Turkey has rapidly become a powerful draw for tech investors: and the latest report coming out of the country highlights how startups can take advantage too.

Turkey is emerging as one of Europe's hottest countries for startups. The developing ecosystem, known internally as the 'Digital Bosphorus', is seeing a host of new companies starting to flow, much like the river does through the capital city, Istanbul.

When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan issued a nationwide ban of Twitter in March, it sparked widespread fury both across the nation and beyond. But amidst tweets of discontent and condemnation, the ban has proven to be profitable for one intrepid American technology start-up: AnchorFree

Istanbul/Mauritius Press release, Dec 3, 2013: Spectrum Medya, the largest radio broadcasting group in Turkey, and Virgin Radio International, the radio broadcasting arm of Virgin Group, today announce a multi‐year exclusive agreement to jointly operate Virgin Radio Turkiye on FM and digital platforms throughout Turkey.

Payments solutions business Pay Corporation, part of Boxhill Technologies PLC, has signed an agreement with CRM software business Bright Office, further extending its reach outside of the gaming and lottery sectors.

On Friday 1st November, the Crowdfunding: Deep Impact Conference will be offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear from the founders of various crowdfunding platforms, as well as meet with likeminded business owners and investors. 

An e-commerce revolution is underway in Turkey. Earlier this year it was predicted that the Turkish e-commerce market would more than double in size by 2017, putting its total value at $6.6 billion. But what's driving such rapid growth?

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