World Bulletin/News Desk

Turkey received international direct investments worth 2.8 billion USD in March.      

In a written statement released on Saturday, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said that international direct investments in Turkey in the first quarter of 2012 were up 8.2 percent when compared to the same term in 2011 and reached a figure of 4.6 billion USD.      

International direct investments in Turkey will go up significantly thanks to the new incentive system. The investments worth 4.6 billion USD in the first quarter of 2012 are an harbinger of many great investments to come, Caglayan stressed.      

75.2 percent of all international direct investments in Turkey in the first quarter of 2012 had their source coming from EU countries.