Turkey's growing economy tells half the story

Beating government targets and market forecasts, the economy grew more rapidly than expected in 2010, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced at the beginning of the year.

At the same time, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, which is seeking re-election in July, outlined ambitious targets for 2011.

Turkey has the largest national economy in Central and Eastern Europe, according to the IMF. Its economy grew 5.5% in the third quarter of 2010. The IMF expected Turkey to grow 6.3% for the year.


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