“According to the Financial Times, Catalonia is the best region for FDI in Southern Europe”
Catalonia Trade & Investment's office in Istanbul
Are you a company from Turkey considering a new investment in Southern Europe? Does your business need connections with the Barcelona-Catalonia industrial and economic ecosystem?
From Catalonia Trade & Investment’s office in Istanbul, you get tailor-made information and full support for a smooth, fast and successful set-up of operations in Barcelona-Catalonia (Southern Europe) from start to finish. We also offer personalized assistance to Catalan companies wishing to open in Turkish markets and find new global business opportunities.

Meet the director.
Emre Pekkan
Mr. Emre Pekkan, director of the Catalonia Trade & Investment office in Istanbul, has a degree in Economic and Administrative Sciences from the Galatasaray University of Istanbul and an Executive MBA Program from Koç University. Throughout his professional career, he held high-level sales and business development management positions in several national and international holding companies in Turkey operating in a variety of sectors such as Durable Consumer Electronics & White Goods, Automotive, FMCG and Tourism, among others.
Services for Turkish companies.
Barcelona-Catalonia (Southern Europe) is an ideal region for Turkish companies to locate when they expand into Southern Europe because of the breadth of tech, sciences, engineering, and creative talent. Furthermore, the superb quality of life makes it easy to attract top professionals to live and work in Catalonia.
From Catalonia Trade & Investment’s office in Istanbul, our team will assist you personally in all the steps needed for a successful landing in Barcelona-Catalonia (Southern Europe). With us, you will get:
- Qualified support, insight, and advice to Turkish companies interested in investing in Southern Europe.
- Full, practical, up-to-date information on the legal, tax, and labor context.
- Information on costs for opening a business in Catalonia (Southern Europe) and average wages.
- Connections to the Catalan industrial and economic and ecosystem.
- In-depth information on financing and location possibilities.
- Help with the proper steps to get started in Catalonia.
- Ongoing support throughout all the phases of the investment project in Southern Europe.
- Promotion of strategic business alliances between Turkish and Catalan companies.
- Identification and location of Catalan technology partners for joint R&D and innovation projects.
- Help source suppliers, manufacturing partners, technology providers, or any other local company to fulfill a specific need.
Catalan companies in Turkey
Around 70 Catalan companies are already settled in Turkey, among them Punto Fa, Bamesa Aceros, Mango, Roca, Ficosa International, Mecalux, Quimidroga, Fibran, or Fluidra.
Location of the Catalonia Trade & Investment's office in Istanbul.
Our team’s expertise lies in doing business both in Catalonia and Turkey. Contact us and we will help you grow.
Esentepe, Büyükdere Cd. No:201 A D:Blok D127, 34394 Şişli/İstanbul, Turkey
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Worldwide locations.
Our 40 international offices around the world connect the Catalan business community to over 100 markets, while locally attending firms interested in investing and doing business in Catalonia.