"Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD) President: “We will be watching Gul keep his promises” The influential business organization TUSIAD’s President Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, told at the NTV-CNBC joint broadcast that they will be watching Gul carefully, for him to keep the promises that he made at the announcement of his presidential candidacy. “The same is true with PM Erdogan’s promises on the night of the elections, to seek national consensus”, she said. Yalcindag said that they hoped for an inclusive government, voicing concerns about filling the ranks of the bureaucracy with one-type [Islamist] staff. She stressed the importance of continued efforts to join the EU and demanded that necessary reforms are made without delays. Source: Milliyet, Turkey, August 16, 2007"
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