TURKEY: Introduction

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Republic of Turkey
Time Zone	:	GMT +2
Capital	:	Ankara
Population	:	78,785,548
Religion	:	Islam
Currency	:	Turkish Lira (TL)
GDP	:	US$ 956 billion in 2010
Annual Growth	:	9,8% in 2010
Major Industries	:	Automotive, textiles, iron & steel, clothing, white goods
Major Trading Partners	:	Germany, Russia, Italy, China, France, UK & US

Economic Outlook
Already sizeable, the Turkish economy will be the second fastest growing economy in the world by 2018 and will out-strip those of Italy and Spain in the next decade. Turkey with its large, young and well-educated population, is already a member of the EU Customs Union and is negotiating for full EU membership.

Entering The Consumer Decade Turkey's emergence like an economic inspiration has not gone ignored by the international investment community; an emerging middle class with growing purchasing power will see the Turkish economy outperform the rest of the region.