Content FOREWORD Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN Prime Mitıistet ofthe Republic of Turkey 4 GREAT WITNESSES Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President oftlıe Europeen Coııııııissioıı 6 Abdullah GÜL s/icc-Primc Mitııster and Mitııster ofForeign Affairs ofthe Republic of Turkey 8 Alexandre ADLER Historien utıd Autbot in lnteıtıetioııel Geopolitics 1 O Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU President ofthe Union ofChtutıbers atıd Comıııodity Excluuıges of Turkey (TOBB) 12 Oğuz SATfCf Cheiııııeıı. Tıirkish Expoıteis Asseınbly (TIM) 14 Ömer SABANCI Cheirmaıı, Turklslı Itıdustıielists' ıuıd Busiııessıııetı 's Associuıion (TÜSIAD) 16 H. Ersin ÖZINCE Cheitmetı, Btuıks Associution of Turkey (TBB) 18 Saban ERDCKLER Ctıeırmeıı, lnternational lııvestors Associetioıı of Tuıkey (YASED) 20 Çetin NUHOGLU Chelrmsn, Turkish Socıety far Quality (KALDER) 22 Erdal EREN Ptesident of Turk i.sh Contııictors Associetioıı (TMB) 24 Haluk SUR 'heirtruuı, The Associetion of Reel Estere Investmetıt Companies (GYODER) 26 THE COMMITMENT TO WESTERN[ZATION Prot.Muıııı Belge, lsııuıbıı! Bilgi Utıiveisiıy 28 A PASS[ONATE STORY WITH EUROPE Proi. Soli Özel, lstııııbıı! Bilgi Utııvcrsity, Policy Sctıolut at SEP of Wilsoıı Ccııtct in Washington 38 TURKISH ECONOMY, DRAMATIC STRUCTURAL CHANGES Or.DcnİL Gôkçc. Proicssor of Ecotıomıcs utıd Fiııınıces, Bospiıonıs Uıııvctsıty in lsıuııbu! .46 TOBB, INDUSTRY FOR PEACE INITlATlVE 68 ECONOMY ON THE RISE The pası and (urure of turkish cconomy (TÜSJAD) 72 An analysis by Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEJK) 90 Corporation holdings (Prot.Deııiz Gökçe) 116 Financial sector and banking systcm in Turkey (TBB) 124 Quality of the turkish nıanufacturing (KALDER) 140 Energy secıor (Proi.Detıiz Gökçe) J 48 Autoınotive industry (Prot. Deniz Gökçe) ı 56 ICT and Telccom (TÜSIAD) 160 Construction industry (TMB) 172 Changing face of the real estatc indusrry in Turkcy (G YODER). 186 Tcxtiles and clothing sccıor (Prot.Deııiz Gökçe) 194 lnnovation and enırepreneurship (TÜSIAD) 200 Agriculture, Turkey's accession to ıhe EU (TÜSIAD) 208 Employment arıd labour force market (TÜSJAD) 212 The development of consuıner rights (TÜSIAD) 216 The development of intellectual properıy righıs (TÜSIAD) 220 Education and vocational training (TÜSfAD) 226 Turkish ıourism (TYD) 236 PRODUCTION BOARD 248 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 249 SPONSORS 250