BASIC INTELLIGENCE SURVEY

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Case Number: F-2017-02097
• Publication Date: January 1, 1973

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BASIC INTELLIGENCE FACTBOOK
JANUARY 1973
Supersedes the July 1972 issuance of this Factbook,
copies of which should be destroyed.
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he basil: I nii�Iligi rice Factbook. a compilation of basic data on political
.-ntiaws wnddlaide is voorilinatril and published semiannually as part of thy NIS
crol!rani lw thy Office ot Basic and Geographic Intelligence. Central Intelli-
enei� Agency. The data art- prepared lw components id the 1.)clense Intelligence
.V.Tiles� arid the Central Intelligence Agency. (:orninents and sug,gestions should
be addressed to the Office of Basic and Geographic Intelligence I Attn: XIS
F.ietbookl. Central Intelligence Agency. �Vashington. 1).C. 211505.
Additional copies of the Factbook are obtainable through established
is for dissemination of the NIS.
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This edition is a compilation of the unclassified
information in the classified version of the Factbook.
It is issued for use by U. S. Government departments
and agencies.
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Table of Contents (cont'd):
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SAN MARINO 297
SAUDI ARABIA 299
SENEGAL 301
SEYCHELLES 303
Sharjah (see UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
SIERRA LEONE 305
SIKKIM 307
SINGAPORE 309
SOMALIA 311
SOUTH AFRICA 313
Southern Rhodesia (see RHODESIA)
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA 315
SPAIN 317
SPANISH SAHARA 321
SRI LANKA 323
SUDAN 325
SURINAM 327
SWAZILAND 329
SWEDEN 331
SWITZERLAND 333
SYRIA 335
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Tanganyika (see TANZANIA)
TANZANIA 337
Tasmania (see AUSTRALIA)
THAILAND 339
TOGO 341
TONGA 343
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 345
TUNISIA 347
TURKEY 349
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UGANDA 351
Umm al Qaiwain (see UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
USSR 353
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah,
Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm al Qaiwain 355
United Arab Republic (see EGYPT)
UNITED KINGDOM 357
UNITED STATES 385
UPPER VOLTA 359
URUGUAY 361
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VATICAN CITY 363
VENEZUELA 365
VIETNAM, NORTH 367
VIETNAM, SOUTH 369
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TURKEY
LAND:
296,000 sq. mi.; 34% cropland, 34% meadows and pastures,
23% forested, 9% unproductive
Land boundaries: 1,600 mi.
WATER:
Limits of territorial waters (claimed): 6 n. mi.
except in Black Sea where it is 12 n. mi.
(fishing, 12 n. mi.)
Coastline: 4,475 mi.
PEOPLE: _
Population: 37,717,000, average annual growth rate 2.6%
(current)
Ethnic divisions: 90% Turkish, 7% Kurd, 3% other
Religion: 99% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 1% other (mostly Christian and Jewish)
Language: Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, English
Literacy: 55%
Labor force: 13.8 million; 68% agriculture, 16% industry, 16% service;
substantial shortage of skilled labor; ample unskilled labor
Organized labor: 10% of labor force
GOVERNMENT:
Legal name: Republic of Turkey
Type: republic
Capital: Ankara
Political subdivisions: 67 provinces
Legal system: derived from various continental legal systems, with remnants of
Islamic law; constitution adopted 1961; judicial review of legislative acts
by Constitutional Court; legal education at Universities of Ankara and
Istanbul; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Branches: President elected by parliament; Prime Minister appointed by President
from members of parliament; Prime Minister is effective executive; cabinet,
selected by Prime Minister and approved by President, must command majority
support in lower house; parliament bicameral under constitution promulgated
in 1961; National Assembly has 450 members serving 4 years; Senate has
