Come ! Come whoever you are Doesn't matter if you are an unbeliever. Doesn't matter if you have fallen a thousand times. Come! Come whoever you are. For this is not the door of hopelessness. Come, Just as you are! (MEVLANA)

SOME REASONS TO INVEST IN TURKEY One of the fastest growing economies in the world One of the fastest growing economies in the world Abundance of natural resources, Its geographical proximity to the export markets, Developments in infrastructure and telecommunication systems, The existence of a large domestic market and the liberal economic policies in force.

Freedom to investment, Freedom to investment, – Freedom of profit transfers, – Acquisition of real estate, – Settlement of disputes, international arbitration, – Assessment of the value of non-cash capital, – Employment of foreign personnel, and – Opening liaison offices There are no restrictions on foreign portfolio investors trading in the Turkish capital markets. There are no restrictions on foreign portfolio investors trading in the Turkish capital markets. Real persons and legal entities residing abroad (including investment trusts and investment funds abroad) can freely purchase and sell all sorts of securities and other capital market instruments. Real persons and legal entities residing abroad (including investment trusts and investment funds abroad) can freely purchase and sell all sorts of securities and other capital market instruments.

TURKISH ECONOMY WITH NUMBERS GROSS DOMESTIC INCOME Million USD

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Company establishment in Turkey Approval of main pact of the company by notary Placement of 0,02% of company capital to Central Bank Registration of “Company establishment form” Registration the company to Tax administration Establishment of Company !!! Now you can start doing business

And these procedures can be accomplished in one business day only.

You can reach; 300 millions of people by 2 hours flight 750 millions of people by 3 hours flight millions of people by 4 hours flight from Turkey

Turkey is Europe’s: 1st television producer 1st television producer 1st artificial fertilizer producer 1st artificial fertilizer producer 6th refrigerator producer 6th refrigerator producer 7th iron and steel producer 7th iron and steel producer 7th automotive industry and biggest 7th automotive industry and biggest developing market. developing market.

K O N Y A Population : Population : Area : Km 2 Area : Km 2 Export Amount : 1,5 billion $ in 2008 Export Amount : 1,5 billion $ in 2008 Cereal amounts : in 2007 approx tons cereal and tons sugar beet. (records of TUIK) Cereal amounts : in 2007 approx tons cereal and tons sugar beet. (records of TUIK)

KONYA STRENGTHS Strategic location between West and East Strategic location between West and East Capital of Anatolia (historic magnet for the region, entrepreneur spirit that Capital of Anatolia (historic magnet for the region, entrepreneur spirit that comes from past) comes from past) Diversified activities (Reduced risk of economic crisis) Diversified activities (Reduced risk of economic crisis) m² total area in 3 industrial and other private Industrial Zones m² total area in 3 industrial and other private Industrial Zones Techno park Techno park Selçuk University (3.000 lecturer 85,000 students), specialized in various Selçuk University (3.000 lecturer 85,000 students), specialized in various fields and engineering fields and engineering Cereal warehouse of Turkey Cereal warehouse of Turkey Availability of cheap, flat lands with low rents (largest available area of Availability of cheap, flat lands with low rents (largest available area of Turkey), almost no danger of earthquake Turkey), almost no danger of earthquake

KONYA STRENGTHS Dry air favoring metal resistance Dry air favoring metal resistance Rapid growth of qualified work force - 80,000 workers in industrial areas. Rapid growth of qualified work force - 80,000 workers in industrial areas. Young, skilled open minded population Young, skilled open minded population Developed industrial manufacturing in Developed industrial manufacturing in  Automotive spare parts,  Flour milling machinery - well-known city in the world  Food industry,  Chemical industry,  Footwear,  Plastic products,  Agricultural machinery - 65 % of national agricultural machinery production is in Konya

Konya which is established on one of the oldest civiliziaton regions (Çatalhöyük region, BC) had been an important centre for agriculture, transit trade ( on the Silk Road) and industry in the past due to its location as a passage between East and West. Konya is one of the important regions in automotive industry with its three organised industry zones located in the centre. Almost 9000 companies are active in 31 industrial zones in Konya KONYA

150 companies in 1st Organised Industry Zone, which has been established on an area of m2 manufacture products for automotive subsidiary industry and agricultural machinery.

Almost 300 companies are active in the KOS – Konya Organised Industrial Zone that covers m 2.

