SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA PROJECT (GAP) AND GAP ACTION PLAN ( )

COMPARISION of GAP REGION and TURKEY Annual Population Growth Rate (per thousand) ( ) Population (2009- million) Total Area (km 2) GAP/TR % GAPTURKEY

LAND POTENTIAL TOTAL AREA GAP REGION 9.7 % OTHER 90.3 % ECONOMICALLY IRRIGABLE AREA GAP REGION 20.0 % OTHER 80.0 %

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 6% WESTERN BLACK SEA 5% OTHER 46% EUPHRATES 17% TIGRIS 11% ANTALYA 6% EASTERN BLACK SEA 8% Other Euphrates-Tigris TURKEY’S WATER POTANTIAL BY BASIN

SECTORS IN GAP AgricultureIndustryTransportation/Communication Urban/Rural Infrastructure HealthEducationTourismCultureAgricultureIndustryTransportation/Communication HealthEducationTourismCulture

SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA PROJECT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INTEGRATED MULTI-SECTORAL SUSTAINABLE Aiming at developing land, water and human resources:

27,472.6 TOTAL Billion$ Requirement Expenditure REALIZATION 23.2 billion $ spent (72.6 %) 2.1 billion $ foreign sources 1.5 billion $ B.O.T. FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF GAP (US $32 Billion) Expentiture Remaining As of the end of 2009

HYDROPOWER ENERGY GENERATING PROJECTS Installed Capacity MW Construction % MW In Operation % MW Ready for tenderance % MW Remaining % 7

Billion kWh Value Equivalent Million $ GAP Turkey GAP’s Share in Turkey’s Overall Hydropower Energy Production % 47 Total Electricity Production (GAP) Billion kWh Money Equivalent 22.7 Billion $ GAP’S HYDROPOWER ENERGY REVENUES As of the end of 2008

GAP IRRIGATION PROJECTS TOTAL : ha As of end of 2009 Source: DSİ ha Under Construction % ha In Operation % ha Remaining % 79.5

Irrigation revenue: 2.1 Billion $ / year Energy revenue: 2.2 Billion $ / year Contribution to the national economy 4.3 Billion $ /year Employment: 3.8 million Increase in per capita income: % 209 WHEN GAP IS COMPLETED

DEVELOPMENT STAGES of GAP Establishment of Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration The studies on Euphrates and Tigris rivers 1977Bringing together all studies under GAP (GAP Water based Development Project Package) 1986State Planning Organization (SPO) as coordinating body for the integrated regional development project of GAP 1989GAP Master Plan 1989Establishment of the GAP Regional Development Administration 2002GAP Regional Development Plan ( ) 2008GAP Action Plan ( )

ENTERPRISE and EMPLOYMENT in MANUFACTURING SECTOR in GAP REGION( ) NUMBER of ENTERPRISES EMPLOYMENT

Source:Undersecretary of Foreign Trade IMPORTS EXPORTS IMPORTS EXPORTS Türkiye GAP Region GAP (%) 2,092,483,052,833,033, Türkiye GAP Region GAP (%) 1,681,571,631,561,621, EXPORTS & IMPORTS of GAP REGION (Million $) EXPORTS & IMPORTS of GAP REGION (Million $)

GROSS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION VALUE PER PERSON US $ / PERSON

RURAL WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER SUPPLY RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ROADS INFANT MORTALITY 0,111 0,06 0,04 LITERACY (2000 Census) (%) (%) (%) CHANGES IN THE REGION

GAP ACTION PLAN ( ) For English version of GAP Action Plan please click

GAP ACTION PLAN PREPATORY PROCESS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETINGS IN 9 PROVINCES To get the contributions of local administrations, local NGOs, associations, chambers, and universities EVALUATION MEETINGS with central agencies, Region’s governors and local authorities, members of GAP Development Platform and Press in Ankara TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE OUTPUTS OF COMPETITIVENESS AGENDA CENTRAL AGENCIES SENT THEIR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAP ACTION PLAN FOR THE GAP REGION

