Turkey experienced a strong economic recovery after a financial and currency crisis in 2001 that led to severe economic contraction. During 2005, Turkeys real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.4 percent, down somewhat from the 2004 rate of 8.9 percent. For 2006, real GDP growth is forecast to ease to 4.6 percent, reflecting a number of factors that have slowed Turkish economic growth. These include depreciation of the Turkish new lira, a decline in Turkey’s stock market, rising inflation, and the country’s growing current account deficit.

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