Posted by meb at February 29th, 2008

Turkey’s protection of intellectual property rights has been ranked 49th among 115 countries in the 2008 International Property Rights Index (IPRI), indicating that Turkey has much work to do. 
Turkey’s rank was 51 in terms of its legal and political environment for property rights. With respect to physical property rights, Turkey ranked 52nd. It was placed 51st in the general ranking of the index. Finland topped the general ranking list and it was followed by Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany. Despite its fame as a leading global figure for intellectual property rights, the US was only 19th in the general ranking. Venezuela, Chad, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh all shared the last row.  The same study also analyzed women’s property rights. Norway led this list, promoting the widest rights for women; the US was ranked 15th and Turkey was placed 37th. The report describes itself as “an international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being.”

source: Today’s Zaman