ISTANBUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has plans to invest $2 billion in Turkey in the coming period, its president Michael Evans said at a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the company's Turkish unit said on Monday.

Evans said Alibaba had already invested $1.4 billion in Turkey through its unit Trendyol, one of Turkey's best known e-commerce platforms, Trendyol said in the statement. (Reporting by Daren Butler)