Rustam Minnikhanov meets with heads of Turkish major industrial enterprises
30 May 2014, Friday
On May 30, during his working trip to Turkey, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Board Chairman of Çukurova Makina Ali Samsa Karamehmet.
Çukurova Makina (Çukurova Group) produces industrial equipment for engineering, construction, transport and energy sectors. Çukurova Group includes 139 companies, including 19 with foreign investments. Total turnover of the holding makes 4 billion dollars per year.
Founded in 1968, the company produced agricultural and forestry machinery under license of an American corporation John Deere. In 2001, Cumitas plant and German company Liebherr started producing excavators. Currently, 2000 units of machinery are produced at the plant. Since 2010, the company has cooperated with OAO “PO ElAZ” (Tatarstan).
Later the same day, Rustam Minnikhanov visited Koluman plant, and met with Board Chairman of Koluman holding Mustafa Koluman. Founded in 1965, Koluman company is the shareholder of Mercedes-Benz and is one of top 100 Turkish companies. Total turnover of the holding is 582 million Euro.
Rustam Minnikhanov invited Mustafa Koluman to the opening of Turkish companies in Tatarstan, said that he is interested in locating Koluman facilities in the republic, and promised to render support in project implementation.
On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.
On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
On 4 December Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Gafarov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, took part in a strategic session on the establishment of an inter-university campus in the republic being held at the Kazan Aircraft University on 4-6 December with participation of more than 100 people and more than 40 experts in politics, economy, science, education and industry from all over Russia.