GENERAL DATA

	General Data
	Administrative Data
	Infrastructure
	WHY TURKEY ?

	ECONOMY IN BRIEF
	Key Facts
	Main Economic Indicators
	FOREIGN TRADE
	Foreign Trade by Regions
	Credit Facilities
	INDUSTRY
	Automotive
	Automotive Spare Parts
	Leather
	Contracting Services
	Electronics
	Textile
	CUSTOMS UNION
	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
	10 Good Reasons for Investing in Turkey
	Foreign Investments in Turkey
	INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
	General Incentive Regime
	Incentives Granted to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME's)
	Priority Support Regions
	Incentives Granted to Less Developed Regions
	BASIC TAX CONCESSIONS GRANTED TO INVESTORS
	Investment Allowance
	Depreciation
	Revaluation of fixed assets
	VAT exemption for machinery and equipment purchases under Investment incentive Certificate (IIC)
	Renewal Fund
	Cost Revision
	Corporation Tax
	Incentives for investments in priority and regions
	Incentives in Free Zones
	Bilateral Tax Treaties for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE
	ENERGY PROJECTS IN TURKEY
	Natural Gas Projects
	Oil Pipelines
	Electric Power Projects
	Privatization
	Funding Requirements of Projects
	SOUTHEASTERN ANOTOLIA PROJECT (GAP)
	Status of Hydropower and Irrigation Development in GAP Region
	Structural Change in the Economy of GAP Region
	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
	Incentives
	Prospective Industries in the GAP Region
	Potential Investment Areas
	Business Prospects in Other Fields
	GAP Centers for Supporting and Guiding Entrepreneurs (GAP-GIDEM)
	PRIVATIZATION
	Recent Major Developments
	Privatization Gross Revenues
	Privatization implementations by years
	Privatization Administration Programme for 2000
	FREE ZONES
	Incentives Offered
	Annual Trade Volume of Free Zones
	BANKING AND FINANCE
	ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE (ISE)
	SOURCES OF INFORMATION / LINKS
	MAIN FAIRS ORGANIZERS IN TURKEY
	F.A.Q.