Qatar is an important market for Turkiye: Envoy

Qatar is important market for Turkiye and the country is open to the world. Project Qatar exhibition is very important for Turkiye as we have several of companies participating said, Ambassador of Turkiye to Qatar H E Dr. Mustafa Goksu said.

Speaking to The Peninsula, on the sidelines of Project Qatar 2023, Ambassador of Turkiye to Qatar pointed out that every year “we take part in bigger numbers and this year we have more than 19 companies. We have new products which will be useful for Qatari and Turkiye side and I hope we get a good result.” 

The envoy said, the companies which took part last year in the Project Qatar exhibition were happy and noted that this year “we have added some more companies and next year it’s going to be even more.” 

Qatar is very important market for us as the country is open to the world because after the World Cup it is very well known. “Our relationship with Qatar in all areas is excellent and we would like to grow even more in the commercial area.”

He added, “After the World Cup there are lots of projects and the country is expecting many more upcoming projects. That is why we would like to bring more companies here so they can benefit from this market to promote new products.” 

Project Qatar attracts about 325 exhibiting companies, including 120 international companies from 25 countries. Eight of these countries have national pavilions while 200 participating companies are local, representing government and semi-government agencies as well as the most prominent private sector entities. 

The Peninsula talked with some Turkish companies who have their booths at the exhibition. Aytug Suvari, Industrial Engineer/Project Manager of Pikade Furniture and Design said, “Our company is offering solutions for schools and institutions. We provide mostly loose furniture and make furniture for classrooms, laboratories and conference rooms and whatever the school requires.” 

He added, “We are also offering the latest furniture collection, which is the Linx classroom systems which provides flexible learning environment. The chairs that we are providing are highly adaptable to the students and allow the classrooms to be more flexible to change the layout and the design.”

“The first day of the exhibition went well for us and we had a significant interest from the visitors and we are happy to be here. We believe that the products that we are offering has value for Qatar’s market and are hoping it will turnout as we expected.”

Omer Budun, General Manager of TYA Engineering and Architecture said, “We are participating for the first time in Project Qatar.” 

TYA Engineering is operating in the construction sector. It was established in Konya in 2020. The company has expanded its operations to various provinces in Anatolia and has gained a strong reputation in its industry due to its commitment to family values, quality and ethical business practices.