Ali Babacan

Politician

Turkey

1967 - Present

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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.
Ali Babacan
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.
Ali Babacan
Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.
Ali Babacan
Turkey is widely envied while there are very serious troubles in the world economy.
Ali Babacan
Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.
Ali Babacan
Openly speaking, the only formula that will save Greece's future is more trade with Turkey and more investment with Turkey.
Ali Babacan
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.
Ali Babacan