Economy Minister Caglayan wants to expand the concept of free zones in Turkey

Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said that his government will facilitate foreign trade and investment by upgrading Turkey's current free zones to free economic zones in order to both include a wider array of businesses inside those areas and to provide them with better connections to aerial and naval ports as well as highway and railway transport facilities. Speaking to Anatolia news agency during a flight back from Seattle where he had talks with representatives of major technology firms in the United States, the minister underlined the beginning of the new era for conducting business in Turkey, a country that has intensified efforts to maximize its economy's resilience against external shocks while also stimulating further growth, creating more jobs for Europe's youngest population. According to the plan businesses will be allowed more freedom to operate, imposing fewer regulations.