EconomyIstanbul is growing fast with it being one of the biggest cities in the World. It is the 8th highest population for OECD metro regions. Due to all the migration the economy expanded by 5.5 percent per captia and 7.3 percent from 2009 and 2010. Istanbul makes up 27% of the Turkey's GDP and 40% of national taxes are taken from here. A reason why it successful is the location which is great for trade and is utilized even more since the rise globalization.
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IndustryIstanbul is Turkeys largest port and is the hub of industry in Turkey . Istanbul has 13.6 million people, employs 20% industrial labor and 38% of Turkey's industrial workspace is in Istanbul. Istanbul makes up 38% of the national Industry output and 50% of services. All of this makes Istanbul the third highest GDP for metro regions in the world. The main products produced there are tobacco, cement, and Glass. A rapidly growing industry is tourism in Istanbul, with thousands coming all over the world to see its attractions.
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Land useSince Istanbul is near several bodies of water it takes advantage by making it a very important port. This allows Istanbul to be increase its economy vastly with all the exports and imports. Since Istanbul is a city techniques such as roof top gardens and green houses are widely used.
A example of a roof top garden in Istanbul. Rooftop Garden, pixel-bay.web
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