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15 March 2025 Saturday

Congress Tourism’s Popular Spot Istanbul, Reaches A Turning Point

Thanks to its strategic location and transport advantages, Istanbul continues to be a favorite summer and winter holiday spot and a destination for congress tourism. The city ranked among the top eight global congress destinations in 2015; however, due to the pandemic and geopolitical developments, it currently ranks 21st. Istanbul prepares to host new congresses this year and aims to regain its position in the top eight by 2027.

14 March 2025 Friday

Terminal Istanbul to Open In 2025

Terminal Istanbul will be launched with the transformation of the former terminal buildings of Atatürk Airport. It will become an attraction centre for global startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and technology-based companies. A potential European Silicon Valley Terminal in Istanbul is planned to be opened this year.

14 March 2025 Friday

ICOC and ITS 820 THOUSAND MEMBERS

Global investors’ business compass in Istanbul ICOC, one of the world’s most established chambers of commerce, functions as a solution centre with its services for global investors. Providing reliable information through its think tank ITOSAM, ICOC also acts as a business compass with B2B activities and fair organizations.

14 March 2025 Friday

ITOTAM: Resolving International Commercial Disputes

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Mediation Center (ITOTAM) provides cost-effective and time-efficient services in resolving all commercial disputes regardless of the nationality of the parties, the place of arbitration, and the applicable law. Global companies wishing to apply to ITOTAM need to include ITOTAM arbitration clause in their contracts.

14 March 2025 Friday

Türkiye’s National Team Is Developing Innovative Technology

Teknopark Istanbul, a deep-tech centre commercializing ideas, has gathered numerous innovative projects under its roof in various areas. Advancing each year with innovations in parallel with Türkiye’s progress, Teknopark Istanbul has been making its mark on thousands of high-tech projects with its over 10,000 R&D engineers.

14 March 2025 Friday

Sultan Abdulhamid II’s Intellectual Treasure Unveiled

Sultan Abdulhamid II, one of the Ottoman Empire’s last sultans, ruled the state for 33 years from Yıldız Palace. The Palace is now open for visitors, and one of the most interesting parts is the library that hosts Sultan Abdulhamid II’s intellectual treasure. With thousands of rare works, this library is regarded as the most extensive in Europe and the Middle East.

14 March 2025 Friday

Delicious symbol of the Bosphorus: Bluefish

Bosphorus Bluefish, an indispensable part of Istanbul’s maritime culture, has been registered with the geographic indication by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office as a result of the efforts exerted by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Istanbul Geographic Indication Consortium. This Bluefish, the ‘Master of the Bosphorus’, is merely edible in the world in Istanbul’s Bosphorus. As a symbol of Istanbul’s gastronomy, Bluefish is also considered the lord of fish.

14 March 2025 Friday

Aiming For the Top Five in Rare Earth Elements

Ranking second in the world in rare earth elements deposit, Türkiye aims to become one of the five countries capable of producing end products with high added value from such elements. Türkiye will be considered among the prominent suppliers when the industrial facilities are established.

14 March 2025 Friday

Türkiye’s Economy Proceeds in the Positive Field

The tight monetary policy implemented in Türkiye reduced the inflation rate while increasing the credit ratings of the rating institutions. Following the risk premium, the current deficit decreased as well. The subsequent positive data points to progress in the positive field. Value-added production and export targets will determine the direction of investments in the upcoming period.

14 March 2025 Friday

Türkiye’s Base for Young Software Developers: SoftITo

The SoftITo Software Development - Informatics Academy launched by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce has been training experts in critical areas such as software development, artificial intelligence, data analytics and cyber security. Graduating nearly 150 students yearly, the Academy contributes to Türkiye’s technological ecosystem with its modern education methods and applied projects.