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Feb-21
Enerjisa
Electricity
-
Wind
250MW
Canakkale
Jan-21
Maxicells
Pharma
TRY4.2bn
Capacity increase
-
Istanbul
Jan-21
Dicle
Electricity
TRY1.45bn
Grid expansion
-
Urfa
Jan-21
Park Cam
Glass
TRY1.15bn
Glass bottle plant
2.7bn
Bilecik
Jan-21
Nemport
Port
TRY1.06bn
Port
1.7mn TEU
Izmir
Jan-21
Tosyali
Industrial zone
TRY631mn
Industrial zone
597 hectare
Zonguldak
Jan-21
Mav Elyaf
Textile
TRY600mn
Spunbond plant
34,107 tons
Tekirdag
Jan-21
Qua Granite
Granite
TRY584mn
Ceramik tile plant
6.7mn m2
Aydin
Jan-21
Sapro
Wet wipe
$5mn
Production plant
45mn packages
Bulgaria
Jan-21
Vivo/China
Mobile phone
$20mn
Montage plant
-
Istanbul
Jan-21
Yilmaden Holding
Mining
-
Chrome enrichment
300,000 tons
Kazakhstan
Jan-21
Huawei/China
Mobile phone
claim
Montage plant
-
Turkey
Jan-21
Alcatel/China
Mobile phone
claim
Montage plant
-
Turkey
Jan-21
Tecno Mobile/China
Mobile phone
$25mn
Montage plant
-
Istanbul
4.5 Labour and income
4.5.1 Labour market, unemployment dynamics
Broad unemployment in Turkey reached 9.7mn people (27.2%) in May, according to the labour union DISK.
TUIK’s figure stood at 4.24mn (13.2%).
The broad unemployment rate for women was 34%, while youth unemployment stood at 42%.
The number of people seen in employment, but not on the job during the coronavirus pandemic is not included in the TUIK data. Similarly, the number of people not looking for a job, but ready to work and the number of people who have lost all hope of finding a job are not included in the figures.
Services sector remains Turkey’s largest employer with 38% share in overall employment in 2020. Industry accounted for 29%.
43% of the enterprises in Turkey were in the services sector, while the industry sector accounted for a little over 34%.
Some 57% of enterprises in manufacturing were engaged in low-tech activities.
25 TURKEY Country Report August 2021 www.intellinews.com