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  • Imports from Turkey A$523 million
  • Exports to Turkey A$646 million
  • Capital Ankara
  • Official Language Turkish
  • Surface Area 775,000 sq km
  • Population 74.9 million

Market profile

Doing Business

Austrade’s business development specialists have prepared a range of market profiles that offer potential to assist in your exporting investigations. Austrade’s in-market teams have identified opportunities for Australian exporters in various industries (see profiled industries on the right side of this page).

More information on doing business in Turkey

Country Profile

Content supplied by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    In 2011 Turkey was the 17th biggest economy globally in terms of its total GDP, and has increasingly been grouped with the rapidly-growing BRIC economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China).
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    The Republic of Turkey has a unicameral parliament, the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA), with 550 deputies (parliamentarians).
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    There was steady growth in Australian exports to Turkey from mid-decade until the onset of the global financial crisis, which saw a sharp decline in commodity exports (coal, aluminium).
    » read more at DFAT

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OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Multinational Enterprises should be aware of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises that provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business behaviour in a variety of areas, consistent with applicable domestic laws. These Guidelines are endorsed and promoted by the Australian Government. For more information, go to the AusNCP website.

  • International Readiness Indicator

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    Austrade's International Readiness Indicator is an online tool to help Australian businesses determine whether they are ready for exporting.

    International Readiness Indicator

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