150 elected members, one-third elected every 2 years, 15 appointed by the
President to 6-year terms (one-third appointed every 2 years), and 18 life
members; highest court for ordinary criminal and civil cases is Court of
Cassation, which hears appeals directly from criminal, commercial, basic,
and peace courts
Government leaders: President Cevdet Sunay, Acting Prime Minister Ferit Melen
Suffrage: universal over age 21
Elections: National Assembly (1973); Presidential (1973)
Political parties and leaders: Justice Party (JP), Suleyman Demirel; Republican
People's Party (RPP), &tient Ecevit; Democrats Party (DP), Ferruh Bozbeyli;
Reliance Party (RP), Turhan Feyzioglu; New Turkey Party (NTP), Yusuf Azizoglu;
Nationalist Movement Party (NMP), Alparslan Turkes; Nation Party (NP), Osman
Bolukbasi; Unity Party (UP), Mustafa Timisi; Republican Party (RP), Kemal
Satir (formed in 1972); Communist Party illegal
Voting strength: 1969 National Assembly elections -- 46.6% JP, 27.5% RPP, 3.3%
NP, 2.2% NIP, 2.6% TLP, 5.7% independent, 6.4% RP, 3.1% NMP, 2.5% UP; 1968
Senatorial elections (1/3 of Senate seats) -- 49.9% JP, 27.1% RPP, 6.0% NP,
8.5% Reliance Party, 4.7% TLP, 2.0% RPNP
Communists: strength and support negligible
Other political or pressure groups: military overthrew government in 1960, forced
resignation of Demirel government in March 1971 and remains the dominant
force behind the new government
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GOVERNMENT (cont'd):
Member of: CENTO, Council of Europe, EC (associate member), ECOSOC, FAO, IAEA.
IBRD, ICAO, IDA. IFC, IHB, ILO, IMCO, IMF, ITU, NATO. OECD, Regional
Cooperation for Development, Seabeds Committee (observer), U.N., UNESCO,
UPU, WHO, WMO
ECONOMY:
GNP: $12,016 million (1971), about $330 per capita; 9.2% average annual real
growth 1971
Agriculture: cotton, tobacco, cereals, sugar beets, figs, raisins, silk, olives,
fruits, nuts, opium, and livestock products; self-sufficient in food in
average years
Major industries: textiles, food processing, mining (coal, chromite, copper,
boron minerals), steel, petroleum
Crude steel: .68 million tons produced (1970), 20 kilograms per capita
Electric power: 2.6 million kw. capacity (1971); 9,724 million kw.-hr. produced
(1971), 267 kw.-hr. per capita
Exports: $616.5 million (f.o.b., 1971); cotton, tobacco, fruits, nuts, metals,
livestock products
Imports: $1,171 million (c.i.f., 1971); machinery, transport equipment, metals,
mineral fuels, fertilizers, chemicals
Major trade partners: exports -- West Germany 19%, U.S. 10%, Switzerland 10%,
USSR 5%; imports -- West Germany 18%. U.S. 15%, U.K. 10%, Italy 10%
Monetary conversion rate: 14 Turkish liras.US$1 (official rate)
Fiscal year: I March - 28 February
COMMUNICATIONS:
Railroads: 4,991 mi.; 4,940 mi. 4'8 1/2" gage, 51 mi. double track; 45 mi.
electrified; 20 mi. 25 1/2" gage
Highways: 37,282 mi.; 13,049 mi. bituminous, 17,398 mi. gravel or crushed stone,
1,553 mi. improved earth, 5,282 mi. unimproved earth
Inland waterways: approx. 1.050 mi.
Pipelines: crude oil, 402 mi.; refined products, 1,277 mi.
Ports: 10 major, 35 minor
Merchant marine: 88 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 596,300 GRT, 829,500 DWT;
Includes 12 passenger, 52 cargo, 11 tanker, 11 bulk. 2 specialized carrier
Civil air: 17 major transport aircraft
Airfields: 119 total, 96 usable; 48 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with
runways over 12,000 ft., 18 with runways 8,000-11,999 ft., 25 with runways
4,000-7,999 ft.; 2 seaplane stations
Telecommunications: excellent international radiocommunication and fair domestic
telecommunication services; 577,000 telephones; 3.1 million radio and 50,000
TV receivers; 39 AM, 2 FM, and 7 TV stations; communications satellite ground
station to be operational in 1972
DEFENSE FORCES:
Military manpower: males 15-49, 9,585,000; 5,655,000 fit for military service;
about 402.000 reach military age (20) annually
Military budget: for fiscal year ending 28 February 1973, $599.7 million;
about 19% of central government budget
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