Slovensko
Turkey
About the region
Turkey covers an area of 783,562 km2 and has a population of 70,586,256 according to the 2007 census. The Anatolian peninsula, comprising most of modern Turkey, is one of the oldest continually inhabited regions in the world due to its location at the intersection of Asia and Europe.
The GDP growth rate from 2002 to 2007 averaged 7.4%, which made Turkey one of the fastest growing economies in the world during that period. Despite the economic turmoil, economic growth for 2008 is estimated at 1.1%. Turkey's economy is no longer dominated by traditional agricultural activities in the rural areas, but more so by a highly dynamic industrial complex in the major cities, mostly concentrated in the western provinces of the country, along with a developed services sector. In 2007, the agricultural sector accounted for 8.9% of the GDP, while the industrial sector accounted for 30.8% and the services sector accounted for 59.3%.
Brussels Steering Committee Member
Mehmet Gökgöz
Tel: +32 (0) 2 285 40 20
e-mail: gokgoz@turboppp.org
web: www.turboppp.org
Address
Rue du Luxembourg 14A
1000 Brussels
