Talk:Economy of Turkey/Archive 1

Inflation rate
How high did inflation get in the 1990's when the situation was at its worst? -EnSamulili 11:56, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

GDP table from has unreliable data
The table uses data from, which is unreliable as admitted in that page itself:


 * Note to users : Some IFS variables appear to experience a change of scale (units) across time. These are not footnoted. Please double-check units if there is any question. EconStats does not guarantee data accuracy.

Here is why I believe the data is incorrect:
 * It says the GDP (in units of trillion old Turkish liras) was 3,995,488,256 in 1989, 5,445,632 in 1990, 7,000,806,400 in 1991, 25,869,310 in 1992, 9,977,501,700 in 1993, 67,302,400 in 1994 and 9,750,301,700 in 1995. How can the GDP decrease and increase alternatingly every year for a period of 6 years?
 * Also, the table says the yearly growth in GDP was 75.9% in 1990, 60.3% in 1991, 73.5% in 1992, 81.3% in 1993, 95.2% in 1994 and 100.7% in 1995. How can this be consistent with the values quoted above? Should we believe in the GDP values or the percentage growth values?

Hence IMHO data from that table should not be used in Wikipedia. Thanks! -- Paddu 14:53, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Turkey was under hyperinflation like Germany in 1920s. Why is it so difficult to understand? The new Turkish Lira arrived after 2000. Change of scale is irrelevant to current-priced data. It's relevant only in the context of constant prices of a particular base year. Both percentage changes and absolute values given are accurate. The percentages refer to changes in real output, not the current valuations of that output. What you believe is your humble POV, which is not necessarily more accurate than published figures of IMF Anwar 17:26, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I am not talking about the new Turkish lira. I was very clear that the units were trillions of old Turkish lira.
 * I'd agree the GDP data was consistent with hyperinflation had the GDP absolute values in terms of the number of old Turkish liras kept increasing. Why did it decrease every alternate year in the data I quoted above? Was Turkey under hyperinflation every alternate year?
 * If the absolute value of GDP was in terms of the current value of the old Turkish lira, how could it differ from "real output"? Is "real output" measured differently for the different years?
 * BTW what is meant by the "accuracy of my POV"? I didn't present any data of my own! It would be nice if someone could explain the above things to a non-economist like me instead of simply accusing me of POV-pushing and vandalism. Thanks! -- Paddu 20:56, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * So let me talk of the "published figures of IMF". Refer to the PDFs in and . These don't give alternately rising and falling values for GDP both at market prices and at constant 1987 prices. So do we take the IMF's POV or econstats' POV? -- Paddu 21:17, 21 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Corrected. Thanks for the links. Your remarkable civility is noted, appreciated and reciprocated. Anwar 20:38, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Opening Paragraph
The opening paragraph almost sounds word for word off the economy section of the CIA World Factbook. Somebody want to reword the entire paragraph? crazyviolinist 15:05, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

update
the information on the article is mostly from the year 2002. it would be nice if somebody could update the information
 * yes it needs updating due to economic changes which have benefited turkey!

Ihave updated the labor statistics according to march 2007 data from tuik. http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=512 --195.174.28.201 12:32, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

New Statistical Yearbook available
Please update data for 2005 from here. Anwar 19:16, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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Labor
The first sentence makes no sense: "Turkey's workforce is flexible..." Flexible in what sense? Can a farm worker suddenly become a technician at an auto-plant? While I appreciate this page being started, it really needs a lot of work.

Todd (talk) 18:57, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Eurostat-revised GDP figures of Turkey will be officially announced on March 31, 2008
Two years ago Turkey decided to adopt the Eurostat GDP measurement system (instead of the current system which accepts the 1981 value of the Turkish Lira as standard, causing calculation errors) and the official results for the year 2007 will be announced on March 31, 2008, by the State Statistics Institute. JP Morgan estimates an instant rise of 25-30% in Turkey's GDP figures.

Real (Nominal) GDP per capita is expected to reach $9000 to $10,000 (2007) while GDP-PPP per capita is expected to reach $13,000 to $14,000 (2007). Real GDP in total will be around $650 billion (2007) while GDP-PPP in total will be around $850 to $900 billion (2007).

So don't be surprised:

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/8383943.asp?gid=229&sz=3836

The link above has detailed information in Turkish. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:41, 6 March 2008 (UTC)


 * According to the Turkish State Statistics Institute, Turkey's Real (Nominal) GDP in 2006 was $526,429,000,000, which is way more than The Economist forecast for 2008 (according to the old system) of $508,000,000,000:

http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=3912

Real (Nominal) GDP for the first 9 months of 2007 (by the end of 2007 Q3) was $489,250,000,000; which means that Turkey's Real (Nominal) GDP for 2007 (the full 12 months) will be around $650,000,000,000.

