President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Chairman İsmail Gülle of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) and his accompanying delegation at Vahdettin Mansion.
Minister of Treasury and Finance Lütfi Elvan and Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan were also present at the meeting.
Addressing members of the Turkish Exporters Assembly, President Erdoğan said: "Turkey is working to build a new future for itself amid regional and global crises."
Noting that Turkey had gained a very good position by effectively using its political, diplomatic and economic power in the power struggles in the region, President Erdoğan said that the coronavirus pandemic was pushing the limits in the world, Europe in particular, as well as in Turkey.
"WE WILL BOOST OUR ECONOMY BY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, THE LAW"
"We aim to strengthen our economy with perspective which focuses on production, export, growth and employment," President Erdoğan said. "Everyone now agrees that a change, which can only be seen once in 100 years, is taking place in global political and economic balances of power."
"Turkey has all kinds of opportunities, means and infrastructure to expand its power and influence in the new global political and economic order. In the past 18 years, we have improved our country through policies based on democracy and development. We will use the same way now in order to make the best of the opportunities ahead of us. We will stimulate investments, boost our economy and increase employment by further strengthening our democracy, rights and freedoms, the law."
"WE WILL CARRY TURKEY TO THE GOALS FOR 2023 ALL TOGETHER"
Noting that they removed the obstacles before local and international investors, President Erdoğan said: "We will identify the expectations, remedy the shortcomings, correct the mistakes and meet the needs of the new era. We will put into effect regulations and practices, and initiate a new rising trend in Turkey. We will accomplish this in close dialogue, cooperation and harmony with all segments in our country, our business world in particular."
"We will carry Turkey to the goals for 2023 all together," President Erdoğan said.