President Erdoğan: We ranked first among the G20 countries with our growth rate of 11.4 percent last year
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at the Innova-League Awards Ceremony, held at Haliç Congress Center as part of the Türkiye Innovation Week.
Congratulating the award-winning individuals, organizations and companies, President Erdoğan said: “On behalf of my country, my nation and myself, I offer my gratitude to all our companies which work, think and produce for Türkiye’s future, which make breakthroughs with their original ideas. I thank everyone who contributed to the Türkiye Innovation Week, which have brought together the leading figures in innovation.”
“TÜRKİYE HAS RISEN TO THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY”
“I believe the events, which will be held here under the theme of ‘the New Century of Innovation’, will open up new horizons for us,” President Erdoğan said. “The Innovation Week, held under a different theme every year, demonstrates both Türkiye’s rich experience, know-how and potential, and our companies’ accomplishments often despite limited means. With every success story shared here, we witness once again the unyielding, steel will of our nation.”
Noting that Turkish companies overcame all the obstacles thanks to their conviction and persistently marched towards their goals, President Erdoğan said: “In fact, our country was not even on the map in many areas up until 5-10 years ago, but today, Turkish companies have reached an exemplary position, where they are referenced to and closely followed. Particularly, Türkiye has risen to the champions’ league in defense industry.
“TÜRKİYE GOT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE BECAUSE OF ITS STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE”
Underlining that Türkiye got through the pandemic, which deeply shook the world including the developed countries, with minimum damage because of its strong healthcare and production infrastructure, President Erdoğan said: “Türkiye did not stop the engine in its economy in those painful and difficult days when people could not get out of their homes due to restrictions, store shelves were empty for weeks in Western countries, even healthcare workers, let alone ordinary citizens, could not get masks, production came to a halt in various locations due to the breakdowns in the supply chain.”
Noting that Türkyie kept adding new ones to its investments, including its mega projects, while even the Western countries paused their public investments, President Erdoğan said: “We have both encouraged and provided all kinds of support to our companies to keep producing, trading and providing jobs. Our companies, feeling the state’s support during their difficult days, have achieved praise-worthy accomplishments in turning the crisis into an opportunity by working, producing, finding new markets, developing new products. We see its positive effects on many fundamental data, including export numbers, growth and employment rates.”
“We are one of the few countries which have stably maintained its economic growth despite the pandemic. We ranked first among the G20 countries with our growth rate of 11.4 percent last year,” President Erdoğan said.
