The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that direct investments in Turkey have exceeded $3 billion. The OECD published the “Global Direct Investment Report,” revealing that in the second quarter of the year, direct investments in Turkey have surpassed the $3 billion mark. The report of the organization indicated that despite challenges, global foreign direct capital investments continued to increase in the first half of this year. According to the data, Turkey attracted $1.464 billion in direct foreign investment in the first quarter and $3.059 billion in the second quarter. The amount of foreign direct investment showed an increase of approximately 31 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year.