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Istanbul Fact Sheet

Istanbul Fact Sheet
ISTANBUL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Regional Development Agencies have initiated a new era, bringing a boost to local  socioeconomic development in Turkey. The agencies coordinate the socioeconomic tendencies on a regional level by bringing together all the stakeholders including public sector, private sector, academics and Non-Governmental Organizations  NGOs), for the shared future of each region. Team Spirit @the Agency…
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Legal and Political Structure

Legal and Political Structure
Constitution The Republic of Turkey amended its Constitution for the first time in 1924. It retained the basic principles of the 1921 Constitution, most notably the principle of national sovereignty. As in the 1921 Constitution, the Turkish Grand National Assembly was deemed the "sole representative of the nation." The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey…
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Living in Turkey

Living in Turkey
An increasing number of people from various parts of the world are moving to Turkey to start a new life, to work, or even to find peace of mind for their retirements. The country has developed dramatically in the last fourteen years, and the pace of progress in certain fields is nothing short of astonishing.…
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Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities

Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities
Regulatory and supervisory authorities are established in order to regulate different types of markets, and to supervise and monitor market activities in accordance with these regulations or malfunctions that may occur. Some of the important entities in Turkey are as follows: the Competition Authority, the Energy Market Regulation Authority, the Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority,…
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