Sponsored by the Investment and Finance Office and held in strategic partnership with the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA), Globalturk Capital's 7th Annual Private Capital Executive Briefing took place in Istanbul.
Held under the main theme “Türkiye and Its Environs in Changing Global Investment Dynamics: Capital, Technology and Sustainability," the conference brought together more than 55 international investors and over 300 senior-level participants. Discussions centered on macroeconomic policies, transformations in private equity and debt markets, the rise of technology investments, and sustainable growth strategies.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz addressed the conference via video message, while Industry and Technology Minister M. Fatih Kacır, Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu, and Türkiye Wealth Fund (TWF) CEO and Board Member Arda Ermut attended in person.
In his speech, Minister Kacır stated that technological superiority is now not just the driving force of development but also a path toward global leadership. “Our medium-high and high technology exports rose from USD 10 billion in 2002 to USD 101 billion last year. That is a ten-fold leap. High technology production is growing faster than the sector average," the Minister said.
Minister Kacır emphasized that the progress achieved in R&D and technology is yielding concrete results, especially in the rapidly developing defense industry. “Today, Türkiye is a world leader in military unmanned aerial systems; this is clear proof of our engineering depth and innovative capacity," he said. Minister Kacır added that Türkiye is now developing its own training aircraft, helicopters, maritime platforms, land systems, and satellites, and that the goal is to extend this success story to other sectors.
At the conference, A. Burak Dağlıoğlu delivered a presentation focused on Türkiye's robust economy, which has quintupled in size over the past 22 years despite global challenges, maintaining consistent growth for 20 consecutive quarters. Highlighting Türkiye's strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East—with access to markets totaling USD 32.1 trillion in GDP and 1.3 billion consumers—Dağlıoğlu underlined Türkiye's role as a manufacturing and export hub, supported by Turkish Airlines' global network covering 131 countries.
Meanwhile, Globalturk Capital Founder and Managing Partner Barış Öney emphasized that the event serves as a unique platform, bringing together senior executives from funds managing a total of USD 3.5 trillion in assets worldwide.
The panels held during the conference focused on regional cooperation, investment and exit strategies, fundraising processes from fund owners, and new investment and exit opportunities offered by Borsa Istanbul and the London Stock Exchange. Participants assessed opportunities that attract international funds within Türkiye's FDI strategy and discussed the direction of investments in industry, technology, energy, health, agriculture, and digitalization over the next five years.