Ambassador : H.E.Mr.Murat Salim Esenli
Full name: Republic of Turkey
Population: 73.6million (UN, 2011)
Capital: Ankara
Largest city: Istanbul
Area: 779,452 sq km (300,948 sq miles)
Major language: Turkish
Major religion: Islam
Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: Turkish lira
Main exports: Clothing and textiles, fruit and vegetables, iron and steel, motor vehicles and machinery, fuels and oils
GNI per capita: US $9,890 (World Bank, 2010)
Internet domain: .tr
International dialling code: +90
 

Economy: Turkey to pay off IMF debts by next year, PM says 2012-06-06

 

 

Economy: Turkey to pay off IMF debts by next year, PM says

Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said that Turkey's debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was 23.5 billion USD in 2002 due to stand-by agreements and that this debt went down to 1.7 billion USD in 2012. Turkey's debt to the IMF will be paid completely by April 2013, Erdogan stressed addressing the participants of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia taking place under the title "Uniting Regions in Transformation" as reported by Anatolia news agency.