The Turkish Economy Forum was hosted by TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu with the participation of the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and relevant economy ministers. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We have to tighten the ranks inside while the outside gets worse. The fire of reform will shine and the ratings companies which disparaged us will be ashamed.”
The Turkish Economy Forum organized by TOBB and hosted by M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu at the TOBB Twin Towers was attended by the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Prime Minister Deputies Numan Kurtulmuş, Mehmet Şimşek and Nurettin Canikli, Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Faruk Özlü, Labor and Social Affairs Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu, Economy and Industry Minister Nihat Zeybekci, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Faruk Çelik, Minister of Customs and Commerce Bülent Tüfenkci, Minister of Development Lütfi Elvan and Minister of Finance Naci Ağbal.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stating that following the terrorist organizations like PKK and Daesh, FETO's treacherous coup attempt had also caused many difficulties for the country, “We showed that with the leadership of our President and the strength of our nation, we have the power to overcome all of them.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu remarked that despite the turbulence, the private sector invested 155 billion TRY in machinery and equipment in the last year, exported 141 billion USD of goods, and obtained 38 billion USD foreign currency income in the tourism, maritime and contracting sectors.