GDP-PPP should reach around $850 to $900 billion. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 00:03, 9 March 2008 (UTC)


 * The issue of GDP and per capita income had become somewhat of a controversy so I feel the coverage should illustrate it. -- Cat chi? 04:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

More news regarding the issue:

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=98538

Economy 32 pct bigger with revised calculations

Monday, March 10, 2008

ISTANBUL – TDN with wire dispatches

Turkey's economy is about 32 percent larger than previously estimated after the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) changed the way it measures the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to include more unregistered activity, reported Bloomberg.

Calculated with the new measurement system, the GDP in 2006 was YTL 758.3 billion ($608.9 billion), instead of YTL 576 billion, TÜİK Chairman Ömer Demir told a press conference Saturday on the major revision of the country's national accounts system. That suggests that the output of 2007 is around $645.5 billion, up from the $489 billion estimate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave on Jan. 10. TÜİK will announce the full-year GDP on March 31.

TÜİK revised the country's 2006 per capita income up to around $7,500 from $5,480, reported the daily Hürriyet, citing Demir. The growth rate for the nine months of 2007 in fixed rate was revised to 5 percent, according to TÜİK's new national income calculation. According to the new calculations, the number of companies employing 10 people or more rose to 27,813 from a previous 11,293. The number of homes was revised and reaches 19.2 million instead of 13.9 million.

The revised national accounts represent major improvements in methodology, coverage, consistency and international comparability of Turkey's macro-economic statistics, announced TÜİK on its Web site. The main reason of the revision is the extension of the coverage and improvement of the methodology. The new GDP estimates have been compiled according to European System of Accounts (ESA-95), which is a comprehensive and integrated set of accounts. GDP series with 1998 as a base year increased by 31.6 percent in current prices for the year 2006 compared to GDP series with 1987 as a base year. The revised data for 2007 will be announced on March 31.

Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

And here's the related Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWcK8JzFPb2o

Turkish Economy 32% Bigger With Revised Government Calculations

By Ali Berat Meric and Steve Bryant

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's economy is about 32 percent bigger than previously estimated after the government statistics agency changed the way it measures gross domestic product to capture more unregistered activity.

GDP in 2006 was 758.3 billion liras ($608.9 billion), compared with the 576 billion-lira figure produced under the previous measurement system, head statistician Omer Demir said in Ankara today. That suggests 2007 output was around $645.5 billion, up from the $489 billion estimate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave on Jan. 10. Demir's agency will announce full-year GDP on March 31.

The increase in the GDP figures will make the nation's current-account deficit and debt decline as a proportion of the overall economy. That could help Turkey win a credit-rating upgrade. It will also bring the government closer to its goal of raising income per person to $10,000 by 2013 from about $6,900 last year.

``Under normal conditions this would have been quite a positive thing,'' said Yarkin Cebeci, an economist for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Istanbul. ``But with the current environment of global risk aversion I don't think we'll see any significant market reaction.''

The new calculation methods bring Turkey into line with European Union data standards. The revised figures, combined with better measurements of the size of the financial-services and manufacturing industries, provide a more accurate picture of the EU-membership candidate's economy, Demir said.

A higher GDP figure on its own will not be enough to prompt a credit-rating upgrade this year, Moody's Investors Service analyst Kristen Lindow said Jan. 9. Moody's would first change Turkey's outlook to ``positive from ``stable while it tracks the consequences of the changes before a possible upgrade in 2009 ``at the earliest,'' she said.

Turkey's foreign debt is rated Ba3 by Moody's and BB- by Standard & Poor's, three levels below investment grade.

To contact the reporters on this story: Ali Berat Meric in Ankara at americ@bloomberg.net; Steve Bryant in Ankara at sbryant5@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: March 8, 2008 07:43 EST

Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:37, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Wage from 2007
Why should one not accept wages from 2007? Marc KJH (talk) 19:33, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Because if it was about a single country (just Romania), it would be O.K. But the Eurostat link (reference) belongs to 2006 for all countries, and when you change the number and ranking of a single country, it's not fair for the other countries (their numbers have obviously changed as well). Provide a Eurostat link for 2007 and then make the necessary changes for all countries, not just for Romania, as this is the Economy of Turkey article. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 19:51, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Anyone can add, as latest data as he wants. You can do it too, if you want. I only added it for Romania. Was is such a big deal for you? Marc KJH (talk) 19:54, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * BTW, here you have http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-07-071/EN/KS-SF-07-071-EN.PDF This is for January 2007.--Marc KJH (talk) 19:57, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * And Turkey has only 298..Marc KJH (talk) 19:57, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * In 2006 it was €331, before the IMF asked Turkey to lower down the minimum wage. It's not "my error", check the previous Eurostat link for 2006: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NK-06-009/EN/KS-NK-06-009-EN.PDF By the way, Romania is still behind Latvia (and Turkey, obviously) :) Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:03, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Right now is 237 EUR in Romania and increasing very fast. I guess, while others lower, others develop faster :) It's about being European.. --Marc KJH (talk) 20:12, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Just wait till the new figures for Turkey will be announced on March 31 -with a 32% rise on GDP figures, according to Eurostat. By 2009 we'll become a trillion dollar economy, and without EU funds. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:23, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Per capita is still very low. It's a cheap country. You depend on EU funds anyway. Marc KJH (talk) 20:25, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Real GDP per capita will be around $9,500 (2007) while GDP-PPP per capita will be around $15,000 (2007) according to the new figures which will be announced on March 31. These are higher than Romania, and for a country with a population of 70 million. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:27, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Provide sources. Untill now there is http://www.economist.com/theworldin/forecasts/COUNTRY_PAGES_2008.pdf on the page and there is written: $6,670 (PPP: $10,380) :) Now, where is your 15,000? And compare with Romania: $8,550 (PPP: $11,490) --Marc KJH (talk) 20:32, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Go to the Talk page of Turkey. You can find many resources there. Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:34, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I went on page of Turkey. It's still (PPP: $10,380). I can't think thay you'll have 15,000 over night. Get real. And bring sources. Marc KJH (talk) 20:38, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * We are waiting for the official announcement on March 31. BTW, I posted the links below: Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:39, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I hope too. Anyway, why you're so stuborn and bickering with others? We can discuss nice and all would be happy. I guess, Turkey will join EU soon.Marc KJH (talk) 20:42, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * LOL, I don't think so :) Anyway, I have many good Romanian friends and I was only upset at the stance of Olahus and have nothing against the Romanians in general. I would also appreciate your friendship :) Take care :) Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:44, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You see. This is the same for Romanians. Now, let me challange you: who's having a more dynamic economy? http://www.realitatea.net/86439_EIU--PIB-ul-Romaniei-se-va-dubla-pana-in-2011-.html Check this, in 3 years GDP will double, that means every 4 years. What about Turkey? Marc KJH (talk) 20:47, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You win, we lose :) Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:49, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Check this one: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWcK8JzFPb2o Res Gestæ Divi Augusti (talk) 20:40, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Checked :) Good for Turkey. Marc KJH (talk) 20:42, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

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billionaires comment
Turkey's financial capital, had a total of 35 billionaires as of March 2008 (up from 25 in 2007), ranking 4th in the world behind  Why is this presented so up front? the way it's written especially in an economy article, is to imply that Turkey is one of the top economies in the world? this fact was not to subtly included (but now removed) from Accession of Turkey to the European Union as some sort of selling point of Turkey. Smaller cities such as Singapore, Sydney, Paris and Frankfurt might not have the same no. of billionaires but they may have more billionaires per capita than Istanbul...+ their standard of living is much higher than Istanbul. LibStar (talk) 10:26, 1 August 2009 (UTC)


 * This is merely your personal opinion and is not supported by any source. I'm sure that Vaduz would beat any city in the world in terms of "billionaires per capita" (due to its very small population) but it's still a relatively insignificant city. Only Forbes magazine has an index of "billionaire cities" and in that list, the "total size" matters, rather than the hypothetical "per capita" figure. And yes, Turkey has a major economy which ranks 15th in the world in terms of GDP-PPP and 17th in terms of Nominal GDP. Pipebag (talk) 12:41, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I think many of the figures relating to billionaires have changed since the Global financial crisis. LibStar (talk) 15:18, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, the grim "Q1" figures will change too, because the Turkish economy began to rebound towards May, with exports starting to go up. In April 2009, 1 USD was 1.84 Liras, while today 1 USD is 1.46 Liras. The Euro also dropped from the level of 2.40 Liras in April to 2.09 Liras today. Pipebag (talk) 15:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Similarly, the World Bank's definition of Turkey as an "upper middle income" country is based on old data (the website, which shows 2007 data, needs to be updated.) In 2007, Turkey changed its GDP measurement system and adopted the Eurostat GDP measurement method, thanks to which Turkey's GDP figures instantly grew more than 30% overnight (e.g. GDP-PPP jumped from the level of $700 billion to $1 trillion in just a year, thanks to Eurostat measurement.) The World Bank website still has the old figure. But let's keep it until it's updated, it's no big problem for me. Pipebag (talk) 15:56, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Definition
There is no definition for this economy in the opening paragraph. Other countries have such definitions, i.e. Germany's economy is a social market economy, US Economy is a mixed capitalist economy etc. What is the economy of Turkey? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.203.3.141 (talk) 17:14, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Inflation Rate
The inflation rate section (from March 2011) is outdated and should be updated — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.140.194.188 (talk) 14:11, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

