Turkish economy grew 3 percent in the first quarter of 2013.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for the first quarter of 2013.
Gross Domestic Product increased 3 percent in the first quarter of 2013 and reached 28 billion and 75 million Turkish Liras at constant prices.
Gross Domestic Product increased by 9.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter of previous year and reached 357,854,000 Turkish Liras at current prices.
Calendar adjusted Gross Domestic Product in first quarter of 2013 increased by 3.7 percent compared to the same quarter of previous year, seasonally and calendar adjusted GDP was 1.6 percent compared to the previous quarter.
Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan said, "The 3 percent growth rate is a little above my expectations."
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