3 minutes agoTurkey won't bow to terrorist organisations, Erdogan warns
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that dark clouds dependent on the Turkish economy, and the threat posed by terrorism are part of the <x0 dirty operations” trying to bring down the country. “Turkey will not bow to terrorist organisations, and will not be handed over to blackmail or any contaminated operation”, Erdogan said during [...]
Turkey will not bow down to terrorist organisations, and will not be handed over to blackmail or any contaminated operation”, Erdogan said during a speech to the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, reports “Hurriyet Daily News”, the Periscopi broadcast.
The “those who seized the Turkish economy with speculations of billions of dollars in the past cannot get such results in the future, because this is no longer old Turkey,” he said. “Now there is a Turkey that is united, large, prosperous and brotherly”, he added.
The Turkish president also spoke to critics of rising oil prices and the rapid decline in Turkish lira value, describing the increase in exchange rate such as <x0 quaartificial”.
“No one can know about Turkey for 20 years,” he said, referring to past periods of high exchange courses.
“Today, the stock market is breaking the record after the records. I don't agree with some people's opinion on interest rates. I don't think we should borrow at high interest rates,” said Erdogan.
Erdogan praised Turkey's economic performance of “growth almost 3.5 times in the last 15 years”.
The growth rate in the first quarter of 2017 was 5.2, and the government expects a much higher rate in the next quarter, he said, adding that “some should not be surprised if 2017 growth exceeds 6 percent and achieves nearly 7 percent”. /Periscopi/
