumer electronics, ICT, software), automotive, energy, chemicals and petrochemicals, machinery, defense and aerospace, logistics, infrastructure, agriculture,food, and drink.

ECONOMIC FOCUS SHIFTING TOWARDS ASIA

Pointing to the need to identify the investors’ geographical profiles, Dağlıoğlu added, “The European, American or Asian investors in Turkey or the investors from the Gulf region in our country have different expectations and ways of thinking.” Dağlıoğlu underlined that they attached great importance to Asia in terms of investments and continued,“Since 2011, the share of the Asian countries within the scope of the foreign direct investments launched in Turkey went over 22 percent. The world’s economic focus has been shifting towards Asia, and Turkey cannot ignore this tendency and act independently. Then again, this should not be interpreted as “turning our back to the USA.”

HIGH ADVANTAGES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Commenting on the supply chain’s views would be sliding to Turkey after the pandemic, Dağlıoğlu said: “Our immediate priority is enabling our companies to perform their activities with minimum damage. Throughout the pandemic, we received information requests and files in mobility, digitalization, and logistics from the companies located out of Turkey. New projects were included in our portfolio. There are also manufacturers from Asia. We followed all the global reports and views during this process, and they indeed demonstrate that this is an opportunity for Turkey. Our business world should be aware of this fact as well. All discussions are based on global supply chains.

Emphasizing that Turkey already had an economy integrated into the global supply chains, Dağlıoğlu expressed that increasing the share in these platforms would be possible. Dağlıoğlu pointed to the acceleration in the countries’ protectionist tendencies and concluded: “Negotiations on having secure and flexible economic activities or procurements with perhaps more stocks instead of merely cost-oriented ones are being held with the purchasing managers of many countries. Still, we observe that the supply chain concept would remain unchanged. Instead of remaining local or narrow borders, regionalism is being discussed. Turkey achieves an advantage at this point, and I believe our country would continue to attract foreign direct investments.”

1.236 ACTIVE R&D CENTERS

Burak Dağlıoğlu expressed that as of February 2020, Turkey embraced a total of 1.236 R&D centers, including 187 international ones, and added, “We wish the number of these centers that employ a total of 60 thousand 173 people would rise.” Dağlıoğlu, pointed that the Investment Office had launched 224 investment projects with the worth $23 billion in the country so far and underlined that an employment of 48 thousand people was projected within the scope of these investments.

OUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS OUR COMPETENT ENGINEERS

Dağlıoğlu stressed that he projected an increase in the investments in R&D and technology in the future and added, “Turkey’s competent engineers is the country’s strong suit. The investment value of AVL, the automotive engineering company in our portfolio nearly seven years ago, remained around €100 thousand. Yet, today the company turned into a company that exports technology across the world. We aspire to embrace more of these companies, have an investment agenda where this competent labor forceof Turkey capable of elevating the level of technology could be perceived by foreign investors and where this strength is acknowledged as a value.”

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DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid the foundation of Atatürk Cultural Center for its reconstruction project on 10 February 2019. The centre was opened after the completion of the project in 2.5 years.

The opera sphere in AKM’s entrance was built with 15 thousand unique handmade red ceramic tiles. The design of the building’s façade aimed maximum benefit from daylight, and a green roof system was applied with an environmental-friendly approach. The opera hall, named the grand hall, features a foyer with nearly 4 thousand 500 square meters and seats 2040 people. The pit in the lobby has sufficient size to host a massive orchestra of 118 people.

A MOVING STAGE

The stage mechanics and systems are built with the world’s leading technologies. They comprise a 65-meter stage depth, four main stage elevators, 13 compensator elevators in the side and backstages, and four mobile wagons that will remain above these. Besides, there is a rotating stage wagon in the main hall. All halls of AKM are furnished with top-level equipment in terms of acoustic, sound, lighting and displaying systems.

COMPRISES OF FIVE BLOCKS

AKM’s halls were designed acoustically, and the built orchestra shell offers an excellent sound quality in plays and concerts asa homage to original AKM’s ceramic artist Sadi Diren. The centre and the spiral staircase in the original centre’s foyer were restored to their original design. The centre comprises five blocks founded over a field of 30 thousand square meters, and AKM has an indoor space of 95 thousand square meters. The natural stone coating over the façade and internal venues of AKM draw attention.

A MODERN DESIGN

There are four basements with a total size of 48 thousand and 705 square meters, a stage, backstage rooms, foyer areas, workshop and storage areas, ballet practice lounges, practice rooms for soloists and orchestras, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, art galleries and exhibition rooms and coffee shops. Furthermore, the rehearsal halls, recording studio, soloist and orchestra practice rooms were designed in a modern way acoustically.

