The selling points for investment in Turkey have always been clear - a strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, plus the sizable domestic market provided by a population of more than 70 million. Its EU applicant status brings potential for flows of official funds to help economic convergence.
However, for investors to commit funds to the long-term business of project finance, the greater political and economic stability ushered in by single-party majority government since 2002 has brought a vital change.