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TURKEY OVERVIEW

TURKEY OVERVIEW. ECONOMY. World’s 16th/ Europe’s 6th largest economy EU’s 5th largest export and 7th largest import partner in 2009 Number one TV manufacturer in Europe 5th largest clothing manufacturer in the world and 2nd biggest supplier to the EU

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TURKEY OVERVIEW

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  1. TURKEY OVERVIEW

  2. ECONOMY • World’s 16th/ Europe’s 6th largest economy • EU’s 5th largest export and 7th largest import partner in 2009 • Number one TV manufacturer in Europe • 5th largest clothing manufacturer in the world and 2nd biggest supplier to the EU • World’s 8th and Europe’s 3rd largest iron and steel producer *Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

  3. SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY • 78 million population • Median age 29.2 • 50% of total population is under median age • Over 35 million internet users • Mobile penetration rate 97.3% • 66 million registered mobile subscribers (usage 3rd in Europe) • 4th largest Telecom Market in Europe • Over 29 million facebook users (4th in the world /2nd in Europe)

  4. HIGHER EDUCATION • HE reforms over the past decade • Rapid expansion in number of universities • Increasing student places in existing universities

  5. RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT • Participation in FP7: € 82.4 million received by TR partners between 2007- 2010 • in support of 540 Turkish partners • Technology Development Zones: • 4000 ongoing • 7000 completed • 300 patents • the product export value exceeded 500 million dollars • Publications in refereed journals increased significantly in thelastfewyears • Turkey’s ranking increased from 35 to 18 (1996 to 2010)

  6. RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT • Research and Development expenditure increased by % 14.6 in 2010 • Ongoing growth in the number of the researchers • 2009 • EC Eurostat Statistics in 2009 • the 3rd highest average annual growth rate (AAGR) of researchers in FTE • (full time employment) in Europe (13.4 %) • 2010 • The share of Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) in GDP was 0.84%, • (FTE) R&D personnel was 81,792 • FTE researchers 64,341 in 2010

  7. TURKEY’S RESEARCH PRIORITIES • Information Technologies • Biotechnology and Gene Technologies • Material Technologies • Nanotechnology • Design Technologies • Mechatronics • Energy and Environmental Technologies • Production Methods and Machinery

  8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST

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