THE COMPANY: Agriculture is a major contributor to Turkey’s GDP, despite sluggish growth in recent years. The sector’s share of GDP dropped from 10.1% in 2000 to 8.3% in 2009, and its share of total employment has also declined, falling from 35% in 2001 to 30% in 2007. Though Turkey is one of the few...
THE COMPANY: Turkey plays a key role connecting oil-producing countries in the Middle East and the Caspian region with consumers in Europe. Not a major oil producer itself, most of Turkey’s crude oil consumption is fed by imports, especially from Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. Refining is...
THE COMPANY: With 34.5m subscribers in Turkey at the end of the first quarter of 2012, Turkcell is the leading mobile operator in Turkey with around 53% market share. The company covers 87% of the Turkish population through its 3G and 99% through its 2G technology supported network. According to Ericsson’...
While the growing global Islamic bond ( sukuk) market represents an increasingly important source of financing for businesses across the world, to date interest has been fairly limited in Turkey. However, the market is expected to grow rapidly, partly thanks to legal changes that make sukuk issuance more attractive, as well as the...
THE COMPANY: TAV Airports Holding was established in 1997 for the purpose of building and operating Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IAA) from 2000-05. With a market share of 41%, it is Turkey’s leading airport operator, managing three of the country’s largest four. In addition to IAA, which is one of the...
Private equity investors are increasingly being drawn to Turkey by its fast-growing economy, macroeconomic and political stability, strong demographics and abundance of family-owned businesses. Many large buyout deals have been struck in recent years, but more opportunities for growth may exist for private equity funds that are willing to invest in...
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