Turkey: Prime time for privatization

Turkey has ambitious plans for 2010 and 2011. As it seeks to finance a yawning budget deficit, everything is for sale. Lack of finance, legal challenges and a febrile political situation present hurdles but the government is determined to get deals done. Nick Lord reports from Istanbul.

Interview with Ahmet Aksu, acting head of the Privatization Administration

Enerjisa models the way

IT COULD HAVE been the draw for the World Cup, or even a TV talent show: men in dark suits sit at a desk and open envelopes before a hushed and expectant crowd. They read out the names and numbers, and show the cards to the television cameras following the action. People cheer. But this isn’t football or a reality-show denouement: this is privatization prime time, Turkish style.

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