Safety and Security Equipment and Services in Turkey: A Strategic Entry Report,

Safety and Security Equipment and Services in Turkey: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Icon Group International, Inc.
Published: October 2000
Product Code: R307-16751

Description

This report puts executives and strategic planners on the fast track. The first chapter describes the study's methodology. The second chapter gives an overview of how to strategically access the market, mid-term forecasts of latent demand and accessibility benchmarks. The remaining nine chapters are not industry specific, but instead discuss economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Combined, the information provided in this market study is a "one-stop" shop for the strategic planner. Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given.

Excerpt: The primary audience for this report is managers involved with the highest levels of the strategic planning process, and consultants who help their clients with this task. The user will not only benefit from the hundreds of hours that went into the methodology and its application, but also from its alternative perspective on strategic planning in Turkey. This report helps executives evaluate strategic investment and entry alternatives in Turkey. In order to evaluate Turkey, Icon Group International, Inc. draws on a methodology developed by Professor Philip Parker at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. The methodology decomposes a country's strategic potential along two key dimensions: (1) latent demand, and (2) accessibility. A country may have very high latent demand, yet have low accessibility, making it a less attractive market than many smaller potential countries having higher levels of accessibility. This report provides a strategic profile of Turkey along these lines. Throughout the discussion, literally hundreds of statistics on Turkey are benchmarked against regional and global averages. The reader can thus quickly understand where Turkey fits into the regional and global perspective. The report first investigates the economic fundamentals affecting Turkey. These fundamentals are the source for Turkey's latent demand. Then, the subsequent chapters detail Turkey's accessibility. This evaluation covers a number of entry alternatives, including export strategies, and local direct investment strategies. If a firm decides to have a local presence in Turkey, this requires a strategic understanding of local business conditions. The conditions investigated in this report include local marketing (advertising, distribution, pricing issues) and entry strategies (opening an office, joint venturing, etc.), as well as human resources management (labor laws, costs, regulations). Because local presence can increase exposure, the report next assesses a number of factors affecting business risks in Turkey (again, benchmarked against regional and global averages). These include: political risks, legal risks, cultural/demographic risks. Risks can only be evaluated within a historical context; history, alas, often repeats itself. The final chapters summarize Turkey's economic, political and social history. In doing so, the reader has a full appreciation of history's role in shaping Turkey's current potential.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction & Methodology
1.1 What does this report cover?
1.2 Evaluating Turkey
1.3 Latent Demand and Accessibility in Turkey

2 Safety And Security Equipment And Services
2.1 Latent Demand and Accessibility: Background
2.2 latent demand: aspects of interest
2.2.1 Market Profile
2.2.2 Statistical Data
2.2.3 Best Sales Prospects
2.3 accessibility: the structure of competition
2.3.1 Local Production
2.3.2 Third Country Imports
2.3.3 U.S. Presence
2.3.4 End-User Analysis
2.4 accessibility: key factors
2.4.1 Import Climate
2.5 KEY CONTACTS
2.5.1 Related Government Agencies
2.5.2 Trade Organizations
2.5.3 Publications
2.5.4 Trade Events
2.5.5 Service Companies
2.5.6 Agents and Distributors

3 The Economics Of Latent Demand In Turkey
3.1 Executive Summary
3.2 Economic Issues in Turkey
3.2.1 Economic Growth
3.2.2 Consumption and Investment
3.2.3 Inflation, Wages, and Monetary Policy
3.2.4 Energy
3.2.5 Telecommunications
3.2.6 Environment
3.2.7 Transport
3.2.8 Textiles
3.2.9 Other Principal Growth Sectors
3.2.10 Government Intervention Risks
3.2.11 Trade Deficit Risks
3.2.12 Foreign Debt
3.2.13 Foreign Exchange Policy
3.2.14 International Economic Relations
3.2.15 Infrastructure Development

