Useful Sites # 74 about Turkey, Lists and More Lists, Search the Web and New Year's Celebrations

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Really Useful Sites for International Trade Professionals Issue 74 Volume 3 
Number 26
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December 17, 2003
Issue 74
VOLUME 3 Number 26
 
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TURKEY -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY
SPECIAL ISSUES: GARY PRICE'S LIST OF LISTS
SEARCH THE WEB MORE EFFICIENTLY
NEW YEAR'S CUSTOMS WORLDWIDE


Hello, John McDonnell here, with your latest issue of Really Useful Sites for 
International Trade Professionals. If you're interested in finding a ready 
market at the crossroads of Europe, check out our featured site about Turkey. 
Next -- want to know the top 50 or 100 players in your industry? I have a site 
that has the answer for you. Want to search the Web more efficiently? I found a 
site that will help you do just that. Finally, I have a fun site that tells you 
how people celebrate New Year's the world over (you may be suprised at what you 
learn).
If you'd like more information about international trade, go to FITA's 
International Trade/ Import-Export Portal <http://fita.org> ( http://fita.org 
), an excellent source for trade leads, news, events, and a link library of 
7,000 sites related to international trade.


TURKEY -- OUR FEATURED COUNTRY
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/turkey/turkey.html


Turkey is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and trade routes have passed 
through it for millenia, so this is a place that's comfortable with the 
international marketplace. Exports in 2002 were US $35 billion, while imports 
were US $50 billion (with 45 percent coming from Russia, Germany, Italy, the 
US, France, and the UK). Turkey is a promising market for any business looking 
to increase its trade, and here's a good Web site to start your research. 

The Library of Congress Turkey Portal ( 
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/turkey/turkey.html> ) has a wealth of 
resources on Turkey, including links to news, economic reports, Turkish 
government Web sites, health information, travel tips, maps, weather reports, 
business directories -- even an archive of Turkish recipes. 

There are many more links to Turkey at the FITA site. Go to FITA's 
International Trade Web Resources <http://fita.org/webindex/index.html> at 
http://fita.org/webindex/index.html, click on Regional Resources and 
Multi-Lateral Trading Areas in the left column, then scroll down to Europe and 
click on Turkey in the drop-down box. Or simply type "Turkey" in the search box 
at http://www.fita.org <http://fita.org/>. There are some great books on trade 
with Turkey in the FITA Global Trade Bookstore 
<http://fita.org/marketplace/eurobooks.php>, including Doing Business With 
Turkey 
 <http://fita.org/marketplace/product.php?asin=0749429542>.  

SPECIAL ISSUES: GARY PRICE'S LIST OF LISTS
http://www.specialissues.com/lol/

It's the time of year when the media put out their lists of the Best and Worst 
of the past 12 months. In the spirit of the season, I present this next site. 
Special Issues: Gary Price's List of Lists <http://www.specialissues.com/lol/> 
has links to lists from hundreds of magazines, many of them trade or industry 
publications. For example, you'll find a link to the International Top 50 Meat 
& Poultry Companies; the 2002 China Rich List; the Top 25 Global Automotive 
Suppliers; and the Top 50 Global Private Companies, just to name a few.  


THE FITA BUY/SELL EXCHANGE
http://fita.worldbid.com <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz224432>

FITA's business-to-business marketplace 
<http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz224432> at http://fita.worldbid.com 
helps your company find more business by delivering tender opportunities, RFQ's 
and qualified offers to buy and sell. The FITA Buy/Sell Exchange 
<http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz224432> give you access to a global 
network of affiliated trade sites that work together to bring together 
businesses across borders.

According to Tom Huynh of AAA Wholesale Distributor, "...Worldbid.com [FITA's 
partner powering the Buy Sell Exchange] has given us an opportunity to conduct 
our [giftware] business worldwide."

Click here <http://fita.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz327937Biz224432> to boost your 
trading with the FITA Buy/Sell Exchange, powered by Worldbid.com.

SEARCH THE WEB MORE EFFICIENTLY
http://www.web-design-in-new-york.com/search-the-web.html

"I'll look it up online," is a phrase many people use today, and although you 
can find lots of information online, it's not easy to sift through the millions 
of Web sites out there and find the exact one you need. That's why a site like 
Search The Web More Efficiently: Tips, Techniques, and Strategies 
<http://www.web-design-in-new-york.com/search-the-web.html> is so valuable. 
This site tells you in simple, clear language what you can do to have better 
success with your searches by choosing the right search engine, picking the 
right search terms, checking your results, evaluating sites for reliability, 
and much more.  

NEW YEAR'S CUSTOMS WORLDWIDE
http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/new-years-page.htm

New Year's is a worldwide holiday, and there are many customs associated with 
it. There was a time when my custom was to drink too much on New Year's Eve, 
and nurse a hangover the next day. There are lots of customs less painful than 
that, however, and you can learn about them at New Year's Customs Worldwide 
<http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/holidays/new-years-page.htm>. For example, 
in Spain people eat 12 grapes at midnight, and in Venezuela they wear yellow 
underwear. Visit this site and find out what people will be doing in two weeks 
all over the world to ring in the New Year. 





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