DESCENDED FROM FATHER TO SON

Architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu conducted the construction of AKM in 1956-1969, and it is one of the original premises of one of Taksim Square’s symbols. After the big fire in 1970, AKM opened again in 1977. The centre used to seat one thousand and three hundred people; however, it was transformed into a complex after the reconstruction by increasing its capacity and functions. Architect of the new AKM is the son of center’s original architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu’s son, Murat Tabanlıoğlu.

A CULTURE STREET

As part of the AKM project, Culture Street includes an art gallery, movie theatre, restaurant, café, a book café, arts centre for children, a music platform, library, a design shop, and a multifunctional lounge.

Another significant aspect of the AKM project is that the centre gained a 24-hour living area to the neighbourhood with a connection from the Taksim Square to Istanbul Technical University’s Taşkışla Faculty and Atatürk Library. With the new centre, a second square will be formed in congress valley direction, where Atatürk Library and Istanbul Technical University remain.

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HAMİT KARDAŞ

The postgraduate programs designed by the Istanbul Commerce University based on the requirements of the business realm offer career opportunities to international students wishing to come to Türkiye for education. There are postgraduate and PhD programs in the University for those wishing to upgrade their degrees. Expert academicians and special facilities carry out the postgraduate programs. Postgraduate courses are performed in five institutes within the body of COMMERCE.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCE

As Türkiye’s first institute in finance, this institute is structured with an integrated perspective by taking Istanbul’s private and public sector focused finance theory, management and policy, financial economy, and applied finance compatible with Istanbul’s aims to become a global finance centre into consideration. The institute offers four postgraduate and two PhD programs.

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND INTERNET

The first institute focusing on the internet area, the Communication Science and Internet Institute, aims to develop the new theoretical perspectives and research methodology deemed lacking in the area, reveal interdisciplinary research forms, and improve data generation for its implementation in required areas. The institute offers PhD programs and thesis and non-thesis master programs.

FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE

With the privilege of being Türkiye’s first Foreign Trade Institute, this institute conducts practices and research on a sectoral basis towards the market and launching academic level postgraduate programs. Thesis and Non-Thesis Master programs are available in the institute. Moreover, PhD programs in two different areas are offered.

SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Social Sciences Institute is carrying out education and research activities with many programs prepared in line with the sector’s requirements. Doyens in the finance and real sector are among the institute’s academic staff.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Institute of Science offers postgraduate and PhD programs with eleven different programs. Urban Systems and Transport Management, Conservation and Restoration programs within the structure of this institute are the leading postgraduate programs in this area in Türkiye. The Cyber Security PhD program stands out as well.

For the postgraduate programs of the University: https://international.ticaret.edu.tr

MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Commercial Diplomacy Postgraduate Program is Türkiye’s first and only commercial diplomacy program. The program continues to accept applications. Commercial diplomacy is a vast area where negotiations in multiple aspects are carried out to solve disputes that hamper global trade. Joint solutions are generated, and international cooperation is developed through signing agreements on commerce and investment.

Commercial Diplomacy Department Head Assoc. Prof. Uğur Yasin Asal stated that through the postgraduate program, they aimed to train graduates who has in-depth knowledge of commercial diplomacy terminology, who can build intercultural communication,who attach importance to entrepreneurship and wish to enhance entrepreneurial skills and academic aspect of commerce as commercial diplomacy experts.

MOST PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Istanbul Commerce University was declared as the year’s most prestigious educational institution in the private education institutions category by The ONE Awards, one of the most exceptional standards in its area. For the seventh time, the award ceremony of the ONE Awards was executed with the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning. In addition to the brands increasing their prestige the most in the year, media, PR, advertising and digital marketing agencies that played a role in this success were awarded. Celebrating its 20th year of establishment, Istanbul Commerce University was awarded as the year’s most prestigious educational institution.

Istanbul Commerce University’s President Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu mentioned that they were proud to receive the award and said, “The momentum gained by our University in the recent period is very pleasing. We will not be satisfied with this and work more to enhance the value of our University’s diplomas.”

THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE

Istanbul Commerce University achieved a hundred per cent success in this area by launching the online education system in the swiftest during the pandemic. The University remained in the educational institutions to achieve the highest occupancy rate among the foundation universities and filled 95.5% of its capacity this year.

400 ONLINE EVENTS

Istanbul Commerce University is among the most preferred universities for postgraduate degrees. The University carried out its social responsibility projects academic and cultural activities throughout the pandemic and held over 400 online events in the past year.

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