Category Archives: Turkey

Press Releases & News from Turkey distributed via EuropaWire

El BERD impulsa la transición turca hacia la economía verde con un préstamo de 25 millones de euros a GarantiBBVA Leasing

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El Banco Europeo para la Reconstrucción y el Desarrollo (BERD) ha concedido un préstamo de 25 millones de euros a GarantiBBVA Leasing en Türkiye para apoyar la concesión de préstamos a empresas para proyectos de eficiencia energética … Read the full press release

EBRD Boosts Turkish Transition to Green Economy with €25M Loan to GarantiBBVA Leasing

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €25 million loan to GarantiBBVA Leasing in Türkiye to support lending to businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The loan will provide lease financing to … Read the full press release

EBRD’s first investment in Turkish non-food retail sector: $59 million in DeFacto

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 20-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, has made a significant move in the Turkish retail market, purchasing a minority equity stake in DeFacto, a global clothing retailer … Read the full press release

Primera inversión del BERD en el sector minorista no alimentario de Turquía: 59 millones de dólares en DeFacto

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) LONDRES, 20-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — El Banco Europeo para la Reconstrucción y el Desarrollo (EBRD), un banco multilateral de inversiones para el desarrollo, ha dado un paso importante en el mercado minorista turco, al adquirir una participación accionaria … Read the full press release

EBRD invests in Turkey’s first epoxy resin facility with €15 million loan to Akkim Kimya

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, has announced that it is providing a loan of €15 million to Akkim Kimya in Türkiye to finance the establishment … Read the full press release

La BERD investit dans la première installation de résine époxy de Turquie avec un prêt de 15 millions d’euros à Akkim Kimya

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) LONDON, 5-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — La Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD), une banque multilatérale d’investissement pour le développement, a annoncé qu’elle accordait un prêt de 15 millions d’euros à Akkim Kimya à Türkiye … Read the full press release

The Feminist Movements Revitalizing Democracy in Europe (FIERCE) project kicks-off!

(PRESS RELEASE) THESSALONIKI, 7-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 1st of September 2022, the FIERCE project successfully kicked-off having a consortium full of enthusiastic partners already eager to collaborate and co-create. On that date the partners met online to prepare … Read the full press release

La BERS fornirà un prestito a lungo termine di 50 milioni di dollari a Bunge, uno dei principali produttori integrati di oli commestibili della Turchia

Prestito BERS di 50 milioni di dollari USA a uno dei principali produttori turchi di oli commestibili La BERS e Bunge collaboreranno al sostegno delle donne contadine attraverso un’accademia di formazione L’Accademia insegnerà tecniche di agricoltura intelligente per il clima … Read the full press release

EBRD to provide US$ 50 million long-term loan to Bunge, one of Turkey’s leading integrated producers of edible oils

US$ 50 million EBRD loan to one of Turkey’s leading producers of edible oils EBRD and Bunge to collaborate in supporting women farmers through a training academy Academy will teach climate-smart farming techniques (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA, la deuxième plus grande banque privée de Turquie, a fait partie de l’indice d’égalité des sexes de Bloomberg pour la 6e année consécutive

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) BILBAO, 28-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA, la deuxième plus grande banque privée de Turquie et faisant partie de la banque espagnole BBVA , a annoncé que son autonomisation sociale et économique des femmes, sa promotion de … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA, el segundo mayor banco privado de Turquía, figura en el Índice de Igualdad de Género de Bloomberg por sexto año consecutivo

(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) BILBAO, 28-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA, el segundo banco privado de Turquía y parte del banco español BBVA, ha anunciado que su empoderamiento social y económico de las mujeres, su promoción de la participación de las … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA, Turkey’s second largest private bank, made the Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index for the 6th year in a row

(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 28-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA, Turkey’s second largest private bank and part of Spanish bank BBVA, has announced that its social and economic empowerment of women, its promotion of women’s participation in decision-making mechanisms and its … Read the full press release

FMO to loan EUR 30 million to Sekerbank, a Turkish bank with strong positions in the agricultural sector across the Anatolian region

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 17-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has announced its financial support to the agricultural sector across the Anatolian region in Turkey with the loan of EUR 30 million provided to Turkish Sekerbank. … Read the full press release

