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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 ...