Business Diplomacy Magazine

What Business Diplomacy Magazine does

Business Diplomacy Magazine is a bilingual (Turkish and English) independent business media publication founded in January 2019 and headquartered in Kagithane, Istanbul, Türkiye. It produces a monthly digital magazine covering business diplomacy, Turkey-EU trade relations, customs union modernization, CBAM and green transition compliance, logistics corridors including the Middle Corridor, sector-specific coverage (pharmaceuticals, construction, healthcare, machinery, energy), and international economic policy. The publication reaches Issue 40 as of June 2026, maintaining a near-monthly cadence over approximately 7.5 years, with content published simultaneously in Turkish and English via a web platform, downloadable PDF issues, and a weekly email newsletter. The publication frequently features contributions from DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board) and Turkish business leaders, and editorial coverage is anchored around events such as the EU-Türkiye Business Summit at Egmont Palace in Brussels (inaugural 2025; second edition scheduled October 13, 2026).

The magazine's core product portfolio consists of the flagship monthly publication, an archive of 31+ issues accessible via businessdiplomacy.net, a weekly subscriber newsletter with language preference options, and sub-products including the 'Finans Eki' finance supplement introduced in 2026. There is no disclosed proprietary software, mobile app, or API layer; the technical foundation is a standard content management website with PDF distribution. Customer segments identified in the source data include Turkish C-suite executives and business leaders engaged in international trade, exporters and trade professionals, DEİK business council representatives and policy advocates, and international FDI stakeholders evaluating Turkey.

No pricing model, subscription fees, advertising rate cards, or revenue figures are disclosed in the source material. With 6 employees, no funding rounds, no parent company, no disclosed investors, and no acquisitions, the business model appears to rely on association partnerships (notably DEİK), event-aligned sponsorships around summits such as the EU-Türkiye Business Summit, and modest supplement advertising, operating as a niche independent trade publication rather than a scaled media business.

Name

Business Diplomacy Magazine

Legal name

Business Diplomacy

Website

https://businessdiplomacy.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Business Diplomacy Magazine is a bilingual (Turkish-English) independent monthly trade publication founded in 2019 in Istanbul, covering Turkey-EU trade relations, customs union modernization, green transition, logistics, and business diplomacy for Turkish executives, exporters, and international investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business News and Trade Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic & Trade Diplomacy (Commercial, Investment, Sanctions Policy) (BPAIAIAF), News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Business journalism
• Trade policy analysis
• International economic relations
• Bilingual business publication
• Turkey-EU trade coverage

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Business Diplomacy Magazine is a bilingual (Turkish and English) monthly digital business publication launched in January 2019 and published from Istanbul. It delivers articles, interviews, and analytical pieces covering business diplomacy, Turkey-EU trade relations, customs union modernization, CBAM/green transition, logistics corridors, FDI trends, and sector-specific coverage across pharmaceuticals, construction, healthcare, machinery, and energy. The publication is distributed digitally via businessdiplomacy.net, through downloadable PDF issues, and via a weekly email newsletter, with editorial ties to DEİK and its 153 bilateral business councils.

Product overview

Business Diplomacy Magazine is a single unified digital publication focused on Turkish business diplomacy and economic affairs. The product portfolio consists of the core magazine (available as web content and PDF issues), a bilingual web platform providing access to an archive of 31+ issues, a weekly newsletter, and occasional finance supplements. The magazine covers Turkey-EU trade relations, global economics, logistics, green transformation, investment, and strategic business topics through articles, interviews, and analysis pieces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Diplomacy Magazine Bilingual (Turkish and English) monthly digital business magazine providing analysis, interviews, and articles on business diplomacy, Turkey-EU trade relations, global economics, logistics, green transformation, and strategic business topics for Turkish executives, exporters, and international trade professionals.
• Business Diplomacy Newsletter Weekly email newsletter delivering curated business analysis and trade-policy news from Business Diplomacy Magazine to subscribers with language preference options (Turkish or English).
• Finans Eki (Finance Supplement) Special finance supplement bundled with select Business Diplomacy Magazine issues covering financial sector topics for Turkish business leaders and trade professionals.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Egmont Palace (Brussels)flagshipOthers · 13 October 2026The EU–Türkiye Business Summit, featured in Business Diplomacy Magazine, is held at the historic Egmont Palace in Brussels. The first summit took place in 2025, and the second edition is scheduled for October 13, 2026. The venue hosts Turkish and European business leaders, institutional representatives, and Turkish private sector delegates.
• DIGITALEUROPEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board), whose activities are featured in Business Diplomacy Magazine, joined the DIGITALEUROPE family in April 2026. DIGITALEUROPE is one of the most comprehensive umbrella organizations in the European digital industry. This membership is intended to strengthen Turkey's alignment and cooperation with the European digital ecosystem.
• T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı (Turkish Ministry of Trade)minorOthersThe magazine covers the Turkish Ministry of Trade's activities including the TURQUALITY Support Program, target country export strategies (60 countries in 2026), and various export support mechanisms such as international fair participation, sectoral trade delegations, UR-GE projects, and market entry support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• BalkanInsight (BIRN): Regional news outlet covering the Balkans and wider Southeast Europe including Turkey-EU relations and economic policy. Compares as a regional English-language policy publication, though with Balkan rather than Turkish editorial core.
• MEED (Middle East Economic Digest): Established regional business magazine covering Middle East and Turkey economic/trade developments including FDI and project finance. Compares as a regional business-trade publication with overlapping trade-policy coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Euractiv: EU policy news network covering trade, economic, and regulatory affairs with strong sector verticals. Comparable in delivering policy analysis to professional audiences in the EU-Turkey policy space.
• Politico Europe: Pan-European policy publication covering EU policy, trade, and regulatory affairs including EU-Turkey relations. Much broader scope but competes for the same institutional readers and advertisers.
• Foreign Affairs Magazine: Premier U.S./international foreign policy and economic-relations magazine. Overlaps thematically on diplomacy, trade policy, and international economics but covers the entire world rather than specializing in Turkey.

Direct peers

• Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ): A Turkish foreign policy and political economy journal publishing analysis on Turkey-EU relations, security, and economic policy. Directly comparable niche, English-language policy publication based in Turkey.
• Daily Sabah (Business): English-language Turkish daily with substantial business, trade, and diplomacy coverage aimed at international readers. Comparable bilingual positioning and overlap in Turkey-EU business coverage.
• Hürriyet Daily News: English-language Turkish news outlet covering politics, business, and economic affairs with international readership. Comparable in bridging Turkish news to international audiences and covering trade/economic policy.
• Dünya Newspaper: Turkey's leading business daily covering economy, trade, industry, and foreign economic relations. Closely comparable business-news coverage with strong Turkey-EU and trade-policy editorial focus.
• Ekonomist Magazine: Turkish edition of the well-known business and economics magazine brand covering the Turkish economy, finance, and corporate strategy. Direct peer in the Turkish business-magazine category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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