Türkiye Puts Its Best Foot Forward to Charm Chinese Investors

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a signing ceremony for the creation of a new billion dollar BYD factory in the country on July 8, 2024. Image via Invest in Türkiye.

By Burcin Gercek

Türkiye plans to draw on its geographical position and an EU customs deal to entice Chinese investors keen to access European markets tariff-free, as it recently just did with carmaker BYD.

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