Irrigation of hectares of land 2209 km highways and provincial roads, 213 km motorways, 2.8 km bridges New regional incentives policy Enrollment ratio will be increased from 23 % to 50% for pre-school; from 94% to 100% for primary school and from 58% to 90% for secondary school Health indicators will be increased/number of bed for person will reach 20 Improvement in 9 universities’ infrastructures Ilısu and Cizre Dams will be completed GAP ACTION PLAN TARGETS

Preparation of urban and rural development plans Construction of Housing units Drinking water for 75 settlements 235 wastewater plants 9 Solid waste plants 14 Organized Industrial Zone 10 Small Scale Industrial Estates 1225 SMEs will be supported 3 Technoparks Rehabilitation of cultural assets 4 Tourism attraction centers GAP ACTION PLAN TARGETS

Construction of 3 main irrigation channels (135 km) have been started. Construction of 4 main channels (253 km) have been tendered. 16 irrigation network system projects are tendered and initiated. 53 land consolidation projects targeting more then 1.2 million hectares have been started. Gaziantep – Şanlıurfa highway is completed and in operation. Works on all dual carriage roads are under way. New regional incentives policy has been announced. Education and health became primary concerns. More then 4000 classes and 920 hospital beds have been built in 2008 and 2009, more planned this year. More budget for 9 university. GAP ACTION PLAN LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Growth Pool project is under implementation in Diyarbakır housing units are planned, of which 9150 houses 80% completed.. Drinking water systems of major cities are almost completed.. 3 Organized Industrial Zones have been finished.. 4 Small Scale Industrial Estates are completed.. Gaziantep techno park is established.. All cultural assets are planned to be rehabilitated.. 4 Tourism attraction centres have been put in Tourism Master Plan prepared by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.. 3 regional development agencies are established.. Social Support Programme is in progress, 398 projects have been supported in 2008, and 778 projects have been supported in GAP ACTION PLAN LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

GAP ACTION PLAN FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT Development Axis Total Financial Requirement Existing Central Financing Budget Additional Financial Requirement Additional Financing out of the Central Budget Financing form the Central Budget Economic Development Social Development Infrastructural Development Institutional Capacity Development Auxiliary Budget 17.6 TOTAL Million $

2008: 2 billion TL allocated for all GAP projects and nearly 1.7 billion TL spent. 2009: 3.1 billion allocated for all GAP projects and 81% financial realization is expected. 1 $ : 1.5 TL GAP ACTION PLAN BUDGET

GAP ACTION PLAN BUDGET GAP Action Plan Investments ( ) 2008 Allocation (000 TL) Realization (%) 2009 Allocation (000 TL) Cumulative Expenditure of 2009 (000 TL) Realization (%) Economic Development Social Development Infrastructural Development Institutional Capacity Development TOTAL $ : 1.5 TL

GAP ACTION PLAN BUDGET GAP Action Plan Investments (2010) 1 $ : 1.5 TL 2010 Allocation (000 TL) Economic Development Social Development Infrastructural Development TOTAL

Competitiveness Agenda for the GAP Region

Stocktaking

Preferred Future

Competitiveness Agenda for the GAP Region Vision: Cradle of Sustainable Civilizations Objective: To enable the Region to integrate to global markets with a unique value proposition. Result: Identification of strategies and major sectors which will make the Region a trademark

Renewable Energy Applied R&D Centers Entrepreneurship and Clustering Improving the skills base Re-branding the Region Internationalization Tourism: Explore the ancient history with zero carbon footprint… Food: Organic and environment-friendly… Agriculture - Textile, - Clothing: Organic and environment-friendly… Renewable energy...targeting high-income consumers with a high value-added and hard- to-imitate value proposition Competitiveness Agenda for the GAP Region

THE GAP REGION OF TOMORROW

GAP REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION