Gateway Turkey
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Turkey
is a large, dynamic country of 70 million people, strategically
located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Today, it plays an increasingly important role in world political,
social and economic affairs. |
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Modern
Turkey is a republican parliamentary democracy, with a unicameral
legislature, political parties, independent judiciary, and regular
elections. |
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While
Turkey currently enjoys many of the economic benefits of European
Union membership, its quest for permanent status has been an on-going,
well-publicized and politically complicated undertaking. |
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Turkey's
vibrant economy is a complex mix of modern industry and traditional
agriculture. It has a strong and rapidly growing private sector,
yet the State still plays a major role in some basic industries,
banking, transport and communication. |
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In 2006, Turkish GDP reached 290 billion USD in the 3rd quarter, Real GDP Growth
+10,3 %; Consumer Price Inflation +9,65%; Unemployment 10%. |
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Turkey's major trading partners are Germany, USA, Italy, France, UK and Russia. 50% of the Country's exports (mostly agriculture, textiles, iron, and steel) are to the EU. Imports are weighted to oil, machinery and chemicals. |
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