WHY TÜRKİYE
Türkiye, a growth market with favourable demographics and scaleable industries, has become a regional hub for manufacturing and services.
And since 2020, many Unicorns and 2 Decacorns have emerged (retail, gaming sectors and Fintech expected soon) as a result of embedded entrepreneurial culture aided by recently promoted angel and VC investing market.
About Türkiye
Liberal market since 1980s, with around 30,000 companies with foreign shareholders
Türkiye ranks as more competitive than the BRICS (and most CEE) in Doing Business Surveys
M&A - By Strategics
Between 2010 and 2025, there were 2,736 M&A deals, with the deals whose details were published generating $204.4Bn – significant for the EU.
M&A - By Financial Sponsors
- Between 2010 and 2025, 2,095 PE/VC deals, with the deals whose details were published generating $38.4 Bn – with Investors from the EU, the US, the UK, and the Gulf
There are 7 reasons why Türkiye stands out
Large Market
One of the largest economies in the world – a G20 Member with a GDP of 1.3 trillion USD (PPP basis of 3.28 Trillion USD)
Strategic Location
Ability to reach 1 Bn people within a 4-hour flight & working hours intersecting with 16 time zones
Excellent Demographics
86.2 Million population, 50% under 34.4 years old, 77% Urbanization, 24 cities with more than 1 million population.
Growth Oriented Market
Largest economy in the Eastern Mediterranean, chalking up annual GDP growth of around 4.7% since 2000
Trading Nation
With nearly $606 Bn of imports and exports each year, Türkiye accounts for 1% of world trade and is becoming a regional trading hub
Scaleable Corporates
A combination of 3G Corporations and innovative SMEs. A vibrant angel investment scene and several Unicorns/Decacorns since 2020.
No Debt Problem
The ratios of public and household debt to GDP are respectively 26% and 11%