Istanbul Chamber of Commerce

I never thought I would ever be interested in Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) presidential elections. But I became interested with the recent vote. 

Turkish TV series, among the country's most lucrative exports in recent years, will now be promoted in the Far East, following their success in the Middle East and Latin America. 

The Culture and Tourism Ministry in collaboration with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, will promote Turkish TV series at this week's Asia TV Forum in Singapore. 

Turkey's TV series sector plans to increase its annual export volume to $1 billion in 2023 from around $350 million by adding new regions such as South Asia and East Asia to its export markets. 

Trade is a bridge that can be used to foster peace all around the world, according to the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (?TO), ?brahim Ça?lar.

Some 40 percent of the shops in Istanbul's leather exporting district, Zeytinburnu, have been closed down, leaving 3,000 people jobless, as the sector faces the risk to lose its largest market, Russia. The owners of the remaining shops have said their products were seized in Russia. 

Inflation numbers of the new year's first month will be announced today.

There is curiosity about whether the rise in the consumer price index, which is now bordering 9 percent, will reach double digits.

Even if it does not reach 10 percent, many believe it will come close.

The annual cost of a 30 percent increase in the minimum wage, an election promise by the Justice and Development Party (AKP), will cost the private sector 16 billion Turkish Liras, according to the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (?TO). 

In a speech to leading businesspeople in Istanbul, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said he wants to make Turkey's largest city into a "safe investment haven with our democracy and judicial system." in a speech to a number of leading businesspeople in a meeting ahead of the crucial Nov. 1 elections. 

Turkey plans to realize popular TV series exports worth $350 million this year, according to sector representatives attending the world's leading TV content fair MIPCOM Cannes on Oct. 5-8.  

Turkey, selected the country of honor at this year's fair, has risen from an average of $500 to around $200,000 per episode in TV series exports over the last decade. 

Turkey's Housing Developers and Investors Organization (KONUTDER) has announced it will hold a two-day event to introduce local projects to investors from the Gulf in cooperation with leading economic and trade organizations, in a written statement on Sept. 21.