It was in the 1990s that the global giants first became familiar with ‘ethical trading’. Companies such as Marks & Spencer, Body Shop and Nike became famous for their sensitivities ...
Aygaz is one of the oldest companies in the Koç Group… It began operations in the LPG, that is to say the gas cylinder, business and later grew through product diversification. Recently it ha...
Capital readers will remember Prof. Jagdish Sheth. In his book “The Three Rules”, he noted that companies which were not amongst the leaders in their fields would find it difficult to s...
The era of statements such as “I don’t mix my work and my feelings” has long since passed. Today’s new leaders and executives in every position are aware that the key to suc...
The last few years have witnessed an incredible increase in the number of ‘acquisitions’ and ‘partnerships’ in Turkey. In addition to demand from abroad, there has also been...
The results of the “Capital500” survey, which list the largest privately-owned companies in Turkey, cover the entire business community from information technology to retailing, industr...
Even if it has become synonymous with the words ‘politics’, the ‘state’ and ‘bureaucracy’, Ankara has also produced powerful businessmen who oversee huge turnove...
Changes in consumer behaviour determine brands’ marketing strategies. There is never any decline in interest in status brands. In categories such as televisions, watches and bags, consumers are pre...
In a company in which the general manager earns $10,000, what should be the ideal salary for assistant general managers and managers? Until recently the ideal differential between different levels ...
TOBB, TÜSİAD, MÜSİAD, İTO and others… Business associations and organizations in Turkey are steadily increasing in strength. There is no doubt that they have an effect on many political and economi...
They love their freedom, are very particular when it comes to work, don’t have a great sense of loyalty and challenge authority… The experts describe those who are today in the 22-29 year old age g...
They started off in 1976 by setting up a project firm when they were both still two young engineers. They created a $600 million company active in contracting, tourism, energy, cement, technology a...
The Turkish financial markets were very turbulent in May. As we were preparing the Conjuncture section the dollar had appreciated by 14 percent since the end of April and was trading at over YTL 1....
It was not long ago, just five years, when the appointment of a Turkish executive to a post abroad triggered a major reaction. Regardless of the company, the transfer of executives from Turkey to a...
“I have been coming to China regularly for three years and every time I come I find myself faced with a completely different country.” This is how a Turkish businessman who does business in China d...