A STRONG AND RELIABLE PARTNER Back Turkey maintains the 16th largest economy in the world and the 6th largest economy in Europe (PPP). The OECD projects Turkey to be its fastest growing member through 2017. Turkey is a bridge to the world. With a four-hour flight from Istanbul, one can reach: Over 50 countries 1,5 billion people An economic area worth 25 trillion USD Turkey currently plays a pioneering and special role in turning risks in to opportunities and producing cooperative solutions. Owing to the historical links between Turkey and the African Continent, Turkey’s political, economic, commercial, and cultural relations with African countries are flourishing. Turkey has been declared a strategic partner of the Continent by the African Union, and is also developing its relations with regional economic communities such as ECOWAS, EAC and IGAD. Turkey is also pursuing a more active policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the Asia-Pacific region. A permanent observer in the Organization of American States and the Association of Caribbean States, Turkey has established dialogue mechanisms with MERCOSUR and CARICOM. It has also become a party to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (ASEAN/TAC) and a Development Partner in the Pacific Islands Forum.As a member of the G-20 and an emerging donor country, Turkey strives to strengthen and diversify its technical and humanitarian assistance programs. The amount and geographical scope of Turkish Official Development Assistance have shown a marked increase in recent years. Turkey’s overall humanitarian assistance has doubled over the last three years
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:41:16 +0000
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