In March, local elections in Turkey were won handily by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, largely on the strength of the record economic growth the nation has experienced since the AKP took power. Indeed, on the economic front, it has been a golden age in Turkey-one that seems poised to continue. With GDP growing at an average annual rate of more than 5 percent over the past 10 years, Turkey is loaded with opportunity for global investors. Experts agree that this trend will continue as the country vigorously pursues its goal of becoming one of the top 10 economies in the world over the next 10 years. Turkey's strategic location, proximity to major markets and qualified labor pool allow investors to access 1.5 billion people and a combined GDP of $25 trillion in Europe, MENA, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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