On the first day of the world’s largest real estate fair, MIPIM 2019, Daily Sabah brought together Turkish real estate giants and businesspeople with government officials, including the environment and urbanization minister and Investment Office head, at a dinner in Nice, France. At the international real estate exhibition, which kicked off Tuesday in Cannes, France and will last until Friday, Turkey is being represented by around 206 institutions and organizations. The country’s most prominent cities, leading real estate firms and architects are at the fair, which draws the most influential international property professionals from around the world.
In his address at the event, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said Turkey has developed an urbanization strategy that will move forward by taking into consideration population growth and environment while employing the latest technological advancements.
Kurum said that while Turkish contractors have substantial projects abroad, they have the potential to surpass the current commitment of the $11 billion volume in 36 countries.
Since the day they opened abroad in Libya in 1972, Turkish contracting firms have reached a size of $378.9 billion. The sector has undertaken close to 9,600 projects in 123 countries
BY DAILY SABAH NEWS
