Trade and economic relations between Turkey and Afghanistan in the post-war era: 2001-2013

This study investigates the trade and economic relations between Turkey and Afghanistan during 2001-2013 and analyzes the current positions of Turkish investment in Afghanistan. The study consists of three chapters. The first chapter gives information about the economic and political situation of Afghanistan before and after 2001, and analyzes main economic indicators of Afghanistan. Furthermore, the chapter briefly states the political situation and its impact on the economic and social indicators. It also describes the socio-economic development, employment situation, agriculture, education, health, women's economic empowerment and mineral resources of Afghanistan. The second chapter illustrates the economic relations between Afghanistan and Turkey. In this chapter, three most important topics are summarized, namely the history of relations between Afghanistan and Turkey, Turkey's assistance on socio- economic field and trade relations between Afghanistan and Turkey. The third chapter is the most important section of the study. It examines the Turkish investments in Afghanistan in terms of challenges and opportunities and gives useful information about the main investment opportunities in Afghanistan. The chapter finally analyzes the current position of Turkish investments and highlights the challenges to strengthen the trade cooperation in Afghanistan by SWOT analysis.