Turkish-American Relations
Reports
Date: March 2008
Author: DEIK/TAIK
Length: 157 pages
Format: Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)
Content Summary: Turkey has been rapidly integrating into the global economy and has become an appealing country for investment in the process of integration into the European Union. In the past 5 years, overage annual growth rate has been 7 percent in Turkey which is result of production, investment and export activities of private sector. Turkey has the most dynamic and most integrated private sector of the Balkans, Middle East, South Africa and Central Asia. Therefore, it is seen as a leader and taken as an economic model in these regions. The foreign trade volume of Turkey reached to 277 billion US Dollars in 2007. Turkey by itself exports 65% of the industrial materials of the Middle East and North Africa. The industrial materials constitute 65% of Turkish export commodities, whereas 10% are technological products. Turkey is the 6th biggest trade partner of European Union. The competitive markets such as OECD, EU and USA account for 65% of Turkey’s total export.
This is an indepth report covering Turkey’s Economic Outlook including current performance, the country’s structural transformation, EU prospects and IMF relations; Commercial Relations, legal framework, platforms for business, bilateral trade and other relevant issues; Defense Relations; Business Prospects including existing opportunties by sector, and relevant investment issues; as well as a list of further resources.
Title: Turkish- American Economic Relations: How do design a private-sector based approach?
Date: February 2007
Author: TEPAV
Length: 15 pages
Format: Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)
Content Summary: This is presentation that summarizes the ways in which Turkey and the US can work together for mobilizing private sectors capacity.
Title: Turkey’s Trade Development Strategy Towards the Americas
Date: August 2006
Validity: December 2008
Author: The Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade
Length: 7 pages
Format: Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)
Content Summary: Turkey has diversified its export markets with the help of new strategies launched since 2000. Turkey has been making considerable efforts in order to increase its exports towards new and alternative markets.