Ali Babacan Quotes & Sayings

#1. Turkey is going through an incredible economic, political and social transformation. What is most important is that Turkey has been the owner of this transformation. Ownership has been the key to success.

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#2. Leave history to historians.

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#3. Those looking from Europe see Turkey as an economic success, whereas others from the Middle East see Turkey as a democratic success.

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#4. 'The Economist' is a biased organization.

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#5. Islam and democracy can function together.

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#6. Openly speaking, the only formula that will save Greece's future is more trade with Turkey and more investment with Turkey.

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#7. Greece is not an easy country to do business in.

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#8. We have been talking with leaders: Change is coming; you can no longer have a closed regime with an open society - satellites, social media, the Internet - you have this kind, this kind of society moving forward, and you are running this closed regime; this is not sustainable. This cannot continue.

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#9. Turkey will not let Turkish territory or airspace be used in any activity that could harm the security or safety of Syria.

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#10. Turkey has a young and growing population. Until recently, this was perceived as a problem, a burden that Turkey would bring to the E.U. But it is, in fact, an asset that can help the population deficit of the E.U. and the economic growth of Turkey.

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#11. Turkey shares Europe's fundamental values of democracy and the rule of law.

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#12. Northern Iraq has become, economically, a natural extension of Turkey.

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#13. Whatever the scenario, the dynamism of developing nations, their demographics and competitive power are great sources for superiority.

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#14. Turkey's energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas.

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#15. It is unfair to ask Turkey to make a unilateral concession to take goods from Cyprus within the customs union when the E.U. is not open to northern Cyprus.

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#16. The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.

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