Caglayan releases direct investment figures into Turkey

Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said yesterday in a written statement that international direct investments into Turkey increased by 21 percent and reached $8.2 billion within the first six months of the year.  Stating that the growth figure confirms that Turkey is a safe haven for direct investments, Caglayan said that a total of 30,333 foreign companies were active in Turkey as of the end of June 2012, 52 percent of which had partner companies from the European Union. Germany, leading the way in terms of the number of companies operating in Turkey with 4,918, is followed by Britain at 2,369 and the Netherlands at 2,014. Of the foreign companies in Turkey, 6,546 of them are from Middle Eastern countries.