Eco Rating, the new labelling scheme that rates the environmental impact of new smartphones, sees more manufacturers joining its scheme and expands globally

Consumer mobile phone labelling scheme launched in 24 European countries by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone now set to expand globally Fairphone, Realme and vivo join Eco Rating, now 15 manufacturers in total More than 150 mobile … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA becomes the first and only Turkish bank to join the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)

(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 3-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA, Turkey’s second largest private bank and part of Spanish bank BBVA, has announced it is joining the United Nations’ Net-Zero Banking Alliance thus becoming Turkey’s first and only bank to join … Read the full press release

EU clearance for the acquisition of Aegon’s businesses in Central and Eastern Europe by Vienna Insurance Group AG

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 13-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon N.V. (AMS: AGN), Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, has announced receival of the competition law clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Aegon’s businesses in … Read the full press release

Voith supplies its latest automation technologies for high-quality paper production line at Kipaş Kağıt’s Söke site in Turkey

Voith supplied the entire production line for high-quality board and packaging papers. With the help of leading Voith technologies, the high-performance line will produce up to 700,000 tons of board and packaging papers annually. The efficient PM 2 is characterized … Read the full press release

Launch of the Anna Lindh Foundation Virtual Marathon for Dialogue!

Launch of the Anna Lindh Foundation Virtual Marathon for Dialogue

Cyprus Network Activities (PRESS RELEASE) NICOSIA, 28-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cyprus Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, a forum promoting intercultural dialogue both within the island and in the region by creating synergies and building bridges among citizens, is … Read the full press release

Aviva completes sale of its entire shareholding in AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational insurance company Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces completion of sale of its entire 40% shareholding in the Turkish life insurance and pensions joint venture, AvivaSA Emeklilik ve Hayat AS (“AvivaSA”), to Ageas … Read the full press release

EBRD welcomes Istanbul as the 47th member of EBRD Green Cities urban sustainability programme

EBRD President Renaud-Basso and Istanbul’s Mayor sign accord Turkish metropolis to scale up urban regeneration with new metro line EBRD to help design tailor-made environmental improvement plan for Istanbul (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces that Istanbul, … Read the full press release

EBRD supports green investments and women-led businesses in Turkey through US$ 100 million loan to Denizbank

Building resilience of the Turkish economy (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has provided US$ 100 million in new funds to Denizbank A.S. for on-lending to local businesses … Read the full press release

ANIL UZUN Will Launch Bass Guitar Lessons Series on Youtube

ANIL UZUN is going to launch a Youtube series to teach bass guitar. The lessons will start airing on Youtube on Monday, March 1, at 5pm. The lessons will be released weekly on every Monday in March and April. There … Read the full press release

Garanti BBVA Partners program participant Yesil Science launches world’s first AI assisted flu assistant

(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 5-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BBVA announces that Yesil Science, a company participating in Garanti BBVA Partners program has launched a mobile health application supported by artificial intelligence, FluAI. FluAI is specifically intended for upper respiratory tract infections, … Read the full press release

EBRD helps Turkish businesses overcome coronavirus crisis with new US$ 54 million loan to Isbank

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expands access to finance for Turkish businesses to help them recover from the pandemic, with a new US$ 54 million loan to Isbank, the largest … Read the full press release

Galata Chemicals to produce Tin Stabilizers and Intermediates at Dahej, India

(PRESS RELEASE) LAMPERTHEIM, Germany, 3-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Galata Chemicals, a leading global producer of plastic additives, announced the commissioning of its newest Tin Stabilizer production facility in Dahej, India. This facility will produce Methyl, Butyl, and Octyl Tin Stabilizers, … Read the full press release

LBBW and KfW IPEX-Bank to fund the expansion of Karaburun wind farm in Turkey

(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 16-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German banks Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and KfW IPEX-Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of KfW, will provide funding for the expansion of the Karaburun wind farm located just near by Izmir in Turkey. The … Read the full press release

Turkish pulses producer Yayla gets EUR 25 million loan from EBRD

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The multilateral developmental investment bank EBRD has announced it is financing the day-to-day operations of the Turkish pulses producer Yayla with €25 million loan in the form of working capital. Yayla is facing … Read the full press release

