Turkey Is A Place Of Stability In A Challenging Geography, Erdogan

ISTANBUL - "Turkey has become a haven of prosperity and stability in a challenging geography where uncertainties and clashes prevail," Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
"Turkey has become an on-line state in an off-line region," Erdogan commented in his speech at the 2007 World Congress of International Press Institute (IPI), in Istanbul.
"Today Turkey is a country playing a leading role in its vicinity, and it is at least two-times richer when compared with four years ago," Erdogan stressed.
He recalled that Turkey`s Gross National Product (GNP) was up from 181 billion to 400 billion, between 2002 and 2006.
According to Erdogan, the national income per capita which was 2,600 USD in 2002 soared to 5,500 in 2006. He noted that Turkey recorded a growth of 7.3 percent in average for a couple of times.
"Turkey`s exports reached 92 billion USD last month on a year-on-year basis, and our year-end target is 100 billion USD," he added.