THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE SECTOR IN TURKEY AFTER 2001 CRISIS

Despite having the largest share of national income in today's modern economy, the services sector remains in the shadow of industry. Therefore, service sector must be analysed in a more detailed way. The aim of this article is to analyse the development of service sector in Turkey after 2001 Crisis. In accordance with this aim, service sector was theoretically mentioned and economic developments occurring in Turkey after 2001 Crisis were discussed. Later on, development of sub-sectors of service sectors, its share in GDP and employment, and external balance of service sector was analysed; finally, the size of service sector in Turkey was compared to the sizes of selected countries