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| Ever thought of investing in
Turkey? This ancient land of stunning natural beauty and abundant resources
is now actively trying to revive its historic role as the commercial link
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| Besides its choice geographical
placement, Turkey seems to have it all: a rich agricultural heartland,
heavy industry, huge stretches of coastline on three different seas, as
well as great tourism potential, not to mention a very favorable relationship
with the United States. |
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| Especially now that plans have
been approved for the long-anticipated Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline, Turkey
is developing into a hot emerging market. The government is actively seeking
out foreign investors on huge privatization programs in the fields of energy,
telecommunications and infrastructure projects. The Turkish Constitution
has also been amended to allow for international arbitration- a previous
lack that had scared off potential investors. All in all, the situation
is becoming increasingly favorable. Yet this mysterious country, hampered
as it is by bureaucracy and poverty, remains somewhat inaccessible to the
potentially interested Western investor. - - |
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Location of Turkey
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Flag of Turkey
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| Official Name: Republic of
Turkey (Turkiye Cumhuriyeti) |
| Area: 780,580 sq km (301303.88
sq mi) |
| Population: 71,892,808 (July
2008 est.) |
| Geographic coordinates: 39
00 N, 35 00 E |
| Currency: Turkish liras (TRY)
= US$ 1.3179 US dollar |
| Form of Goverment: republican
parliamentary democracy |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $12,900
(2008 est.) |
| Provinces: 81 provinces |
| Language: Turkish (official),
Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian note: there is also a substantial
Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
| Freedom House Turkey Rating: |
| Political Rights Score: 3 |
| Civil Liberties Score: 3 |
| Status: Partly Free |
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Freedom
House ranks nations on a scale from 1 to 7 [ 1 being most free,
7 least free.]
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~ By Colin Guest - The Turkish
Mediterranean is an area of spectacular beauty. Beautiful sheltered sandy
coves, backed by the Taurus Mountains, are a sight once seen never forgotten.
With no pollution, a relaxing atmosphere and the warm hospitality of the
Turkish people it’s like living in paradise.
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| ~ By Priscilla Windsor Brown - wake up
every day knowing that I live in one of the loveliest places in the world.
That, in spite of the invasion of thousands of people who have arrived
these past few years to buy into our quality of life. Fortunately, I arrived
in Bodrum, Turkey in the late eighties. Little did I realize then that
I would still be here 20 years later...
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~ by James J. Hickman - I always find
it interesting how people form opinions on matters they have no experience
with. Having traveled to some of the more off-beat places in the world
(Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saudi Arabia, etc.), I’m constantly subjected
to ‘expert’ analysis from the world’s most opinionated armchair travelers.
Conventional wisdom on Turkey, it seemed, was no different...
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