Turkey’s Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek, referring to the latest efforts of the government facilitating investment and employment creation, said incentives worth around TRY 29 billion have been granted since the beginning of the year. Simsek added that successful implementation of the measures taken in improving the investment climate has made Turkey a highly regarded recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), and that the country attracted around USD 8 billion of FDI even during the global economic crisis.