Turkey

By Mohamad Mekkaoui
GEOG 212

Capital: Ankara
Major cities: Istanbul,Izmir,Antalya

Population: 79.5 million people
Languages: Turkish ,Kurdish, Arabic
Religion: predominantly Muslim
Population 79,749,461 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure 0-14 years: 26.2% (male 10,698,923/female
10,217,799)
15-24 years: 17.1% (male 6,970,608/female
6,697,974)
25-54 years: 42.5% (male
17,091,851/female 16,822,598)
55-64 years: 7.7% (male 3,086,522/female
3,050,792)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male
2,336,911/female 2,775,483) (2012 est.)
Median age total: 28.8 years
male: 28.5 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate 1.197% (2012 est.)
Birth rate 17.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death rate 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net migration rate 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Urbanization urban population: 70% of total population
(2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of
change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population Istanbul 10.378 million; ANKARA (capital)
3.846 million; Izmir 2.679 million; Bursa
1.559 million; Adana 1.339 million (2009)
Key Messages
Turkey has done well in the past decade

Due to demographics, past reform efforts and relatively
strong financial buffers Turkey is likely to do well in the next
decade

Turkey needs to deepen structural reforms and In recent
times, the concept of sustainable development has come
into prominence so much. However, in Turkey, economical
and industrial development is taking the first place without
any consideration to the importance of environment. The
country will be faced with high costly environmental
problems in the future.

GDP increased by 234 percent,
reaching USD 772 billion
Annual average real GDP growth of
5.2 percent
Public debt decreased from 74
percent of GDP to 39.4 percent of
GDP
Budget deficit decreased from 10
percent of GDP to less than 3
percent of GDP
The world's best leadership achievement goes to
Turkey's PM Recep Erdogan


The world's best leadership achievement goes to
Turkey's PM Recep Erdogan.2011 CNN





Prime Minister Recep Erdogan is the most powerful
Turkish leader since Mustafa Kemal Atatrk, who
has founded the republic in 1923.

The Turkish economy booms since the Justice and
Development Party (AKP) was first elected in
2002.
In the third quarter of 2011, the Turkish economy
grew 8.2 percent, one of the fastest growing
economies in the world.

Under Prime Minister Erdogan's leadership the
Turkish economy has tripled in size since 2002.
The largest economic growth in Turkish history was
from 2002 to 2011.





Major political and economic
achievements

1-Political stability with a fair elected
government.
2- Corruption elimination (not hundred
percent but close)
Government Corruption is very common
practice to all Turkey neighbors.
3-Public debt reduction
4-Diversified economy (Agriculture economy)
5-Respected foreign policy
6-Expansion to new markets (for more exports,
specially the rich Gulf Arab countries)
7- High foreign currency reserves and gold
reserve
8-Low inflation (Not in Housing)
9- Technology expansion both in the public and
the private sector.
10-Increasing women's Access to Economic
Opportunities

Works Cited

http://www.mongabay.com/history/turkey/tur
key-land_use_irrigation.html
http://www.invest.gov.tr/en-
us/investmentguide/investorsguide/pages/ma
croeconomicindicators.aspx
http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2013/1
0/22/increasing-women-access-to-economic-
opportunities-project-launch
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-
world-factbook/geos/tu.html
http://www.indexmundi.com/turkey/debt_ext
ernal.html