4 Export Accessibility In Turkey
4.1 Executive Summary
4.2 Exporting to Turkey
4.2.1 The Banking System
4.2.2 Exchange Control Risks
4.2.3 Financing Export Strategies
4.2.4 How to Finance Exports and Methods of Payment
4.2.5 Types of Projects Receiving Financing Support
4.2.6 Offsets/Countertrade
4.2.7 Tariffs, Non-Tariff Barriers and Import Taxes
4.2.8 Valuations on Imports
4.2.9 Licenses Required for Imports
4.2.10 Controls on Exports
4.2.11 Import/Export Documentation
4.2.12 Entering Temporary Imports
4.2.13 Labeling Issues
4.2.14 Restrictions on Imports
4.2.15 Local Standards
4.2.16 Additional Trade Issues
4.2.17 Adherence to Free Trade Agreements

5 Direct Investment Accessibility In Turkey
5.1 Executive Summary: Infrastructure
5.2 Executive Summary: Natural Resources
5.3 Executive Summary: Industry
5.4 Direct Investment in Turkey
5.4.1 Attitudes Toward Foreign Direct Investment
5.4.2 Currency Conversion and Transfer Risks
5.4.3 Expropriation Risks
5.4.4 Dispute Settlement Risks
5.4.5 Direct Investment Incentives and Requirements
5.4.6 Private Ownership Risks
5.4.7 Protecting Property
5.4.8 Copyrights
5.4.9 Patents and Other Industrial Property
5.4.10 Regulatory Corruption Risks
5.4.11 Capital Market Risks
5.4.12 Political Violence Risks
5.4.13 Corruption Risks
5.4.14 Key Bilateral Investment Agreements
5.4.15 The Local Labor Market
5.4.16 Trade Zones & Free Ports

6 Marketing & Distribution In Turkey
6.1 Executive Summary
6.2 Marketing and Distribution in Turkey
6.2.1 Distribution and Sales Channels
6.2.2 Agents/Distributors
6.2.3 Franchising Activities
6.2.4 Direct Marketing Options
6.2.5 Joint Venture and Licensing Options
6.2.6 Creating a Sales Office
6.2.7 Selling Strategies
6.2.8 Advertising and Trade Promotion
6.2.9 Pricing Issues
6.2.10 Supplying Customer Service
6.2.11 Public Sector Marketing
6.2.12 Intellectual Property Risks
6.2.13 Hiring Local Counsel

7 Human Resource Assessment In Turkey
7.1 Executive Summary
7.2 Human Resources in Turkey
7.2.1 Unionization in Turkey
7.2.2 Collective Bargaining in Turkey
7.2.3 Workweek and Minimum Wages in Turkey
7.2.4 Forced Labor in Turkey
7.2.5 Working Ages and Child Labor in Turkey

8 Political Risk Assessment In Turkey
8.1 Executive Summary: Government
8.2 Executive Summary: Military Organization
8.3 Democracy in Turkey
8.4 Political Issues in Turkey
8.4.1 Politics and the Business Environment
8.4.2 The Political System
8.4.3 Major Political Parties

9 Legal Risk Assessment In Turkey
9.1 Executive Summary
9.2 Legal Issues in Turkey
9.2.1 Privacy, Search and Seizure
9.2.2 Trial Justice in Turkey
9.2.3 Excessive Punishment in Turkey

10 Cultural And Demographic Risks In Turkey
10.1 Executive Summary
10.2 Cultural Issues in Turkey
10.2.1 Racial, Ethnic and Discrimination Issues in Turkey
10.2.2 Women's Rights and Gender Issues in Turkey
10.2.3 Religion in Turkey
10.2.4 Fundamental Human Rights in Turkey

11 Historical Background
11.1 Social and Political History
11.1.1 Overview of Key Historical Events
11.1.2 Political and Governmental History
11.1.3 Economic History
11.1.4 Inflation, Wages, and Monetary Policy
11.1.5 Historical International Relations
11.2 Business Customs in Turkey
11.2.1 Turkish Holidays
11.2.2 Infrastructure for Conducting Business

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