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Population:	67,803,927 -2000 census
Urban population:	44,006,274 (64,9% of total)
Rural population:	23,797,653 (35.1% of total)
Area (total):	779,452 sq.km of which 35% arable, 4% permanent crops, 26% forestry
Anatolia:	755,688 sq.km
Thrace:	24,888 sq.km
Total length of land borders:	2,627 km
Land borders with neighbours (in km):	Armenia (268), Azerbaijan (9), Bulgaria (240), Georgia (252), Greece (206), Iran (499), Iraq (331), Syria (822)
Total length of coasts:	8,333 km
The most populated Cities (2000 census):	Istanbul (10,018,735 ) - Ankara (4,007,860) Capital - Izmir (3,370,866)
Other Cities:	Bursa - Konya - Adana - Antalya - Icel - Urfa - Dyarbakir - Manisa - Hatay - Kocaeli - Samsun - Balikesir - Gaziantep - K.Maras

International airports:	Istanbul (Ataturk), Ankara (Esenboga), Adana, Bodrum (Milas), Trabzon, Gaziantep, Izmir (Adnan Menderes), Antalya (Antalya), Dalaman (Dalaman), Nevesehir, Samsun
National airports:	Adiyaman, Agn, Balikesir, Batman, Denizli, Dyarbakir, Edremit, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Isparta, Kars, Kayseri, K.Maras, Konya, Malatya, Mus, S.Urfa, Sivas, Sinop, Tokat, Van
Major sea ports:	Istanbul, Antalya, Trabzon, Iskenderun, Samsun, Mersin, Izmir
Languages:	The official language is Turkish
Life expectancy:	Male: 66, Female: 71 (1995)
Currency:	Turkish lira (TL) 1 euro=1.619.000 TL (Oct. '02 info-euro)
Industries:	Textiles, food processing, automobiles, mining (coal, chromites, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper.
Agricultural products:	Tobacco, cotton, grain, olives, sugar beets, pulse, citrus, livestock.
Main trading partners:	Exports: Germany, USA, France, UK, Italy, The Netherlands Imports: Germany, Japan, Italy, USA, France, Russia, UK, Sweden, The Netherlands
Major Export Products:	Agricultural, textiles, iron, steel.
Major Import Products:	Oil, machinery, chemicals, iron, steel.
Admitted in the United Nations in:	1945
Member i.a. of:	Council of Europe, OECD,OECE, NATO, WTO, OIC.
Parties to i.a:	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWP)

POLITICAL SITUATION

Official name:	Republic of Turkey - Türkiye Cumhuriyeti
Constitution:	7 November 1982, amended in 1995, 1999 and 2001
Electoral system:	18 years of age, universal suffrage, separate parliamentary and local elections (both every 5 years), 10% threshold.
Head of State:	President Ahmet Necdet Sezer (since 16 May 2000)
Prime Minister:	Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Minister of Foreign Affairs:	Abdullah Gül
Internal administrative organisation:	59 th Turkish government The central administration, headed by the PM and Ministers, is represented in the territory by 81 governors in the 81 provinces. (There is also a super governor for the State of Emergency region.) There are sub-governors at district level. Though similar to the French "prefet", the Governor is assisted by a directly elected provincial council, and district councils. Several ministries have offices at provincial and district level. (There are seven - geographical - regions in Turkey, essentially for statistical purposes.) An autonomous local administration exists at the level of municipalities (16 large metropolitan municipalities (MM) - subdivided in sectors - and 3200 othe smaller towns) which elect a mayor and a municipal council. Istanbul MM has a population of 8.5 million, Ankara over 3 million, Izmir over 2 million. In 50,000 villages a Council of Elders and village headman are directly elected by the village assembly

PARLIAMENT (TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY)

The Customs Union was established in 1995. Important developments are as follows:

Turkey's share in EU's total exports was 2.3% in 1995 and 2.7% in 1999 (the latest available figure). The same figure for imports was 1.7% in 1995 and 1.9% in 1999. As one can see, Turkey's share both in term of imports and exports in EU's trade developed positively and in equal manners. As of 1999, Turkey is the EU's 7th biggest export destination (up from 9 in 1990) and 13th biggest exporter to the EU (up from 17 in 1990). This shows that both sides profited from the Customs union agreement.

TURKISH UNION OF CHAMBERS
Ataturk Bulvari 149, Bakanliklar - Ankara
Tel: 312 - 417 77 00 / 9 lines
Fax: 312 - 418 32 68 / 418 10 02
Web: http://www.tobb.org.tr

AEGEAN REGION CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY (EBSO)
CUMHURIYET BLV. NO:63 , PASAPORT, IZMIR
Tel: 232 4844330 - 4836413
Fax : 232 4839937
Web: http://www.ebso.org.tr

ANKARA CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY (ASO)
ATATURK BULVARI,193 ; KAVAKLIDERE ; ANKARA
Tel: 312 4171200 (5 Lines) - 4251510
Fax : (312) 4172060 - 4174370
Web: http://www.aso.org.tr

ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Ragip Gumuspala Cad. 34378 Eminonu - Istanbul
Tel: 212 - 511 41 50 (pbx)
Fax: 212 - 513 15 65
Web: http://www.tr-ito.com

ISTANBUL EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATIONS
Çobançesme Mevkii Sanayii Cad. Dis Ticaret Kompleksi C Blok Yenibosna
Bahçelievler/Istanbul
Tel : 0212 454 05 00 (PBX) Fax : 0212 454 05 01-02
Web: http://www.ieuhazelnut.org

ASSOCIATION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT COORDINATION
Koza Is Merkezi B Blok K. 1 Barboros Murbasan Sok.
80700 Besiktas - Istanbul
Tel: 212 - 272 50 94 / 2 lines
Fax: 212 - 274 66 64
Web: http://www.yased.org

SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (KOSGEB)
MKEK GENEL MUDURLUGU 9.KAT; TANDOGAN; ANKARA
Tel. : (312) 2128141
Fax : (312) 2122508
Web: http://www.kosgeb.gov.tr

ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE
80860 Istiye - Istanbul
Tel: 212 - 298 21 00
Fax: 212 - 298 25 00
Web: http://www.imkb.gov.tr

TURKISH UNION OF BANKS
Akmerkez B/ 3 Blok K. 13-14 (80630) Etiler - Istanbul
Tel: 212 - 282 09 73 / 16 lines
Fax: 212 - 282 09 46
Web: http://www.tbb.org.tr

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Headquarters:
Anit Cad. No:12 Tandogan, Balgat - Ankara
Tel: 312-287 17 60
Fax: 312-287 17 60
Web: http://www.mfa.gov.tr

PRIME MINISTRY PRIVATIZATION ADMINISTRATION
Headquarters: Hüseyin Rahmi Sok. No : 2 Çankaya/Ankara
Tel: 90 - 312 - 440 89 31
Fax: 90 - 312 - 441 15 88
Web: http://www.oib.gov.tr/