AN ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN TURKEY

Özet

To date no stüdy has prcscnted data. which systematically consİder the detailed activity of foreign direct İnvcstment (FDI) in Turkey oveı- a substantial period of time. Drawing on official sources, this paper attempts to rectify this position by providing key statistİcş on the trend and pattcrn of foreign equity venture formation in Turkey. The study e.xamines several dimensions of activity: Time period of formation: industry characeristics: geographical location, capital size, foreign equity shareholding, and company type. An attempt is made to explore [he percentage of foreign ownership of foreign investments in Turkey by means of regression analysis.