D-8 Organisation Congratulates Turkish Election

Istanbul, Turkey | July 27, 2007 by D-8 Secretariat

The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 47% of votes in Sunday's (22 July 2007) general elections in Turkey. This will allow the AKP to take 340 out of 550 seats in the Grand National Assembly and form a single-party government. The AKP managed to exceed expectations and scoop an extra 13% of votes, compared with the 2002 election results.

In the run up to Turkey's general election, the ruling AK Party has made much of the economic boom the country has experienced since it came to power in 2002 with record foreign investment, and lower inflation.

GNP growth was lower last year at 6%, compared with 7.9% in 2002. Inflation was 29.7% then and had fallen to 9.65% in 2006. Employment has dipped slightly from 10.3% to 9.9% and annual per capital income has risen from 2,150 euros in 2002 to 3,900 euros last year.

D-8 Organisation expresses her congratulation to all Turkish professional staff and Cabinet for winning the hearts and minds of brotherly Turkish people through an unprecedented transparent, peaceful and democratic election process.

 The full Congratulatory Letter is as follow:

26 July 2007

 Excellency,

It is with a great pleasure that I take this opportunity to congratulate you, your professional staff and Cabinet for winning the hearts and minds of brotherly Turkish people through an unprecedented transparent, peaceful and democratic election process. Your party won the parliamentary elections on such a high note that even your close allies were surprised and this was a vote of confidence to your economic, social and other policies through which you have been able to promote Turkey to a higher ground equally at home and abroad.  

 As Secretary General of Developing Eight Countries (D-8), I should also extend my felicitations to your Excellency on behalf of all member states and pray to Almighty that during your second term in office D-8 Organization would continue to receive the desired support and attention from Turkey, the host country for D-8. The role of Turkey within D-8 community is a unique one, and thus your special attention to promote its activities is called for.

                                                                                                       Dr.Dipo Alam
                                                                                                    Secretary General

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Republic of Turkey

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