Turkey's top business body calls on parties to form coalition

Turkey?s top business body head has called on political parties to form a coalition government as soon as possible, as the country should not waste time making economic reforms and increasing its growth figures.

?Economic reforms should be implemented as immediately as possible, and growth should be accelerated, so no time should be wasted,? said Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜS?AD) head Canan Ba?aran Symes during a live show on private broadcaster CNNTürk on July 12, adding that the answer was the formation of a coalition government. 

?Rather than looking at the shape or who will be inside the government, we look at its scope and power. Naturally, the two biggest parties, also supported in a mathematical way, will be stronger. We believe that this government should open the basic points of Turkey?s investment environment and support qualified growth,? said Ba?aran Symes, referring to a possible government formation between the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and People?s Republican Party (CHP), who respectively received the most votes in the June 7 parliamentary elections. 

Ba?aran Symes said that as TÜS?AD, they were excited and looking forward to working with the new coalition government. 

?We are hopeful for a coalition. Isn?t it too early for debates on snap elections? ? The red lines [of the parties to form a coalition] are not as hard as to not be surpassed to form a government on common grounds,? said Ba?aran Symes. 

Stating that there was no such thing as being scared of a coalition government, the TÜS?AD head said benefits could emerge from such a formation, adding that such a government should have Turkey?s interests at heart.

Ba?aran Symes also said Turkey?s current 3 percent growth...