Turkey - Istanbul Municipal Infrastructure Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB2273 Project Name Istanbul Municipal Project Region EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Sector General transportation sector (25%);Solid waste management (25%);General energy sector (25%);General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (15%);Sub-national government administration (10%) Project ID P100383 Borrower(s) REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Implementing Agency Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul Turkey Republic of Turkey Turkey Environment Category [ ] A [ ] B [ ] C [X] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared March 22, 2006 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization October 31, 2006 Estimated Date of Board Approval January 18, 2007 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Growing at rates far above the country average, Istanbul