While much of the world was fascinated by Great Britain's decision about whether to exit the European Union, Turkey is seeking full membership and is upgrading its transportation system to EU standards. Turkey's transportation and logistics sector is reportedly one of the country’s fastest growing industries—tripling in value since 2002 while averaging 20% growth over the last five years. Combined with Turkey’s strategic location as a bridge between the East and the West, growth and the desire to join the EU are creating new opportunities for U.S. exporters of transportation and intelligent technologies.
The U.S. Commerce Dept.'s Roza Pace and Curt Cultice interviewed, via email, U.S. Commercial Service senior specialists Berrin Erturk and Ozge Eksi about opportunities in Turkey’s growing transportation market. Erturk and Eksi are based with U.S. Commercial Service offices in Izmir and Ankara, Turkey, respectively.