"....Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a strong democracy will make a country economically stronger. Underlining the role of democracy in the development of a country, he told of how a strong Turkish democracy brought prosperity to the country. 'Turkey's economy was in shambles when the present government took over. We tried hard and made a turnaround. Now, with a 6.9 percent growth rate, Turkey is the 17th strongest economy in the world and sixth in Europe', he said."
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