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Infrastructure and the industry in Turkey

Monday, June 8th, 2009

The textile industry develops in Turkey, the metallurgical, chemical industry, and also the extracting, oil refining and machine-building industries. The mining industry provides 7,2 % of cost of an industrial output and building. In branch about 72 % of manufacture it is provided with the state enterprises (without oil).

Fuel raw materials-coal; the magnet and oil – goes for internal needs. Coal extraction is conducted at the Black Sea coast. Brown coal is extracted in mines in Afishine – Elbistane, in Sejtomire, Tunchbileke (or Kjutahja). On 80 % extraction is carried out by the state enterprises.

The oil recovery in comparison with the sizes of its internal consumption is insufficient. The state enterprises in a combination to the foreign capital carry out search works, and also the foreign companies, the private and mixed companies. The most important area is in the Ego-east Anatolys. Since deposits are in the remote areas expenses for extraction and transport increase.

In territory also there are deposits and copper ore, mercury, sulphur, , uranium ore, бориты, phosphorites, gold and silver (small amount) is extracted.

The rubber industry is presented четырмя by modern factories on manufacture of automobile tyres. On private enterprises make tyre covers and chambers of motorcycles and bicycles. Other branch is a rubber footwear, and also products.

Manufacture of ferrous metals is concentrated in three large state enterprises of ferrous metallurgy – Karabjuksky, Eregijsky and Iskenderunsky industrial complexes. On the last and steel melt. The copper melt takes place. There are enterprises the industries.

The machine-building and electrotechnical industry has had development first of all at the expense of creation of the assembly enterprises. In this branch participation of the private capital is especially actively presented. Mechanical engineering branches: assemblage and manufacture transport’s means, building of iron vehicles, railways, cars, refrigerators, diesel engines-motors. There are repair factories shipbuilding is developed in Istanbul and Izmir. On shipyards vessels for city and not extended coasting lines, car ferries are under construction. The considerable part of the equipment and spare parts is imported. Sredne – and Turkey buys vessels abroad.