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R anked 4th onTÜİK’s 2015 Cost of Living
Index for Cities, Kütahya has been de-
veloping rapidly into a “Branded City” with
its vast underground sources, cultural and
natural assets, tourism areas, fertile lands
and central location in terms of transport.
Nafi Güral, Chairman of Kütahya Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (KUTSO), said,
“We strongly believe that Kütahya andmany
other cities in Turkey will rank among the
branded cities of the have started
to see the initial signs of that, but there are
things yet to be done to that end.” On the
other hand, Ahmet Altınkaya, Chairman of
Kütahya Commodities Exchange, said, “We
are all working in harmony in projects in-
tended to further develop Kütahya. I believe
this cooperation and harmony will generate
great synergy which will benefit all the city.”
Kütahya prepares
its ‘roadmap’
U.S.-Turkey
free trade
agreement
important
T he healthcare industry was discus-
sed at a workshop organized by
TOBB and the U.S. Chamber of Com-
merce jointly at the TOBB Twin Towers.
Delivering a speech at the workshop
where Minister of Health Recep Akdağ
and representatives from the two count-
ries were present, TOBB Chairman M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “The issues the
businesses and public authorities are
discussing here will serve as a roadmap
for the industry.” Noting that TOBB and
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce signed
a MOU in 2012, Hisarcıklıoğlu added,
“We have made great progress since
then through a number of events. We
are not focusing solely on Ankara and
Istanbul. We are working all around Tur-
key. Similarly, we are not focusing solely
on Washington and New York in the U.S.
The workshop has covered some other
promising industries, too.”