Turgay Deniz, President of the Chamber of Commerce, called for the states of the Economic Cooperation Organization « Invest in Northern Cyprus » – Cyprus Newspaper
Turgay Deniz, President of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO), at the Palandöken Economic Forum forum Economic Cooperation Organization (EIT) member states « invest in Northern Cyprus. » made a call.
According to the statement made by KTTO, Turgay Deniz and the accompanying delegation participated in the Palandöken Economy Forum held in Erzurum, which was declared by the Economic Cooperation Organization “2025 Tourism Capital”.
“A smartist in a smart world: Smart Economies and Global Inequality” theme, which was held with the theme of ministers, diplomats, international representatives, business people and experts from all over the world shared their opinions and suggestions.
Speaking at a special session of the Palandöken Economic Forum and moderated by the President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, KTTO President Deniz drew attention to the importance of digitalization and digital transformation. Deniz emphasized that the adoption of new business models, production and marketing methods and payment systems that are changing and developing with technology are among the basic requirements of being able to do business on a global scale.
Referring to the fact that the high costs and infrastructure deficiencies of digitalization slow down the rate of digital transformation of the sectors and the economy, Deniz said that increasing the digital transformation supports for sectors and enterprises and collaborations with Turkey gained importance.
« Digital technology centers should be established on the island »
Stating that university students who are educated on the island can both benefit from digitalization and contribute to the developments in this field, Deniz emphasized that digital technology centers should be established for this purpose. Deniz underlined that new arrangements and organizations are needed to create environments where young people can implement their own ideas and to promote the presence of digital services for abroad from Northern Cyprus.
In his speech, Deniz also called for members of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and emphasized the importance of investing in Northern Cyprus in areas where capital and knowledge of Cypriot business people are not sufficient and emphasized that this is a critical need in terms of economic existence struggle.
KTTO delegation, parallel to the theme of the forum; He made various evaluations and consultations with other participants about investment opportunities, regional cooperation opportunities and future targets. In addition, the delegation, Palandöken Economic Forum Activities within the scope of the Erzurum Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Saim Özakılın came together with the opportunities of cooperation between the two rooms.
KTTO President Turgay Deniz, Deputy Chairman Ramazan Gündoğdu and Aziz Limasollu, Board Member Yüksel Akay, Secretary General Aysun Önet İleri and Deputy Secretary General Mustafa Ergüven was accompanied.