ROADS: Konya-Istanbul: 668 Km Konya-Ankara: 258 Km Konya-Antalya (port): 250 Km Konya-Mersin (port): 280 Km L O G I S T I C S:

AIRLINES : There are daily flights to and from İstanbul which allows reaching almost every corner of Turkey and other countries via connection flights

Geographical Position of Konya and RAILWAY CONNECTION Possibilities Gaziantep Kayseri Erzurum Samsun Antalya Konya Bandırma Iskenderun Distances to ports by rail Mersin 397 kms İskenderun 518 kms İzmir 684 kms Derince 652 kms Samsun 1000 kms Bandırma 719 kms Konya Black Sea Agean Sea Mediterranean Sea

Future Connection Plans to Neighbouring Countries

fDi Magazine - Magazine on Foreign Direct Investment which is a publication of famous press institution Financial Times, biannually organises a competition that attracts cities and regions of Europe from Vienna to Zurich, from Lazio to Canary Islands. Konya was choosen second in the category of cities with Best Economic Potential ””… fDi Magazine - Magazine on Foreign Direct Investment which is a publication of famous press institution Financial Times, biannually organises a competition that attracts cities and regions of Europe from Vienna to Zurich, from Lazio to Canary Islands. Konya was choosen second in the category of cities with Best Economic Potential ”Runner Up”… KONYA FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CITY OF THE FUTURE… Application to the competition of ‘European Cities and Regions of the Future’ and all the preperations were made by Konya Chamber of Industry.

KONYA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY PROVIDES LOW PRICED LANDS AND FREE INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE POTENTIAL INVESTORS.

FORTHCOMING P R O J E C T S SPEED TRAIN between Konya and Ankara, Capital city of Turkey. It will take 1 hour and 15 minutes only to reach Ankara. Also it will be possible to reach Istanbul by this railway line. SPEED TRAIN between Konya and Ankara, Capital city of Turkey. It will take 1 hour and 15 minutes only to reach Ankara. Also it will be possible to reach Istanbul by this railway line. KONYA LOWLANDS IRRIGATION PROJECT KONYA LOWLANDS IRRIGATION PROJECT Konya Lowlands Irrigation Project (KLI) is the second most important irrigation project of Turkey after GAP – South East Anatolia Project By the investments made until today hectares of land had water and increasing this amount to hectares is aimed. BLUE TUNNEL PROJECT will make water agriculture available for approximately %50 of the Konya Lowland. BLUE TUNNEL PROJECT will make water agriculture available for approximately %50 of the Konya Lowland. With the realization of the project yearly 414 million cubicmeter of water will revitalize the fruitful lands of Konya.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECTORS WITH THESE PROJECTS IN FOOD PROCESSING IN FOOD PROCESSING - Yearly two harvest ; - Yearly two harvest ; - Cheap and plentiful raw materials; - Cheap and plentiful raw materials; - Frozen, dried and packed food - Frozen, dried and packed food - Paste and other canned food - Paste and other canned food - Vegetable oil - Vegetable oil IN AGRICULTURE BASED INDUSTRIES IN AGRICULTURE BASED INDUSTRIES - Contractual agriculture - Contractual agriculture - Production of industrial oil plants - Production of industrial oil plants - Production of bio-diesel made of industrial crops - Production of bio-diesel made of industrial crops IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS Drip irrigation Drip irrigation Sprinkling, pressure systems Sprinkling, pressure systems IN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY Manufacturing and selling of agricultural machinery Manufacturing and selling of agricultural machinery

KONYA COUSINE IS RICH AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND FOOD PRODUCTS OF DIFFERENT REGIONS AND COUNTRIES. AS THE CAPITAL OF SMES, KONYA IS THREE HOURS AWAY FROM THE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF TURKEY SUCH AS ANTALYA AND TWO HOURS AWAY FROM CAPADOCCIA. AS THE CAPITAL OF SMES, KONYA IS THREE HOURS AWAY FROM THE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF TURKEY SUCH AS ANTALYA AND TWO HOURS AWAY FROM CAPADOCCIA.

TOLERANT PEOPLE OF KONYA, PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF Hz. MEVLANA WHO SAYS Hz. MEVLANA WHO SAYS “ A NEW WORLD IS ESTABLISHED IN EVERY BREATH ” AND ‘ COME, COME WHOEVER YOU ARE' ARE OPEN TO MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

Konya is one of the rare cities which has achieved industrialization and regular unrbanization at the same time. Konya is a city of peace, crime rates are very low.

Yesterday is past and gone – so are your words of yesterday: How lovely to find for each new day something fresh to say. Hz. Mevlana

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