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Article: Talking Turkey
- Article from:
- Wood Based Panels International
- Article date:
- November 1, 1993
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Polygon Media Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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TURKEY HAS A problem. Its economy is thriving; its population is booming (the ratio of growth is higher than in China); inflation is rampant (official figure set at 67%, unofficial at over 80%), wood stocks are severely limited; and with a booming building programme, demand for panels should be increasing daily.
The majority of Turkey's forests (80%) are under State control, as is 65% of all Turkish industry including petrol, water, electricity, sawmills - even such basic essentials as milk and wine. Twenty percent of current wood requirements need to be imported - mainly from Russia.
However, given the facts that wood prices are regulated by the State and ...