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Turkey: Europe's Asian link; as Europe's gateway to Asia, Turkey has become a promising new market.

Consumer Markets Abroad

| November 01, 1988 | Heisel, Marsel A. | COPYRIGHT 1988 American Demographics, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

TURKEY: EUROPE'S ASIAN LINK

In July 1988, Turkey opened the second bridge across the Bosporus, the strait that connects Europe to Asia. A couple of miles away, the first bridge--built only a few years ago--has already paid for itself in toll money.

The Bosporus bridges have become symbols of Turkey's new emphasis on free markets and its attempt to integrate its economy with that of the Western world.

Turkey's GNP grew 6.7 percent a year between 1984 and 1987, considerably higher than in other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Agricultural output grew 4 percent, industry grew 9 percent, and services grew ...

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