Includes web links to local trade fair or show authorities and local newspapers, trade publications, radio/TV/cable information.
Last Published: 6/20/2019

A variety of trade promotion and advertising channels exist in Turkey, from print to visual ads.  U.S. exporters might benefit from various advertising channels according to their marketing strategies.  In Turkey, there are over 19 national TV channels that can be used for commercial advertising.  Additionally, digital media and online ads have become very popular.  Newspaper and magazine ads can also be effective trade promotion tools for U.S. exporters.

The leading English language newspapers are the Hurriyet Daily News and Turkiye Newspaper.

Major newspapers in the Turkish language are Cumhuriyet, Dunya, Hurriyet, Milliyet, Sabah and Sozcu.  Among these, the country’s primary newspaper specializing in commercial/economic issues is Dunya.  Many companies use Dunya’s sectorial appendix for advertising.  Major weekly or monthly business periodicals are: Turkish Time, Para, Economist, Capital and Fortune Turkey.

Various business associations and specific sector periodicals such as: Ambalaj Dunyasi (packaging), C4 Defence (defense), Dunya Insaat (construction), PetroTurk (oil & LPG), Gas & Power (oil and gas/electric power generation and distribution), MetalSan (iron and steel), and Turkdokum (casting), serve as potential advertising channels.

Most media links are available at: www.gazeteler.com and www.dergiler.com.

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) publishes local trade fairs and shows on its website annually.  In addition, CS Turkey’s Business Service Provider directory is designed to help U.S. companies identify professional service providers to assist them in the assessment, completion and/or financing of an export transaction.

Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.