"Europe's answer to China?
Turkey has its sights set on becoming a bigger player in the global economy, says David Gow
David Gow, Istanbul
Friday May 5, 2006
Istanbul
Istanbul, the city that sits on the dividing line between Europe and Asia. Photograph: Corbis
Turkey is a rising star of the global economy, says Cansen Basaran-Symes, territorial senior partner at accountants PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and you only need to look at three recent events that symbolise the predominantly Muslim country's ascent from the ashes of the crash of 2001 - and its studiedly secular openness to reform and change."
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