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November 2006 |
CHAMBER DINNER, 12 OCTOBER 2006
The TBCCI hosted a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner on 12 October 2006 attended by a large number Chamber members, businesspeople, diplomats, bankers and representatives of non-governmental organisations. In his opening speech, the Chairman of the TBCCI, Remzi Gur, drew attention to the importance of the strengthening of the unity of and the solidarity within the Turkish community in the UK, a subject that is also fundamental in facilitating integration with the local community.
Mr Gur said that the act of French Parliament that made the denial of the alleged Armenian massacre an offence under the French law had caused deep indignation of the entire Turkish community. He emphasised the need for the Turkish communities outside Turkey to focus on this matter, a development brought up during Turkey’s EU membership negotiations. Mr Gur stated that the act, regarded unacceptable by the Turkish people and the Chamber, has hurt Turkey-France relations. He added that the matter would be discussed during a meeting in the Parliament and asked for support from Chamber members and the business community.
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MAYOR OF ISTANBUL's VISIT TO LONDON
Mr Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul visited London on the occasion of attending a conference on metropolitan issues, and gave an address at the Ramadan fast-breaking dinner of the Chamber on 25 October 2006. Mr Topbas stated that Istanbul has become one of the cities with highest migration reaching 1 million 320 thousand people in the last five years and that further migration would make it very difficult for Istanbul. Pointing to the ensuing problems in transportation and infrastructure, he said “This is not our fate; we know what is to be done”, and added that Istanbul is competing with other big cities of the world, and that was why they were drawing on the experience of these major metropolitans. The Mayor described a project of 32 new tunnels aiming to reroute 600 thousand vehicles underground to ease Istanbul’s congestion and explained privatising as the solution to the funding problems of the municipality.Click here to view photos
GIDA 2006: 14th INTERNATIONAL FOOD, BEVERAGE, FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING EXHIBITION, ISTANBUL
Several Chamber members will be attending GIDA 2006, the 14th International Food, Beverage, Food Ingredients and Processing Exhibition at CNR Expo Istanbul.
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UK-TURKEY TRADE
In September 2006, the overall UK-Turkey trade increased by 5.8%. In the 9 months January-September period, the trade between the two countries achieved an increased of 10.1%.
September
| ($ million) |
Sept 06 |
Sept 05 |
Change |
| Import |
590.7 |
523.6 |
12.8% |
| Export |
383.1 |
396.5 |
-3.4% |
| Total |
973.8 |
920.1 |
5.8% |
January - September
| ($ million) |
Jan-Sept 06 |
Jan-Sept 05 |
Change |
| Import |
4,809 |
4,262 |
12.8% |
| Export |
3,692 |
3,463 |
6.6% |
| Total |
8,501 |
7,725 |
10.1% |
UK IMPORTS from Turkey - Top 10 Products
Period: Year 2005
Value: £ Million
| Product |
Value
2005 |
| Articles of Apparel & Clothing Accessories |
1314.4 |
| Telecommunications & Sound Recording & Reproducing Equipment |
407.8 |
| Road Vehicles (Including Air Cushion Vehicles) |
323.9 |
| Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made Up Articles Etc |
229.3 |
| Electrical Machinery, Apparatus & Appliances & Electrical Parts |
205.6 |
| Vegetables & Fruit |
174.2 |
| Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures N.E.S. |
99.4 |
| Power Generating Machinery & Equipment |
98.4 |
| Prefabricated Buildings; Plumbing, Heating & Lighting Fixtures |
92.1 |
| Iron & Steel |
89.2 |
UK EXPORTS to Turkey - Top 10 Products
Period: Year 2005
Value: £ Million
| Product |
Value
2005 |
| Road Vehicles |
438.3 |
| Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products |
186.1 |
| Power Generating Machinery & Equipment |
151.5 |
| Machinery Specialized For Particular Industries |
133.3 |
| Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap |
84.3 |
| General Industrial Machinery & Equipment & Machine Parts N.E.S. |
81.7 |
| Organic Chemicals |
81.0 |
| Electrical Machinery, Apparatus & Appliances & Electrical Parts |
77.7 |
| Plastics In Primary Forms |
75.8 |
| Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles N.E.S. |
75.1 |
UK Visitors to Turkey
The number of visitors from the UK to Turkey:
| 2000 |
915 286 |
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| 2001 |
845 932 |
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| 2002 |
1 037 480 |
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| 2003 |
1 090 629 |
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| 2004 |
1 398 412 |
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| 2005 |
1 757 843 |
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| 2006 |
574 238 |
(January-June, -6.6%) |
18.11.2006 - Istanbul - 6.International General Assembly
18.11.2006 - Istanbul - INTERMOB 2006 Furniture
22.11.2006 - Istanbul - 11th MUSIAD International Trade
22.11.2006 - Istanbul - 14.International Food Exhibition
11.12.2006 - Mersin - Fruit & Vegetable Buyers Mission
14.12.2006 - Istanbul - ExpoNatura 2006
18.03.2007 - London - The Intl.Food & Drink Exhibition
27.03.2007 - San Francisco - Turkish American Business Conf.
06.06.2007 - Istanbul - International Mining Congress
04.07.2007 - Istanbul - World Chambers Congress
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