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July 30, 2010

New global construction power: Turkey

  • One international construction expert said Turkish firms are becoming very serious rivals for international contractors “because they can relate to Muslim cultures and are very competitive.”
    • By SELCAN HACAOGLU
    Associated Press Writer

    AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel [enlarge]
    Moscow’s Krasnye Kholmy riverside towers, shown in the foreground, was built by the Turkish company Enka Construction and Industry. Turkey’s government is pursuing a strategy of political influence mixed with economic might in the developing world.

    ANKARA, Turkey — An army of Turkish cranes and bulldozers is at work across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, building dams, stadiums and highways in a boom that's helping drive Turkey to record growth and bolstering its efforts to become a regional power broker.


     
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