ISTANBUL - An international express and logistics company has decided to support an investment promotion campaign in Turkey.
The DHL Express and Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey signed an agreement to draw attention of foreign investors.
Under the agreement, there will be images writing "Investors Love Turkey, Turkey Love Investors" on DHL parcels and trucks that leave Turkey.
"We will launch a new international campaign in September and continue promoting Turkey's investment environment," Alpaslan Korkmaz, the head of the Turkish agency, said.
The DHL Express Turkey will carry out the one-year project in three stages. In the first stage, messages on DHL parcels and packages sent from Turkey to foreign countries will reach about 150,000 people a month.
Secondly, there will be messages on trucks used in international transportation; and thirdly a tour of Turkey will be organized for foreign journalists and Turkey's investment environment will be promoted.
The Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey was established on July 4th, 2006. It has an annual budget of 30 million new Turkish liras (YTL), one-third of which is used for promotion campaigns.
DHL EXPRESS is the leading global provider of international road-, air- and rail-based courier and express services for business and private customers. It works with the world's most expansive network covering more than 220 countries and territories in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Emerging Markets.
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