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Meral stated that they considered AA an easily accessible source providing reliable information for many years.
Meral said that Turkey minimized the effects of global crisis and the worsening climate in Europe by diversifying its markets and adopting proactive foreign policies and added, "Turkey actually didn't even allow the crisis to affect our economy."
Attending the meeting through teleconference, AA Executive Board Chairman and Director General Kemal Ozturk said that AA broadcast news reports in five languages; in Turkish, Arabic, English, Russian and Bosnian, stating that it was very important for Turkey and for the business sector.
During the meeting, some of the questions were asked via AA Finance News Twitter account ''@aa_finans''.
-AA Finance Editorial Desk-
AA Finance Editorial Desk that brings together finance professionals with AA editors has hosted Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, Turkish Science, Industry and Technology Minister Nihat Ergun, Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci, Capital Market Board (SPK) Director Vedat Akgiray, Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) Director Ibrahim Turhan, Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) Director Mehmet Buyukeksi, Istanbul Gold Market (IAB) Director Osman Sarac, Turkish Airlines (THY) Director General Temel Kotil, Chairman of the Executive Board of Turkish Union of Participation Banks (TKBB) and Kuwait Turk Participation Bank Director General Ufuk Uyan, Chairman of the Association of Real Estate Investment Companies (GYODER) Isik Gokkaya, Central Registry Agency (MKK) Director General Yakup Ergincan, Banks Association of Turkey (TBB) Chairman Huseyin Aydin, Chairman of Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Rona Yircali so far.
