Turkey, country that occupies a unique geographic position, lying partly in Asia and partly in Europe. Throughout its history it has acted as both a barrier and a bridge between the two continents.

The political and economic stability, that Turkey gained during the past sixteen years from the ruling of the Justice and Development Party, made it a major center of attraction for foreign direct investment, and contributed to providing a stable investment environment except for the huge leap achieved by its economy from 111 to 17th according to World Bank data.

During the past eight years, according to statistics of the Turkish Ministry of Economy, the total foreign direct investment inflows to Turkey amounted to 145 billion and 494 million US dollars.

The Netherlands had the lion’s share of the proportion of these investments, as the totalinvestment flow from them to Turkey reached 23 billion and 681 million dollars between the period from the beginning of 2002 to the month of October 2017. Followed by the United States of America, whose direct investment in Turkey reached 11 billion and 280 million USD. It was followed by Austria, Britain, Luxembourg and Germany, respectively.