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Business, Commerce, Economy: Turkey

Includes agriculture, banking, industry, investment, trade, chambers of commerce, directories of companies, economic statistics.

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Business Guide of Turkey (http://www.turkindex.com/)
A website and index giving access to over 300,000 Turkish businesses.

DMOZ Open Directory Project - Turkey (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle%5FEast/Turkey/)
Major website giving access to many important subject areas.

International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/)
The IMF is an "organization of 183 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation, exchange stability, and orderly exchange; to foster economic growth and high levels of employment; and to provide temporary financial assistance to countries to help ease balance of payments adjustment." A search by country will yield reports on the IMF's initiatives and programs in it.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (http://www.tarim.gov.tr/)
The official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture.

Ministry of Finance - Turkey (http://www.maliye.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Turkey (http://www.mfa.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ministry of Industry and Trade - Turkey (http://www.sanayi.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade, note that this site is in Turkish.

Ministry of Transport - Turkey (http://www.ubak.gov.tr/)
Official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, note this site is in Turkish.

Scientific Research Council of Turkey (http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/default%5Fie.htm)
A major public-private organization whose task is to improve Turkey's science and technology.

Turkey Central Travel and Business Directory (http://www.turkeycentral.com/)
An extensive portal with numerous links for destination information, maps, restaurants, government ministries and general information on Turkey. This site would be very useful for anyone planning on visiting Turkey, but also good for general research.

Turkish Daily News (http://www.turkishdailynews.com/)
An award winning English Language newspaper from Turkey.

Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (http://www.tusiad.org.tr/english/)
Web site of the leading association of large corporations in Turkey.

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov)
As "America's chief trade negotiator and advisor to the President of the United States on trade policy, the USTR and the Agency itself work with other bodies, such as the World Trade Organization to create new job opportunities for American business, workers and agricultural producers." A search by country yields news, regulations, reports and initiatives on the United States' and USTR's dealings with it.

United States. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration (ITA) (http://www.ita.doc.gov)
A branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the ITA site offers trade statistics, export data, publications and reports on a variety of issues related to international trade.

The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice, initiatives and warnings concerning them.

World Trade Network (http://WorldTradeNetwork.org/)
An English language site proving access to information country by country on international trade as well as links to related sites, as well as to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development. Its English language "website contains material for a range of users, from the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."

Yahoo! Finance - Currency Conversion (http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u)
This service provided by Yahoo offers up-to-the-minute universal conversion rates of foreign currencies.

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