URKEY: Bridging the gap between East and West, Turkey may well turn out to be a model of how to survive and prosper in times of crisis

摘要

One nation on two continents - Europe and Asia - a secular, parliamentary democracy where 99% of the population is Muslim. After suffering a major economic crisis in 2001 and recovering in record time, Turkey today boasts an economy that has grown by an average of more than 6% annually during the last seven years and attracted over $73 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the past five years alone.