In October 2023, Turkey’s car production rose %19. The automotive industry is Turkey’s main export sector. This sector has made Turkey a world center for research, development, and production in the automotive industry. Automobile producers have chosen Türkiye as a production site for their export sales in recent years. In addition, Türkiye has been the leading exporter of vehicles to European markets for about a decade. Turkey is the location of many worldwide suppliers. More than 250 global suppliers use Turkey as a production hub, including 30 of the world’s top 50 suppliers. Production in ..read more

Can we get to know you and ERAI? Simay Soylu: After graduating from Galatasaray University, Department of International Relations, I started my career as a consultant in the Turkish representative office of a French bank. In the meantime, I completed my Master’s degree in Political Science at the same university. I continued this task, which was based on the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries, as a project manager in another consultancy firm with French partners. Afterward, I took the role of Turkey’s country manager of the economic development agency of Lyon ..read more

How Does Communication Management Consultancy Affect the Reputation of Companies? ERAI aims to facilitate the daily activities of companies wishing to invest or locate in Turkey by presenting the potential and dynamics of the market in the most understandable way, and to enable them to work with high efficiency, enabling these companies to quickly stabilize their position in the market. It also promises to open a safe and comfortable space to develop its business. Simay Kocaoğlan Soylu, ERAI Turkey Country Director, and K. Gönenç Atakan, Communication Activist, shared the latest information on ..read more

Can we get to know you and ERAI? Simay Soylu: After graduating from Galatasaray University, Department of International Relations, I started my career as a consultant in the Turkish representative office of a French bank. In the meantime, I completed my Master’s degree in Political Science at the same university. I continued this task, which was based on the development of trade and economic relations between the two countries, as a project manager in another consultancy firm with French partners. Afterward, I took the role of Turkey’s country manager of the economic development agency of Lyon ..read more

How Does Communication Management Consultancy Affect the Reputation of Companies? Communication Management Consultant and Communication Activist K. Gönenç Atakan Could you briefly tell us about yourself and your expertise? K. Gönenç Atakan: I am a Communication Management Consultant and Communication Activist with a sociology degree who has been in the press and communication sector for 18 years. I have worked as a senior manager in national and international communication agencies that are well-known in Turkey and ranked in the top 10. I have provided consultancy to companies that provide ser ..read more

How Does Communication Management Consultancy Affect the Reputation of Companies? ERAI aims to facilitate the daily activities of companies wishing to invest or locate in Turkey by presenting the potential and dynamics of the market in the most understandable way, and to enable them to work with high efficiency, enabling these companies to quickly stabilize their position in the market. It also promises to open a safe and comfortable space to develop its business. Simay Kocaoğlan Soylu, ERAI Turkey Country Director, and K. Gönenç Atakan, Communication Activist, shared the latest information on ..read more

Tesla is hiring in Turkey! One of the most ambitious electric car brands in many markets around the world has taken another step to enter the Turkish market. Tesla has opened new job vacancies to start operating in Turkey. “Do you want to help accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy?” Tesla said in its adverts. The company, headed by Elon Musk, entered the Turkish market by establishing a company called Tesla Motors Sales and Services Limited. Kemal Geçer is the head of operations at Tesla Turkey and it is stated that the “Model” series will be officially brought to Turkey. The ..read more

According to a new report by Startup Centrum, Turkey ranked first in gaming startup investments in Europe in 2022. As the data stated in the report, 61 startups received 1.28 billion dollars of investment in the first 3 months of 2022. Turkish gaming startups became the first in Europe in the gaming sector by receiving 333 million dollars of investment in the first 6 months of the year. Following Turkey, the UK ranked second with 158 million dollars and Norway ranked third with 60 million dollars. The main reason for the increase in Turkey is investments of $20 million and above. In this quart ..read more

Since 24th February 2022, nothing has been the same in the world because of the Russia – Ukraine war. The Russia-Ukraine War’s effect on the global economy seems to be severe. This war caused the western countries to unite against Russia and they all have started imposing sanctions on Russia immediately. Together with the sanctions, globally well-known brands are exiting the country one by one. This critical act of global brands exiting the country has important impacts on Russia. Although many countries are bound to Russia in different sectors but especially in the energy sector, they are sti ..read more

LG Electronics has just announced their newest smart technology: a waterless washing machine! The R&D department of the company has been working on this technology for a long time. Even the idea of the product has already attracted the attention of technology giants and environmentalists. Stating that the company has started working on a washing machine without water and detergent, the company plans to use an interesting method in terms of sustainability. One of the biggest problems of our time is undoubtedly climate change. There are many threats brought about by climate change. LG has al ..read more