An image subtitle is not the right place for a lengthy company promotion
To the ever-changing IP: An image subtitle is not the right place for a lengthy company promotion listing items like which sports teams the company sponsors (while not even telling that the airline is the flag carrier of the country). Lumialover2 (talk) 19:43, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Sources to improve the article
1, 2, 3, 4 --E4024 (talk) 23:45, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

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Guler Sabancı
Can you show the place where Güler Sabancı is mentioned in the text? Kavas (talk) 14:47, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

Tramway - "İpekböceği"
First national tramway http://www.trthaber.com/haber/ekonomi/turkiyenin-ilk-yerlisi-97357.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by XNeverEver (talk • contribs) 11:18, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Current account deficit and Lack of high tech industries
One paragraph to illustrate flaws in the Turkish economy. The car industry is foreign and imports engines and transmissions. Workers only assemble cars. Turkey does not produce cars. Hurts CAD.--72.128.41.190 (talk) 08:26, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Infobox picture.
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External link to tariff data
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rank
Turkey and Spain have same Rank = 16th (PPP) bye. 13:42, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

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"I am not an expert on the Turkish economy, just some general remarks: 1. 'While many economies have been unable to recover from the recent global financial recession..........financial crisis 2. The World Bank classifies Turkey as an upper-middle income country in terms of the country's per capita GDP in 2007.[36]Mean graduate pay was $10.02 per man-hour in 2010......quite old data. 3. 'On 8 January 2010, International credit rating agency Moody's upgraded Turkey's rating one notch' ...too much about rating. 4. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said ... Abdullah Gul (2007-2014) 5. Main economic sectors: data quite old, for example: 'Turkish companies made clothing exports worth $13.98 billion in 2006; more than $10.67 billion of which (76.33%) were made to the EU member states' 6. 'The Eskişehir-Istanbul section of the line is scheduled to be completed by 2012, and includes the Marmaray tunnel'..... High Speed Train Istanbul - Ankara already finished

7. Section on Communication: data too old 8. Financial Sector too long and detailed 9.External trade and investment: old data (2005, 2007..Target 2013!!) 10 'The planned Nabucco Pipeline will also pass from Turkey and provide the European Union member states with natural gas from the Caspian Sea basin'..... Nabucco Pipeline is a failure, Trans-Adria Pipeline instead."

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Dubious
The lead claims, without a source, that "The country is among the world's leading producers of agricultural products; textiles; motor vehicles, transportation equipment; construction materials; consumer electronics and home appliances." This claim appears highly dubious. -- 2A1ZA (talk) 10:42, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * There are lots of dubious claims in the article, including that several of the things mentioned as being Turkish in reality are foreign designs built under license in Turkey for the Turkish market, and the Airbus A400M, which is listed as a Turkish product under defense, is neither a Turkish design nor made in Turkey (there's no mention in that article about production in Turkey, and it most definitely isn't a Turkish design...). - Tom &#124; Thomas.W talk 11:07, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The article is filled with false puffery. I removed the ship building section as they only build 1/1000th of the world's boats and I've corrected the construction section which made the silly claim they had the world's 2nd largest industry based on them having a lot of small companies while having no large businesses in the field. Fuzzy fuzz fuzz (talk) 15:03, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Macroeconomic trends section needs rewriting
Sorry I don't have time to do it but I suggest some old info be moved to Economic history of Turkey and the Macroeconomic trends section rewritten and made more coherent, as it is pretty unreadable at present, in part due to too much detail.Chidgk1 (talk) 09:07, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Extended protection for this page
The page is constantly edited by random accounts (IPs) and vandalized. Is it possible to add an extended protection for this article to avoid this? Metuboy (talk) 11:32, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

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Where can I find GDP by sector and exports by sector?
I am updating Agriculture in Turkey. Any idea where I can find 2022 GDP share and export share of agriculture for 2022? Having trouble finding this on Turkstat website. Chidgk1 (talk) 12:40, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Could anyone improve this article?
Hello. I have improved several articles about Turkey but economics is far too difficult for me. As it is rated top importance for more than one project (I have asked at economics and Turkey projects) is there any chance one of you could improve this article? That would likely help me with other Turkey articles which are related to the economy. Also Turkish economic crisis (2018–current) is in pretty bad shape if any of you have time to work on it. Chidgk1 (talk) 15:10, 11 June 2023 (UTC)