Turkey, Caucasus & Central Asia

Frankfurt School has been firmly rooted in the Turkey, Caucasus & Central Asia region through the establishment of our first regional office in Turkey in 2003. Since then, the region has evolved to become a critical pillar of our operations and we are currently managing ongoing projects in eight countries: Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Our consultancy assignments cover the entire spectrum of our thematic areas, with a particular focus on agri-finance, climate finance, SME finance, women banking. Our long presence in Turkey and project offices in multiple countries of operation have allowed us to develop excellent insights into the financial and business sectors that leverage the historically close-knit cultural, ethnic, and linguistic ties between the countries of the region.

Kazakhstan l EBRD l 2015 – 2022

The Kazakhstan Women in Business Programme (“KazWiB” ) (Phase 1 & 2)

Georgia l AFD l 2018 – 2023

Implementation of a technical assistance project within the framework of the AFD-ENPARD programme for access to agricultural finance for small scale semi-commercial farms and cooperatives in Georgia (FinExCoop Georgia) – Phase I & II

Multiple countries l EBRD l 2016 – ongoing

Development and Deployment of Business Lens Platform for EBRD’s Women in Business Programmes

Multiple countries l EBRD l 2018 – ongoing

Treasury Risk Management and Capital Markets Seminar Framework

Multiple countries l EIB l 2020 – 2024

Framework Agreements to support EIB Financial Sector Operations inside and outside of the European Union. Lot 1: Access to Finance SMEs and MidCap

Tajikistan l KfW l 2014 – 2019 

Housing Finance Programme: Consulting Services for the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and Participating Financial Institutions, Phase I and II

Turkey l EBRD l 2017 –  2020

Mapping Agribusiness Support Measures in Turkey (Phase II & III)

Turkey l EBRD l 2014 – 2021

Turkey Women in Business (TurWiB) Technical Cooperation Programme Phase 1 & 2

Turkey l EBRD l 2019 – 2020

National Energy Efficiency Financing Mechanism Roadmap and Supporting the Establishment of Competitive Energy Efficiency Tender Mechanism in Turkey

Turkey l KfW l 2019 – 2020

Empowering the Private Sector in Turkey to Create Formal Employment for Syrian Refugees and the Turkish Host Community

Uzbekistan l ADB l 2019 – ongoing

Support to the Operationalisation of the Uzbekistan Mortgage Refinancing Company (UMRC)

Regional Office Turkey

Koru Mah.Köknar Sok. No:10
Çankaya / Ankara, Turkey
Email:  info-turcasia@int.fs.de

Erdal Kocoglu
Director, Turkey Regional Office