Published: 6/13/2005
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=46786
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey is an attractive country for investors, world-famous U.S. speculator and investor George Soros said on Wednesday.
In a conference on ''how better a role the United States can have in the world'' held in Turkish commercial hub of Istanbul, Soros said, ''I think AKP (ruling Justice & Development Party) believes in democracy. I think it (AKP government) is more honest than the previous governments, and corruption is less. And, I think it deserves more support.''
On Turkey's European Union (EU) membership bid, Soros said, ''if Turkey insists on this road, Europe will accept that Turkey is capable of becoming an EU member.''
Pointing out that Turkey was a democratic country among other Islam countries, Soros said, ''democracy is possible in an Islamic country. Therefore, Turkey should be considered positive by President Bush.''
Soros noted that anti-American views were not present solely in Turkey, but could be seen in many other places in the world, and added, ''good relations between Ankara and Washington are important.''
2005-06-08