Turkey referendum

Does it make sense to establish a manufacturing facility in Turkey after the referendum result?



Some considerations for (evet) and against (hayir):

Evet (Yes)

- a substantial energy deficit,
- attractive GDP growth,
- competitive labour costs
and supportive government assistance and energy policies.
- Mersin is a good sales location
- Mersin University (Mine Ince)

1. Advanced Technology Research & Application Center, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
2. Department of Energy Systems Engineering Faculty of Tarsus Technology, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

is collaborating with the EPFL (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.201601733/abstract) , (http://www2.mersin.edu.tr/eng)
- etc.

Hayir (NO)

- governmental expropriation is possible ( https://www.controlrisks.com/en/our-thinking/analysis/turkey-expropriation-risks )
- costs for risk mitigation
- Is Erdogan becoming a Turkish dictator? ( https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/15/recep-tayyip-erdogan-turkey-president-observer-profile )
- VDL ETG is a Dutch company ( https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/14/erdogan-netherlands-rightwing-dutch-turkish )
- etc.

Some more links:

In the province Mersin over 64% voted against the referendum (http://www.cnnturk.com/referandum-2017/mersin)

The following comment ( Erkan Mert Özoğul ) is worth reading: ( https://www.quora.com/What-will-happen-to-Turkey-in-10-years )
- http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/17/europe/turkey-referendum-results-erdogan/
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A difficult decision for Richard! I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes!

happyman