FINANCE - Vying for global markets, Konya business circles tired of clichés about their city

The conservative tendencies of Konya, a center of culture and politics from as early as the period of the Seljuks, will continue to attract public debate around the city and pollsters interested in the city to assess whether its conservative residents apply a sort of ‘social pressure’ on others who have a different way of life.

Country Report: Turkey - Staying the course (Islamic finance grows)

Turkey has bounced back from a sharp economic contraction to become one of the region's best performers. Its prospects are brighter than ever.
 

Turkey's constitutional referendum last month gave a boost to prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party, as voters approved 26 amendments to the country's 1982 Constitution. The poll was an important test for the government ahead of next year's general election.
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REPORTS - Participation Banks Association Turkey - Sector as per 06-2010

Participation Banks Association - figures as per 06-2010

Source : Participation Banks Association Turkey

GENERAL - Turkish economy undergoes resilient growth

LONDON: The Turkish economy should grow at 5 percent in 2010 and the country’s public debt to GDP is expected to stabilize at 47 percent according to Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the Central Bank of Turkey. 

“Officially the GDP growth forecast is 3.5 percent, but it will probably be higher than that, nearer to 5 percent,” he explained in a recent interview with Arab News.

VIDEO - Participation Banking in Turkey (Source : TKBB)

(Language - Turkish)

(the movie dates back from just before the Banking Law 2005 - still talking about Special Finance Houses instead of Participation Banks and from before the merger of Anadolu Finans and Family Finans in Turkiye Finans)