Alibaba has announced plans to invest $two billion in Turkey’s Trendyol as element of its expansion tactic outdoors of China. The Chinese tech giant, immediately after a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, revealed its intention to increase its business enterprise in Turkey. As element of the investment, Alibaba will establish a information center in Ankara and an export operations center at Istanbul airport. Moreover, the corporation plans to set up a logistics center in Ankara.

Alibaba currently has a considerable stake in Trendyol, with an 86.five% ownership. The e-commerce platform is dwelling to more than 250,000 merchants and presents about 200 million items. This investment additional strengthens Alibaba’s presence in the international market place.

The company’s international commerce unit has seasoned speedy development, with a 41% improve in income for the most recent quarter ending June 30. This development can be attributed in element to the accomplishment of Trendyol and Lazada, yet another investment of Alibaba’s focused on Southeast Asia.

Aside from Alibaba, Trendyol has received investments from notable firms such as SoftBank Group, Basic Atlantic, Qatar Investment Authority, and Abu Dhabi sovereign fund ADQ. These partnerships signify the possible and significance of the e-commerce platform in the international market place.

In terms of market place functionality, Alibaba’s American depositary receipts (ADRs) seasoned a slight lower of .7% in early trading on Monday, with a six% decline for the year so far. In spite of this, Alibaba’s expansion efforts and investments continue to showcase its ambition for development and expansion beyond China.