DHL Freight creates new Transport Management through ‘EVO’

(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 22-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading road freight services, DHL Freight, implements single Transport Management System (TMS) called ‘EVO’ catering all DHL freight operations in Europe. The IT system, EVO – comes from the term “evolution”, creates an … Read the full press release

Streamlining adoption of high-speed and high-resolution surface texturing delivered with the Prometheus project

This three-year program brings together leading research and industrial organizations to allow the broad manufacturing of materials with low-friction, oleophobic and hydrophobic properties (PRESS RELEASE) PORTO SALVO, 4-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Prometheus’ project will bridge the existing gap between niche … Read the full press release

Alstom to present at Eurasia Rail from 10-12 April 2019 in Izmir, Turkey

Alstom’s booth B630 will be at hall B at the exhibition (PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, France, 2-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom to participate at Eurasia Rail from 10-12 April 2019 in Izmir, Turkey. Eurasia Rail is one of the leading rolling … Read the full press release

EBRD lends €15 million to Turkish chemicals maker to increase production of a key component in energy-efficient tyres

EBRD €15 million loan will fund building of new production facility New plant will increase capacity by 40,000 tonnes by 2020 Expansion supports fast-growing demand for silica used in energy-efficient tyres LONDON, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In support of greener business … Read the full press release

Cobots and RPA Gain Centerstage in Automotive Robotics Space; Labor Issues Prevail as a Key Challenge

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Robotics in the automotive industry has been acclaimed as the impetus behind driving optimization and rethinking of production and process through innovative measures. Prospect of artificial intelligence is promising, with the ability to … Read the full press release

OEMs Hold 90% Share of Automotive Switches Sales Channel, Finds Fact.MR

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ – Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks niche markets across 150 countries globally, has launched a new research report that delivers in-depth analysis on the global trends influencing the automotive switches market. The … Read the full press release

US$ 3 Billion RF Power Amplifiers Market Driven by Growing Cellular Applications, Finds Fact.MR Study

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR has announced the launch of a new research report offering in-depth assessment on global trends and developments influencing sales of RF power amplifiers. The comprehensive report on RF power amplifiers market includes … Read the full press release

Kidney Stone Management Device Sales to Surpass 340,000 Units in 2018 with Lithotripsy Devices Leading the Rally, Finds Fact.MR

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR has recently announced the launch of a new research study that delivers key market insights on kidney stone management management devices. The comprehensive report on kidney stone management devices market offers actionable … Read the full press release

Fact.MR Study Finds Contractor Preference Shifting from Skid Steers to Compact Track Loaders in Lucrative Markets

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 30-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks markets across 150 countries, has recently announced the launch of its study that provides a scrutinized analysis on compact track loader market. This study is an … Read the full press release

Fact.MR Study Finds Global Demand for Crawler Cranes to Reach 3,648 Units in 2018, Greater China Leads with 30% Share

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 25-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR recently announced the launch of its report that provides detailed assessment on the crawler cranes market. A comprehensive analysis has been offered on the key factors that are likely to shape the crawler … Read the full press release

Surplus Supply Reflects Growing Avidity in the Europe Cocoa Market – Fact.MR Study

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A recent study by Fact.MR on the Europe cocoa market brings interesting insights to the fore. The comprehensive report by Fact.MR tracks cocoa production and consumption across key European markets. The report is available … Read the full press release

Fact.MR Study Shows Declining Demand for Tilapia in US Offset by Encouraging Gains in Domestic Markets

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 23-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Fact.MR, a leading research firm that tracks markets in over 150 countries, announces the launch of its recent study that offers an in-depth analysis on the global tilapia trade. The 170-page report is a … Read the full press release

Halloumi Cheese Popularity Soars in Europe as UK Maintains its Lead as the Largest Market – Fact.MR Study

DUBLIN 2, Ireland, 16-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Glancing through the dairy segment of retail aisles in Europe offers a clear comparison of preference for halloumi cheese than other cheese varieties. According to a Fact.MR study on halloumi cheese market, 76% of … Read the full press release