Turkey
General Information
& Brief Economic Summary
Standards
US
Contacts in Turkey
Turkish
Government Contacts
Trade Associations
and Other Key Contacts
Trade Event
Schedule
General Information
& Brief Economic Summary
Turkey is strategically positioned at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Aside from its location, Turkey’s increasingly complex mix of modern industry and commerce continues to attract a diverse set of American companies, ranging from mining to high technology to energy. Today, the U.S. is Turkey’s sixth largest trading partner, with exports to Turkey totaling $4.3 billion in 2005. This trade growth looks set to continue: from January to November 2006, the United States exported $5.3 billion in goods to Turkey. Excellent opportunities exist for U.S. exporters in this market. In recent years, Turkey’s market reforms, strong growth and economic and political stability have attracted greater amounts of Foreign Direct Investment.
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Standards
The Turkish Standards Institute is responsible for issuing compliance certificates with respect to Turkish standards.
Turk Standartlari Enstitusu (TSE)
Necatibey Caddesi 112
Standart Hazirlama Baskanligi
06100 Bakanliklar
Ankara, Turkey
Phone: 90-312-417-0020
Fax: 90-312-425-4399
Web site: www.tse.org.tr
The Government of Turkey (GOT) has directed the Turkish Customs Service (www.gumruk.gov.tr) to ensure that all imported products that fall within a particular EU industrial directive must show conformity to the standard. (http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/nando-is/home/index.cfm). The GOT has further announced that its domestic industry would also need to meet the CE Mark requirements.
U.S. Embassy and U.S. EU Mission Contacts:
The United States Embassy’s Commercial Section has been assisting U.S. companies, which meet EU directive conformity, in having products clear Turkish Customs as expeditiously as possible. The Commercial Section is also working to have the Government of Turkey accept CE conformity certification from U.S. corporations or U.S.-based Notifying Bodies, without having U.S. companies face additional bureaucratic delays at customs and additional testing at the Turkish Standards Institute. For additional assistance in managing the new CE Mark regulations in Turkey, please contact Commercial Specialist Ozge Cirika at Ozge.Cirika@mail.doc.gov.
For additional information on the European Union Directives and European standards, please contact:
U.S. Mission to the E.U.
Foreign Commercial Service
Rue Zinner 13
B – 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Fax: 32 2 513 1228
Louis Santamaria – Standards Attaché
Tel: 32 2 508 2674
Gwen.lyle@mail.doc.gov
Sylvia Mohr – Standards Specialist
Tel: 32 2 508 2675
CE Websites
http://ita.doc.gov/td/tic/ce_mark/ceindex1.htm
www.buyusa.gov/europeanunion
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/index_en.htm
www.newapproach.org
Standards Websites
www.cenorm.be
www.cenelec.org
www.etsi.org
www.ansi.org
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US Contacts in
Turkey
U.S. Mission Trade-related Personnel
Commercial Affairs
http://www.buyusa.gov/turkey/en/
United States Department of State
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Affairs Office
Agankara@fas.usda.gov
Washington-Based U.S. Government Country Contacts
U.S. Department of Commerce
Ms. Kristin Nadji
Turkey Desk Officer
Kristin_Nadji@ita.doc.gov
U.S. Department of State
Mr. Paul Malik
U.S. Department of State- Senior Desk officer for Turkey
MalikP@state.gov
Trade and Development Agency
www.ustda.gov
Mr. Daniel D. Stein
Regional Director for Russia, NIS, and Turkey
dstein@ustda.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
www.fas.usda.gov
Mr. James Dever
dever@fas.usda.gov
Export-Import Bank of the United States
www.exim.gov
Mr. Craig O’Connor, Business Development Officer
Craig.Oconnor@exim.gov
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
www.opic.gov
Peter Ballinger
Pball@opic.gov
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Turkish
Government Contacts
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Agricultural Production Development
www.tarim.gov.tr
Communications
Ministry of Communications and Transportation
www.ubak.gov.tr
Telecommunications Authority
www.tk.gov.tr
Defense and National Security
Ministry of National Defense, Foreign Procurement Department
www.msb.gov.tr
Undersecretariat for Defense Industries
www.ssm.gov.tr
Education
Ministry of National Education
www.meb.gov.tr
Higher Education Council
www.yok.gov.tr
Energy and Natural Resources
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
www.enerji.gov.tr
Environment and Forestry Affairs
Ministry of Environment, General Directorate of Environmental Impact, Assessment and Planning
www.cevreorman.gov.tr
Health
Ministry of Health, Foreign Relations Department
www.saglik.gov.tr
Trade and Economy
State Planning Organization-SPO
www.dpt.gov.tr
Undersecretariat of the Treasury
www.treasury.gov.tr
Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, General Directorate of Imports
www.dtm.gov.tr
Prime Ministry, Privatization Administration
www.oib.gov.tr
Turkish Institute of Standards, Standards Preparation Department
www.tse.org.tr
Transportation
General Directorate of State Highways
www.kgm.gov.tr
State Airports Administration
www.dhmi.gov.tr
General Directorate of State Railways Administration
www.tcdd.gov.tr
Travel and Tourism
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
www.kulturturizm.gov.tr
BUSINESS/TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Foreign Economic Relations Board-DEIK
www.deik.org.tr
Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association-TUSIAD
www.tusiad.org.tr
Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Maritime Commerce and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)
www.tobb.org.tr
EDUCATIONAL
Fulbright Commission
www.fulbright.org.tr
E-mail: fulb-ank@itu.edu.tr
FRANCHISHING
Turkish National Franchising Association
www.ufrad.org.tr
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Trade Associations &
Other Contacts
Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, General Directorate of Imports
www.dtm.gov.tr
State Institute of Statistics
www.die.gov.tr
Turkish Institute of Standards, Standards Preparation Department
www.tse.org.tr
American Chamber of Commerce in Turkey
http://www.abft.net/
Ankara Chamber of Commerce
www.atonet.com
Ankara Chamber of Industry
www.aso.org.tr
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
www.ito.org.tr
Istanbul Chamber of Industry
www.iso.org.tr
Chamber of Maritime Commerce
www.chamber-of-shipping.org.tr
Izmir Chamber of Commerce
www.izto.org.tr
Aegean Chamber of Industry
www.ebso.com.tr
The American Citizen Services are provided between 8:30 am and 12:00 pm Monday to Thursday. You may call (90) (312) 455 5555 or fax us on (90)(312)466 5684.
Immigrant Visa Fax: (90) (312) 468 6103
Non-Immigrant Visa Fax: (90-312) 466-1586
General Directorate of Turkish Iron and Steel Works
www.tdci.gov.tr
General Directorate of Railways, Harbors, and Airports Construction
www.dlh.gov.tr
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Trade Event
Schedule
WIN 2009
February 2009
Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.win-fair.com/
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Source: US Department of Commerce.
*This guide is not a complete list of trade associations or publications. We welcome any additions to this document. The Material Handling Industry does not assume a legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information contained herein. The listing of information here does not reflect an endorsement of any of the particular information by the Material Handling Industry.