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TheCaseofTurkey..
TurkishRepublicwasfoundedin1923..
Turkeysrelations
withtheEUstarted
in1963(50years)
Turkey World's16thand
Europe's6thlargesteconomy
withapopulationof76million.
Turkeyisthefastestgrowingeconomyin
Europeandoneofthefastestgrowing
economiesintheworldwithanaverageannual
realGDP growthrateof5%overthepast
decade.
Istanbulisideallylocatedasanaviation
hubas41countriescanconnect with
Istanbulwithin3hours,53countries
within4hours and66countrieswithin5
hours.
Turkeyisthe6th mostvisitedholidaydestinationin
theworldwith37.8milliontourists.
FlagcarrierTurkishAirlinesranks
12th andrecordedthehighestyear
onyeargrowthrateofRPK(+15.9%)
fortheeightconsecutivemonthsin
2014accordingtoICAOairtransport
outlook.
TurkishAviationsectorturnoveris23.8billionUSDwith180.570
employees (was$2.2billionUSDand64,617employeesin2003).
TurkeyhassignedAirservicesagreementswith162ICAOMemberStates.